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Regulation
Policy, taxation and government action shaping crypto worldwide and in India.
Americans Lose $10 Billion a Year to Scam Compounds. The US and UK Just Teamed Up
US and UK law enforcement signed a first-of-its-kind agreement on Thursday to dismantle the overseas crypto and cyber scam compounds that strip roughly $10 billion from Americans every year. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) binds the US Attorney’s Office…
South Korean regulators introduce tokenized securities roadmap
South Korea’s financial regulator introduced a three-phase roadmap for the issuance of tokenized assets, as the country prepares to adopt its first tokenized securities framework in February 2027.
Andreessen Horowitz-backed OpenReserve secures preliminary OCC approval for national bank charter
OpenReserve Holdings received preliminary OCC approval for a national bank focused on onchain settlement, following a $25 million seed round.
AMC chief criticizes Robinhood’s tokenized stock plan
AMC’s CEO criticized Robinhood’s tokenized stock offerings for being unregulated in the US and said he will request an investigation from an external securities counsel.
South Korea to start tokenizing ‘all types’ of securities in three stages from 2027
South Korea ultimately aims to allow participants to settle tokenized securities onchain with stablecoins, as part of a three-stage plan.
South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
Financial regulators unveiled a phased roadmap moving traditional capital markets onto distributed ledgers, concluding with onchain stablecoin settlement.
Brazil Crypto Purchases Plummet 80% in July to $572 Million
Demand for crypto assets fell sharply in July, as the Central Bank of Brazil’s numbers indicate that crypto investments reached only $572 million. This represents an 80% month-on-month decline as exchanges adapt to new anti-money laundering rules announced by…
AMC CEO Calls Robinhood Stock Tokens 'Contemptible' and 'Vile'
Adam Aron says AMC Entertainment has no connection to the tokens and is putting outside securities counsel on the case.
UK Parliament Preps Crypto Donation Ban in New Election Bill
The UK Government is moving to amend provisions regarding cryptocurrency donations in elections, as recommended in April by the Rycroft review. While the document recommended a moratorium on these donations, a new proposal would ban them entirely, including…
Axis Robotics Open-Sources One of the Largest Franka Arm Simulation Datasets for Physical AI
Axis Robotics has released Axis Sim Dataset V1, one of the largest open-source simulation datasets for Franka arm manipulation, with the full dataset, training code, and benchmarks publicly available. V1 is built from more than 50,000 human-teleoperated…
Banco Do Brasil Makes Latam’s First Digital Structured Note Trade
The transaction, which the institution claims is the first of its kind in Latam, pioneers institutional investment in blockchain-based investment instruments and opens the door to expanding these activities, fostering the creation of standards and…
Hungary Moves to Abolish Regulator Behind Controversial 35-Year Casino Deal
Hungary’s new government has ordered a report on how to terminate the authority that oversees gambling, tobacco, and concessions, six weeks after that authority extended a casino license to 2061 without a public tender. On Wednesday, the prime minister said…