Tag: crypto-regulation
South Korea May Tax Tokenized Stocks as Securities by Late 2026
South Korea’s Finance Ministry views tokenized stocks as securities, not virtual assets. Tokenized stocks can be taxed immediately under the current Capital Markets Act. Taxation…
Y Combinator Backs CLARITY Act – A Turning Point for Crypto?
Y Combinator backed the CLARITY Act, viewing crypto as the future infrastructure for all startups. The bill creates a US regulatory framework, resolving jurisdictional uncertainty…
Japan Moves to Classify Crypto as Financial Instruments
Japan’s Cabinet approved a bill classifying crypto as financial instruments under securities law. Punishment for unregistered sellers increases from 3 to 10 years prison, fines…
Kalshi’s New Insider Trading Crackdown Changes the Game
Kalshi now requires users to disclose their employer for trades in high-risk prediction markets The policy aims to curb insider trading and market manipulation following…
CLARITY Act Enters Critical Week: What Crypto Investors Need to Know
Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act 15-9, marking the first major Senate hurdle for comprehensive crypto regulation Industry leaders (Coinbase, Circle, Ripple) support the…
SEC Puts Digital Assets at the Center of Its 2030 Vision
SEC makes digital assets a top priority through 2030. It wants clearer rules for crypto, blockchain, and tokenization. It also seeks better SEC-CFTC coordination on…
ICE CEO Warns Regulators as Hyperliquid Rivals Traditional Exchanges
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher described Hyperliquid as bigger than Nasdaq despite having only 11 employees on its team. Sprecher warned regulators that Hyperliquid’s perpetual futures…
Cynthia Lummis Says Crypto Could Suffer Without CLARITY Act
Software developers face prosecution risk just for publishing code if CLARITY Act fails. Democrats may withhold support without ethics rules banning officials from crypto trading.…
Hong Kong Moves to Regulate Virtual Asset Managers With New Rules
Hong Kong finalized licensing rules for virtual asset advisory and management firms on May 26, 2026. VA advisory aligns with Type 4 (securities advice) and…
