

Billionaires Push Back: Crypto and Tech Elites Warn California of Capital Flight
Crypto and tech elites warn that California’s proposed 5% tax on unrealized gains could spark capital flight, weaken Web3 ecosystems

HashKey Moves Closer to an IPO: Group Passes Listing Hearing on the Hong Kong Exchange
HashKey Holdings has passed its HKEX listing hearing, moving closer to a landmark IPO that could set a precedent for…

SBI Ripple Asia and Doppler Finance Explore RWA Tokenization on the XRP Ledger
SBI Ripple Asia and Doppler Finance explore real-world asset tokenization and yield infrastructure on the XRP Ledger for institutional finance.

Bhutan Builds a City with Bitcoin: $1 Billion in BTC as Part of a Sovereign Development Strategy
Bhutan plans to deploy up to $1B in bitcoin for Gelephu Mindfulness City, treating BTC as sovereign capital, not a…

New Approach to DeFi: HMRC Postpones Crypto Loan Taxation in the UK
UK tax authority HMRC confirms that using crypto as collateral in DeFi loans is not a taxable event. Capital gains…

KuCoin EU Receives MiCAR Approval in Austria: Opening the Regulated Crypto Future in the EEA
KuCoin EU has obtained MiCAR-based VASP in Austria, enabling compliant crypto services across all 29 EEA countries under Europe’s unified…

Nasdaq Builds the Bridge: Tokenized Stocks Enter Regulated Market Infrastructure
Nasdaq proposes SEC-approved trading of tokenized stocks within existing market infrastructure, keeping clearing and settlement through DTC.

Belarus Tightens Control: Centralized Registry and Crypto Asset Confiscation Mechanism
Belarus tightens crypto regulation by launching a centralized wallet registry and legal mechanisms for asset seizure.

South Korea Tightens the Crypto Grip: “Travel Rule” Extended to Small Transfers
South Korea expands the crypto Travel Rule, requiring sender and recipient identification even for small transfers under 1 million KRW.

Turkmenistan Legalizes Crypto Assets — But Not as Currency
Turkmenistan legalizes crypto mining, storage, and trading from 2026 — but bans cryptocurrencies as a payment method.
