The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is actively engaged with El Salvador to mitigate financial risks from its Bitcoin strategy, including progressing talks to sell the government’s Chivo Bitcoin wallet project. Russia is preparing legislation to broaden crypto investment access, lowering barriers for retail investors through tiered regulatory frameworks with transaction caps and educational requirements, aiming for implementation by mid-2026. In the US, bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill to exempt stablecoin transactions under $200 from capital gains tax and allow a 5-year deferral on staking income taxation to stimulate adoption. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) authorized national banks to engage in risk-free principal crypto trading, with JPMorgan poised to offer spot crypto trading services, intensifying competition with traditional exchanges.
