Japan to approve crypto ETFs by 2026 as Russia taxes digital assets
Tokyo's listing review and Moscow's first dedicated crypto tax code land the same week, while Colombia's largest pension fund opens a Bitcoin book via BlackRock's IBIT.
Executive and legislative crypto policy — central bank stances, country-level rules, and CBDC rollouts.
Tokyo's listing review and Moscow's first dedicated crypto tax code land the same week, while Colombia's largest pension fund opens a Bitcoin book via BlackRock's IBIT.
The bipartisan duo is closing the door on further bank-lobby rewrites of the yield language — but the fight moves to the House, where banking pressure on the compromise is far from over.
The fight is over whether stablecoin holders can earn a yield — the industry's working product, and the banks' clearest competitive threat.
Prediction markets are now pricing a 64% probability that President Trump signs comprehensive crypto market structure…
Senate Banking Committee member Tim Scott publicly stated that Congress is making 'real progress' on crypto market…
The deal lets issuers pay rewards tied to actual platform activity while shutting off passive yield on idle balances — a structure Coinbase publicly endorsed, narrowing one of the bill's…
Senator Cynthia Lummis has called for the immediate passage of the Clarity Act, cautioning that the absence of clear…
A usage-based rewards carve-out resolves the longest-running dispute between banks and crypto firms over stablecoins — and Coinbase's Brian Armstrong publicly backing it signals the industry is…
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, the backbone of US securities settlement, is developing a tokenized…
Securitize is the first broker-dealer cleared to underwrite onchain IPOs and custody tokenized securities — an atomic-settlement unlock that puts the firm at the center of Wall Street's tokenization…
Prediction markets now price a 64% probability that President Trump signs comprehensive crypto market structure…
Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott has signalled that lawmakers are closing in on a workable framework for crypto…
The compromise text broke a four-month logjam on stablecoin rewards, but the banking lobby is already escalating through the OCC — meaning the May markup is now a calendar test, not a legislative one.
Chris Perkins argues the $2.7T crypto market has already proven it can grow and attract institutional capital without a federal framework — even as Senate delays push the bill's path further.
Argentina's National Securities Commission has broadened its tokenization framework, extending coverage to a wider…
The Rycroft Review gave the government its cover; Harborne's £24M and Reform UK's polling lead gave it the trigger. The residency-over-citizenship standard will outlast this news cycle.
The same CUSIP, ticker, and order book — tokenized shares would clear through DTC on a T+1 basis, putting Wall Street's deepest liquidity pool behind on-chain rails.
Four stories moving at once — Japan opens the door to crypto ETFs, Russia moves to tax, 130+ countries push CBDCs, and OFAC flags sanctions exposure for the rest of the industry.
Argentina's National Securities Commission (CNV) has broadened its tokenization framework, extending coverage to a…
The Chair's Las Vegas admission that the SEC's legal toolkit is structurally outdated is a public pivot from years of enforcement-first posture, and it lands the same week Congress is moving parallel…