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South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is seeking a private crypto custody provider after a security lapse in which officials accidentally exposed a wallet seed phrase leading to the loss of millions in seized digital assets.

The breach occurred in late February 2026 when the agency published a press release containing an image of a hardware wallet alongside an unredacted recovery phrase, effectively giving public access to the funds. Unknown actors quickly used the information to transfer roughly $4.8 million worth of tokens out of the wallet, according to local reports.

In response, the NTS is now reviewing plans to outsource custody of confiscated cryptocurrencies to a private provider with selection criteria expected to include

security standards,

company size, and

insurance coverage under South Korea’s virtual asset regulations.

The incident has also triggered a broader government review around custody of  seized digital assets following concerns over repeated custody failures across public agencies.

Authorities are reportedly aiming to establish clearer procedures and potentially create a dedicated unit to oversee crypto-related operations as they move to strengthen safeguards around digital asset management.

The dedicted vision will reportedly work on operational manuals covering the full cycle of seized assets from:

seizure,

storage, and

liquidation.

Ko Young-il, Head of the National Tax Service’s Task Force for Advanced Virtual Asset Management System, stated regarding this:

“This is a method mainly used in developed countries.

We plan to implement it in the first half of the year as soon as a decision is made after gathering expert opinions.”

 

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Coinbase is bringing its bitcoin yield fund onchain through a partnership with Apex Group, launching a tokenized share class as part of a broader push to modernize fund infrastructure using blockchain technology.

The tokenized fund will be issued on Coinbase’s Base blockchain network and will allow institutional investors to hold compliant, blockchain-based shares of the product, with ownership and transfer rules embedded directly into the tokens.

Apex will act as the transfer agent maintaining records aligned with the fund’s net asset value while enabling onchain compliance through the ERC-3643 token standard which restricts access to approved investors only.

The move comes as asset managers increasingly explore tokenization to improve settlement speed, reduce costs, and expand distribution. Firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton have already launched blockchain-based fund products.

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Coinbase said the bitcoin yield fund is designed to generate returns through strategies such as lending and options, addressing bitcoin’s lack of native yield. The tokenized share class will initially be available to non-U.S. institutional investors, with a U.S. version planned.

Apex, which services more than $3.5 trillion in assets, said it plans to tokenize up to $100 billion in funds by 2027 underscoring growing institutional adoption of blockchain-based financial infrastructure.

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Major League Baseball (MLB) of America has warned players and clubs that the league’s gambling rules apply to prediction markets platforms.

The League recently signed a multi-year deal naming Polymarket its official prediction market partner, alongside a separate agreement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to oversee integrity risks in the emerging sector.

The partnership grants Polymarket exclusive rights to use MLB branding and access official league data, as the sport moves into the fast-growing prediction markets space.

Under an ‘integrity protection’ memorandum of understanding, MLB and the CFTC will share information and coordinate oversight to prevent market manipulation and protect game integrity, particularly around sensitive in-game events.

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The move places MLB alongside other leagues exploring prediction markets even as regulatory and legal debates around the sector continue in the United States.

In May 2025, the NBA counsel wrote a letter to the CFTC requesting “specific regulatory provisions that can mitigate the associated integrity risks” of prediction markets.

The NBA warned that allowing wagers on the outcome of games without the robust safeguards required of licensed sportsbooks could jeopardize the integrity of the sport. The league called leaving the exploding market unchecked a slippery slope, noting that contracts on player injuries or officiating decisions may be imminent.

The letter came two weeks after Robinhood and its prediction market partner, Kalshi, began offering sports contracts on NBA games, with sports accounting for the majority of its trading on a average weekend compared to other markets like politics and the economy.

The NBA was not opposed to sports prediction markets, only to them operating outside the bounds of existing regulatory safeguards. The league asked the CFTC for a role in helping shape those standards should the agency permit the contracts to continue.

The league outlined key measures for regulated sports betting operators that do not exist for prediction markets:

Required approval from state regulators before launching any new betting market

Mandatory monitoring and reporting of unusual line movement and cooperation with league-led investigations

Age verification and geo-blocking technology

Ongoing communication, sharing data with leagues to identify integrity risks

Licensing protocols for sportsbooks

Tools to exclude problem gamblers

MLB would also weigh in on the topic with its letter to the CFTC echoing many of the same concerns.

 

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The World Gold Council, an international trade association for the gold industry, has announced plans via a white paper to develop a shared infrastructure aimed at accelerating the growth of digital gold products, signaling a coordinated push to modernize how gold is issued, traded, and accessed in the digital economy.

dubbed ‘Gold-as-a-Service, the initiative will focus on creating standardized systems that enable interoperability across platforms offering tokenized or digitally represented gold. By aligning market participants around common frameworks, the Council aims to reduce fragmentation and improve efficiency in a sector that has seen rising interest from both institutional and retail investors.

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Key features of the platform would include:

Seamless Product Issuance and Management: Standardised infrastructure and operating models would simplify the creation, issuance and ongoing management of digital gold products, reducing operational complexity.

Ease of Trade: By standardising processes, Gold as a Service aims to increase digital gold’s fungibility, allowing it to function as a single asset with consistent value and legal rights across the ecosystem.

Embedded Trust and Assurance: Continuous reconciliation, audit and assurance would be built into shared infrastructure, strengthening confidence in digital gold by supporting consistent proof of physical backing and clearly defined ownership and redemption frameworks.

Interoperability by Design: Shared infrastructure would enable digital gold products to integrate more easily with existing financial market infrastructure and emerging digital rails, improving mobility across platforms, venues and use cases.

Broader Utility: As fungibility and liquidity improve, digital gold could extend beyond its traditional role as a diversifier and store of value. Gold can become deployable capital, enabling new use cases like pledging gold as collateral for borrowing.

 

While the whiate paper acknowledges meaningful digitalization of gold across trading, clearing and record-keeping, gold is still limited in scale largely due to structural constraints. Launching and operating digital gold products remains complex, with

limited standardisation and

reduced fungibility

restricting its ability to integrate with modern financial systems.

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At the core of the effort is the goal of making digital gold more accessible, transparent, and scalable. The proposed infrastructure would support seamless issuance, transfer, and redemption of gold-backed digital assets, while maintaining trust through robust governance and verification mechanisms.

The move comes as demand for alternative stores of value continues to grow, with digital gold emerging as a bridge between traditional commodities and blockchain-based finance. However, the lack of unified standards has remained a barrier to broader adoption.

By spearheading this initiative, the World Gold Council is positioning itself to play a central role in shaping the future of gold markets—bringing together industry stakeholders to create a more connected and efficient digital ecosystem.

2025 RECAP | Tokenized Gold Market Drove ~25% of RWA Growth in 2025 Following 177% Jump in Market Cap 

 

 

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Crypto exchange, Crypto.com, has cut roughly 12% of its workforce (~180 employees out of a ~1,500 workforce) as the company ramps up the use of artificial intelligence across its internal operations.

 

“We are joining the list of companies integrating enterprise-wide AI,” said Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com.

“As we continue to prioritize resources around key growth areas and drive efficiencies across our business, we reduced our workforce by approximately 12%.”

The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring aimed at improving efficiency, with AI increasingly handling functions that were previously done manually.

Crypto.com purchased ai.com in February 2026. The platform has positioned itself as a personal AI agent platform where agents act on behalf of users by organizing work, sending messages, and executing tasks across applications autonomously.

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The layoffs also reflect a wider shift across the crypto and tech sectors, where firms are integrating AI tools to streamline processes and reduce operational costs. Block, Jack Dorsey’s company, recently cut about 40% of its workforce, a move Dorsey attributed to structural shifts driven by artificial intelligence. He said new AI tools are fundamentally changing how companies operate and could reshape organizational structures across the tech industry.

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While layoffs sparked debate about whether the company had expanded too quickly, Dorsey argued the decision was about adapting to a rapidly evolving technological environment.

 

Speaking on the need for urgency in adopting AI, Kris said:

“Companies that do not make this pivot immediately will fail.

Companies that move slowly will be left behind.

Companies that move immediately and pair the best AI tools with top-performers will achieve a level of scale and precision that was previously impossible.

This is where we must go.”

 

Crypto.com boasts over 100 million registered users with ~$750 billion in trading volume as of 2025. The company recently received conditional approval from the U.S Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter which opens the door for expanded custody services.

While Crypto.com has previously carried out workforce reductions during market downturns, this latest round underscores a different driver: automation rather than just macroeconomic pressure. The company is positioning itself to operate leaner as AI adoption accelerates across the industry.

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Crypto payments are gaining traction in Australia but banking restrictions continue to slow adoption, according to a new report by the crypto exchange, Independent Reserve.

In 2026, adoption soared to its highest levels yet, with 33% of respondents owning crypto, up from 31% in 2025.

The survey broke down the share of Aussies using crypto for various activities:

21% are using it for online shopping (i.e retail, electronics)

16% to pay for professional or freelance services

16% use it to pay for in-game purchases

14% use it to pay for food and beverages

use of crypto to buy goods or pay for services doubled from 6 to 12%

11% for paying for digital content or entertainment such as music, streaming, and online media

11% to pay for travel and accommodation

 

“More Aussies are viewing crypto as a practical payment method rather than just a speculative bet,” said the report.

 

Despite this outlook, the truth is the majority of Australians do not use their crypto to pay for goods and services and are only interested in investing or trading.

 

 

A growing number of Australians are using digital assets for transactions reflecting broader interest in crypto as both an investment and a payment tool. However, access to traditional banking services remains a major hurdle with many users still facing difficulties when trying to deposit or move funds to crypto platforms.

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The survey, which was conducted in January 2026, highlights persistent “de-banking” challenges, where financial institutions limit or block services with crypto activity. These restrictions have pushed some users to switch banks or rely on alternative payment methods to access digital assets more easily.

Despite these barriers, adoption continues to rise, signaling strong demand for crypto-based payments. Industry players argue that smoother integration with banking infrastructure is critical to unlocking the next phase of growth as friction in fiat on-and-off-ramps remains one of the biggest constraints on mainstream use.

The findings underscore a key tension in Australia’s crypto landscape: increasing user demand on one side, and cautious banking relationships on the other.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted an International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) licence to NALA allowing the fintech to deepen its presence in Nigeria’s remittance market and offer faster, lower-cost cross-border transfers.

The approval enables NALA to operate as a fully regulated remittance provider in Nigeria and connect directly to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the country’s core financial switch.

This integration removes the need for intermediaries,

reducing transaction costs,

improving reliability, and

enabling near-instant settlement

of funds sent from key corridors such as Europe, the UK, and the US.

NALA executives said the licence marks a strategic milestone positioning Nigeria as a central market in the company’s global expansion. By plugging directly into local banking infrastructure, the firm aims to deliver more transparent and efficient remittance services to individuals and businesses, while capturing a larger share of diaspora inflows.

 

Benjamin Fernandes, Founder & CEO of NALA, said:

“Nigeria is one of the largest remittance markets in the world, and one of the hardest to operate in. That’s exactly why we leaned in.

Today, we’re 14 licenses in making NALA one of the most licensed fintechs globally at our stage in the regions we service!

And we’re just getting started as we build payments for The Next Billion.”

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Nicolai Eddy, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at NALA, said Nigeria is a cornerstone market for the company’s global expansion.

“This licence ensures we uphold the governance standards expected by the CBN and allows us to connect directly with financial institutions, making transfers cheaper and faster for customers sending money from Europe, the UK, and the US into Nigeria.

Nigeria is one of our largest markets in Africa. With this licence, we can ensure that money reaches families, businesses, and institutions quickly and reliably.”

 

The move comes as Nigeria continues to rank among the largest recipients of remittances globally, with official inflows estimated at around $23 billion annually though actual figures may be significantly higher when informal channels are included.

NALA’s model focuses on lowering fees by earning through foreign exchange margins rather than charging traditional transfer fees, allowing it to pass savings on to users while maintaining high reliability standards for cross-border payments.

The latest milestone for NALA comes at a time when the fintech is leveraging stablecoin-rails to improve efficiency and deliver its services at a much lower cost. The company recently revealed that its popular Rafiki product is essentially a stablecoin rail powering NALA’s consumer remittance app and global businesses looking to make direct payments into recipient’s mobile money wallets or bank accounts across Africa.

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In January 2026, the fintech partnered with Noah, a global stablecoins payments infrastructure provider, to make international money movement faster, cheaper, and compliant.

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Similar to NALA, other African fintechs such as Flutterwave, are also leveraging their compliant infrastructure to introduce stablecoins that offer efficient and cheaper money transfer services in Nigeria and other parts of the continent.

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According to the CEO of Flutterwave:

“When it comes to stablecoins, nothing is changing in our customer experience. What is changing is under the hood.

We’re making it quicker and faster to move that money from the send to the business via stablecoin rails, via USDC, which is regulated, backed by the dollar, and just makes its quicker and faster.”

 

As stablecoin rails emerge as the preferred infrastructure among many regulated African fintechs, Nigerian regulators are looking to formalise remittance flows, improve foreign exchange liquidity, and encourage the use of regulated channels for diaspora transfers.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule change allowing Nasdaq to introduce trading and settlement of tokenized securities marking a major step toward integrating blockchain into traditional capital markets.

The Nasdaq (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is the world’s second-largest stock exchange, founded in 1971 as the first electronic, non-physical trading floor. Known for listing major technology giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon, it features over 4,000–5,000 company listings with a high concentration of tech and growth firms. 

The approval, formalized under SEC Release No. 34-105047, authorizes Nasdaq’s proposal (SR-NASDAQ-2025-072) to launch a limited pilot program enabling certain equities and exchange-traded funds to be represented and settled as blockchain-based tokens.

Under the new framework, eligible securities can be traded in either traditional or tokenized form with both versions coexisting seamlessly on the same market infrastructure.

Crucially:

Tokenized shares will carry identical rights and protections as traditional shares, including voting rights and dividends.

They will share the same ticker symbol, CUSIP, and order book, ensuring no difference in pricing or execution priority.

Trades will continue to settle through the existing system operated by the Depository Trust Company, maintaining the standard T+1 settlement cycle.

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Market participants can opt into tokenized settlement on a trade-by-trade basis using a designated “tokenization flag” when placing orders.

The initiative is intentionally narrow in its early phase. The pilot will initially cover:

Stocks in the Russell 1000 Index

Select ETFs tracking major benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100

Not all listed securities will qualify, and the rollout depends on readiness of the underlying tokenization infrastructure. Nasdaq must also provide at least 30 days’ notice before live trading begins.

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A Regulated Path to Tokenization

Unlike crypto-native tokenized stocks offered on offshore platforms, Nasdaq’s approach keeps everything within existing regulatory and market structures. Tokenized securities must be fully fungible with their traditional counterparts and meet all requirements under U.S. securities laws.

This ensures:

No parallel or unregulated market

Full oversight by regulators

Compatibility with institutional custody and clearing systems

The move signals a turning point: tokenization is no longer experimental-it is being embedded directly into the infrastructure of public equity markets.

As major exchanges and financial institutions race to adopt tokenization, this approval positions Nasdaq at the forefront of what could become the next evolution of global capital markets.

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Tempo, a blockchain project incubated by Stripe has officially gone live alongside a new payments standard designed for AI agents.

Tempo, developed with crypto venture firm Paradigm, has launched its mainnet together with the Machine Payments Protocol’ (MPP), an open framework enabling autonomous software agents to send and receive payments in both fiat and crypto.

https://t.co/m1LvWf3PBz

— Stripe (@stripe) March 18, 2026

The protocol is built to support machine-to-machine transactions allowing AI agents to pay for services, data, or digital goods without human intervention marking a step toward what developers describe as an ‘AI-native’ economy.

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Tempo is looking at offering payments for familiar use cases such as cross-border payments or paying large groups of works at once both of which often involve multiple intermediaries and take days to execute.

Agentic commerce for micro-payments has also been proposed as an area where Tempo is seeking to establish a footprint.

Tempo’s network is designed for high-speed payments and stablecoin settlement with fees payable in major stablecoins rather than a native token. It also aims to integrate with existing financial infrastructure including card networks and enterprise systems while remaining compatible with multiple blockchains.

The launch reflects growing industry momentum around ‘agentic payments,’ where AI systems transact independently. Competing efforts are already emerging from firms such as Coinbase and Google highlighting a race to define the underlying rails for machine-driven commerce.

Tempo said its infrastructure targets large-scale use cases including cross-border payments and automated B2B transactions positioning blockchain as a settlement layer for the next generation of internet-based economic activity.

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Global payments giant, MasterCard, has agreed to a $1.8 billion acquisition of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm, marking a decisive move in what industry observers describe as a rapidly intensifying battle for dominance in the future of money.

BVNK is a UK-based firm enabling businesses to send, receive, store, and convert stablecoins across 130 countries. In 2025 alone, the company reportedly processed over $30 billion in stablecoin payments while global stablecoin transaction volumes have reached ~$350 billion annually and expected to grow amidst regulatory clarity and institutional adoption.

The deal underscores a broader shift across the payments landscape where traditional financial players are racing to secure infrastructure that can support digital assets, real-time settlements, and cross-border transactions more efficiently. Mastercard’s move is widely seen as a direct response to growing competition from fintech firms and blockchain-based payment networks.

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At its core, the acquisition reflects the company’s strategy to expand beyond its legacy card network and deepen its role in next-generation financial infrastructure. As payments increasingly migrate toward tokenized assets, stablecoins, and programmable money, incumbents like MasterCard are repositioning themselves to remain central to global commerce.

By integrating the BVNK platform into the MasterCard ecosystem, it will now be possible to enable B2B payments, global payroll, and remittances to take place 24/7 and instantly while reducing reliance on intermediaries in cross-border transactions that generally takes days to settle.

Africa’s $1.5 Trillion Payments Opportunity is in B2B – Not Just Mobile Money, Says @Mastercard

Fintechs that can offer embedded financial services – credit, insurance, accounting – alongside payment tools are more likely to build lasting value.https://t.co/h4xYboFXf5 pic.twitter.com/O9FXsxa5sr

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) June 12, 2025

The timing is notable.

Financial institutions, fintech startups, and crypto-native firms are all vying to control the rails that will power digital payments in the coming decade. MasterCard’s investment suggests confidence that the ownership of underlying infrastructure, not just consumer-facing products, will define the winners.

The deal also highlights how traditional payment networks are no longer standing on the sidelines of crypto and blockchain innovation. Instead, they are actively acquiring capabilities that allow them to integrate with decentralized finance systems and support emerging use cases such as on-chain settlements and tokenized transactions.

 

“Card networks are the most exposed payment rail to stablecoin disruption,” says the Founder of Tokenization Insight which speaks to MasterCard’s core business and its broader push to enable interoperability between traditional and on-chain finance.

While MasterCard already services B2C payments quite well, integrating stablecoins will likely give the company an edge when it comes to B2B and cross-border commerce.

Ultimately, the $1.8 billion bet signals that the global payments arena is entering a new phase, one where stablecoins are becoming core financial infrastructure.

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Moody’s Corporation said its ratings arm has launched a blockchain-based platform to deliver credit analysis directly into digital financial infrastructure, marking a first for the global credit ratings industry.

 

“As financial markets digitize, the need for independent, trusted risk analysis and credit insights does not change,” said Fabian Astic, Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Economy at Moody’s Ratings.

“Moody’s Ratings is extending that rigor to digital market infrastructure consistent with global regulatory expectations and our governance, transparency, and compliance practices.”

 

Moody’s Ratings introduced its Token Integration Engine (TIE), a network-agnostic system designed to ingest analytical data and distribute credit insights on-chain, the company said in a statement.

The firm also confirmed it is operating a node on the Canton Network, a decentralized infrastructure built for institutional finance, as part of the initial rollout.

 

“Moody’s customers now have a new way to access trusted credit insight within the digital markets and on-chain finance workflows where they increasingly operate,” said Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, Co-Founder of the Canton Network.

“On-chain independent risk analysis streamlines distribution to permissioned parties, reduces friction, and improves transparency across the transaction lifecycle which strengthens market efficiency while preserving privacy, control, and compliance.”

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The move allows market participants to access Moody’s credit data within blockchain-based workflows as traditional financial markets increasingly integrate with digital asset infrastructure.

Moody’s said the platform is designed to improve transparency and efficiency in digital finance while maintaining compliance and governance standards. Participation will be issuer-led, with the agency retaining control over its ratings process.

The company plans to expand the system across additional blockchain networks and asset classes as adoption of tokenized finance grows.

The development underscores a broader shift among major financial institutions toward embedding traditional financial data, including credit ratings, into on-chain markets and tokenized asset ecosystems.

 

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Speech Paul S. Atkins, Chairman DC Blockchain Summit Washington D.C. March 17, 2026

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you, Chairman Selig, for your insightful remarks.

It is a pleasure to join you today to discuss a subject that sits at the center of American innovation, capital formation, and the enduring principles of our securities laws. Before I go any further, let me offer the customary disclaimer that the views I express here are my own as Chairman and not necessarily those of the SEC as an institution or of the other Commissioners.

For over a decade, market participants have operated without clear guidance on a fundamental question: when does a crypto asset implicate the federal securities laws?

Today, I am pleased to announce that the SEC’s persistent failure to provide clarity on this question is over. As we speak, the Commission is implementing a token taxonomy and investment contract interpretation.

Our interpretation—grounded in existing law and informed by extensive public input—establishes four asset categories that are not deemed securities: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, and payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act.

With these categories in place, the interpretation then clarifies that only one crypto asset class remains subject to the securities laws: digital securities, namely traditional securities that are tokenized. This distinction returns the Commission to its core mission—and statutory authority—of protecting investors involved in securities transactions.

Of course, even a crypto asset that is not a security may become subject to the Federal securities laws if it is offered and sold as part of an investment contract. Which is why, more importantly, our interpretation addresses how the investment contract ends, freeing the subject crypto asset from the SEC’s statutes. A key tenet of our interpretation is that the project team clearly discloses the representations or promises that they make, so investors understand the bundle of rights they are purchasing.

We clarify that the representations or promises that generate reliance under Howey must be explicit and unambiguous as to the essential managerial efforts that the project team intends to undertake.

While this interpretation provides long-needed clarity, I should like to assure this audience that today’s announcement amounts to a beginning, not an end. In just a few moments, I look forward to discussing how the SEC and CFTC plan to work together to implement this interpretation.

But first, allow me to take some time to preview the broader framework that we are building. Of course, I would also like to recognize someone whose fingerprints are all over what I will describe today—my colleague, Commissioner Hester Peirce.

For years, Commissioner Peirce has been a principled, and sometimes solitary, voice calling for clarity in the crypto asset markets. In fact, the proposal that I will discuss today, my vision for Regulation Crypto Assets, traces its lineage directly to the framework that she first introduced in February 2020 as the Token Safe Harbor.

So, to Commissioner Peirce, thank you for your inspired leadership on these issues. We would not be here today but for your efforts, and I am confident that the Commission will continue to make strides toward your vision in the coming years.

 

Future-Proofing Against Rogue Regulation

Before proceeding further, let me also emphasize one important point. Only Congress can ensure that regulation in this area is future-proofed through comprehensive market structure legislation.

I strongly support the ongoing bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill to establish a durable framework for these markets. Regulation Crypto Assets is a framework that would draw heavily from Congressional work over recent years, particularly the CLARITY Act. Any exemptive rulemaking that the Commission considers, as described below, would give us a head start implementing historic bipartisan market structure legislation that will soon reach President Trump’s desk.

 

A Compliant Path Forward: Regulation Crypto Assets

Now, I suspect that many in this audience are tired of hearing about the perils of uncertainty. Quite frankly, so am I. It is past time for us to stop diagnosing the problem and start delivering the solution.

On that note, I would like to walk you through my thoughts for what a safe harbor proposal could consist of. Such a safe harbor would provide crypto innovators bespoke pathways to raise capital in the U.S., while providing appropriate investor protections.

 

Startup Exemption

First, I believe that the Commission should consider a fit-for-purpose “startup exemption,” which would be a time-limited registration exemption for offerings of investment contracts involving certain crypto assets.

Such an exemption could last (say up to four years) and provide developers with a regulatory runway during which they could work to reach maturity. Importantly, this exemption could be non-exclusive, meaning that all other exemptions to raise capital under the Federal securities laws could remain available.

The exemption could also allow entrepreneurs to raise up to a defined amount (say $5 million) during the four-year period, with notices to the Commission when relying on the exemption and when exiting.

To avail themselves of this exemption, entrepreneurs could provide certain principles-based disclosures about the investment contract and the underlying crypto asset, similar to what we see in white papers today, which could be made available on a public website.

 

Fundraising Exemption

Second, what I have in mind is that the Commission could consider a “fundraising exemption,” which could be a new offering exemption for investment contracts involving certain crypto assets. Entrepreneurs could raise up to a defined amount (say $75 million) during any 12-month period while retaining the ability to rely on other exemptions from registration under the Federal securities laws.

Issuers relying on the exemption could file a disclosure document with the Commission that could include (1) the same principles-based disclosure, as in the “startup exemption”; (2) a discussion of the issuer’s financial condition; and (3) the issuer’s financial statements.

 

Investment Contract Safe Harbor

Third, I would like for the Commission to consider an “investment contract safe harbor” from the definition of “security” for certain crypto assets. This safe harbor could apply once the issuer has completed or otherwise permanently ceased all essential managerial efforts that the issuer represented or promised that it would engage in under the investment contract.

What I have in mind here is a safe harbor that could provide a rule-based standard to give issuers and other market participants greater certainty about when a crypto asset is not subject to the Federal securities laws.

The safe harbor could align with the principles articulated in the Commission’s interpretative release. Of course, the proposal would not require issuers to rely on this framework.

 

A New Chapter for American Innovation

In the coming weeks, I expect the Commission to consider releasing such a proposed rule for public comment.

I look forward to hearing from investors, developers, academics, and market participants across the ecosystem.

As we look toward the next chapter of our nation’s economic history, it behooves us to remember what has always made America exceptional. It is not merely the size of our markets or the sophistication of our financial institutions, but our willingness to trust individuals with the freedom to innovate. To take risks. To build new systems that expand opportunities for others.

Our securities laws were designed to amplify that energy, not to suppress it. As regulators, we must ensure that our rules remain faithful to the principles that inspired them.

If we succeed, then the next generation of entrepreneurs will not need to ask whether innovation is possible in America.

They will know that it is possible. And they will build the future here.

Thank you very much. I look forward to the work ahead – and to discussing these ideas further in the discussion to follow.

Thank you.

 

REGULATION | U.S Regulators Set a Precedent Saying Capital Treatment for Tokenized Securities is ‘Technology Neutral’

 

 

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new guidance clarifying that most crypto assets are not inherently securities, marking a major shift in how digital tokens are viewed under federal law.

The interpretation, released jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), introduces a formal framework to determine when a token falls under securities laws and when it does not.

 

In a statement at the DC Blockchain Summit, SEC Chair, Paul Atkins, said:

“Today, I am pleased to announce that the SEC’s persistent failure to provide clarity on this question is over. As we speak, the Commission is implementing a token taxonomy and investment contract interpretation.”

 

Under the new approach, crypto assets are grouped into varying categories that include

digital commodities,

collectibles,

tools,

stablecoins and

digital securities,

with only the latter clearly subject to SEC oversight.

REGULATION | U.S Regulators Set a Precedent Saying Capital Treatment for Tokenized Securities is ‘Technology Neutral’

“The technologies used to issue and transact in a security do not generally impact its capital treatment,” said the regulating agencies.… pic.twitter.com/7UKrKwXOr2

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) March 6, 2026

The SEC said many tokens may fall outside securities laws depending on their structure, use and distribution, though they could still be regulated as investment contracts if marketed with an expectation of profit tied to managerial efforts.

 

“With these categories in place, the interpretation then clarifies that only one crypto asset class remains subject to the securities laws: digital securities, namely traditional securities that are tokenized.

This distinction returns the Commission to its core mission—and statutory authority—of protecting investors involved in securities transactions.”

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Atkins also highlighted an important aspect of classification, stating:

“More importantly, our interpretation depends how the investment contract ends.

A key tenet of our interpretation is that the project team clearly discloses the representations or promises that they make, so investors understand the bundle of rights they are purchasing.

We clarify that the representations or promises that generate reliance under Howey must be explicit and unambiguous as to the essential managerial efforts that the project team intends to undertake.”

 

SEC Chair, Paul Atkins, described the move as a long-awaited step toward regulatory clarity after years of uncertainty adding that the guidance is intended to serve as a bridge while lawmakers develop broader crypto legislation.

The update is part of a wider push by U.S. regulators to better define oversight of the crypto sector and reduce reliance on enforcement actions in favor of clearer rulemaking.

 

Atkins believes that establishing a durable framework for digital assets with congressional approval, dubbed ‘Regulation Crypto Assets,’ is necessary to future proof against rogue regulation.

“As we look toward the next chapter of our nation’s economic history, it behooves us to remember what has always made America exceptional . . . our willingness to trust individuals with the freedom to innovate. To take risks. To build new systems that expand opportunities for others.

Our securities laws were designed to amplify that energy, not to suppress it. As regulators, we must ensure that our rules remain faithful to the principles that inspired them.

If we succeed, then the next generation of entrepreneurs will not need to ask whether innovation is possible in America.

They will know that it is possible. And they will build the future here.”

REGULATION | United States Leading Financial Regulators Sign MoU to Coordinate Oversight of Crypto and Financial Markets

 

 

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a ‘no-action’ letter to crypto wallet provider, Phantom, saying it will not pursue enforcement action if the firm facilitates access to regulated derivatives markets without registering as a broker according to official statements.

The position comes after Phantom’s planned interface enabling users to access derivatives markets through its wallet software and informating the regulator of its expanded capabilities. The interface would enable users:

view derivaties market data

track positions

submit orders to registered exchanges or brokers

MILESTONE | Phantom Wallet Downloads Rise After Hitting 7 Million Monthly Users

Crypto commentators are speculating that the rise could be a bullish indicator for Solana’s $SOL token, given that Phantom Wallet initially launched as a Solana-only wallet.https://t.co/wZ53sXUbp6… pic.twitter.com/Ioy6RzW2Ux

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) May 22, 2024

The relief allows Phantom, a self-custodial wallet, to operate as a software front-end interface connecting users to CFTC-registered entities such as futures commission merchants and exchanges, while avoiding introducing broker registration requirements.

 

The regulator said the position applies under specific conditions, including that Phantom does not hold customer funds or intermediate trades, with orders routed directly to registered market participants.

The decision marks a rare instance of regulatory clarity for non-custodial crypto wallet providers and could serve as a framework for how similar platforms integrate with traditional financial markets.

Phantom said the move would enable it to offer users access to derivatives and event contracts through licensed partners, while maintaining its non-custodial model that avoids it taking on regulatory obligations of an introducing broker.

 

“This is first-of-its-kind relief for this specific model. The CFTC letter acknowledges their focus on developing rulemaking or guidance that may supersede the letter in the future, and we hope that our engagement can help shape a long-lasting framework that benefits the industry as a whole.

We also want to acknowledge the CFTC for engaging with us seriously and in good faith. Working through genuinely novel legal questions takes effort on both sides, and this outcome reflects a willingness to do that work rather than default to no.”

 

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Luno has launched a structured Crypto Prediction Markets product in South Africa and Nigeria, giving users a new way to act on short-term crypto price movements and earn USDC when their predictions are correct.

Prediction Markets are now live on Luno in South Africa and Nigeria

The feature allows customers to take positions on whether the price of selected cryptocurrencies, including $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $DOGE and $XRP, and will close above or below a predefined daily price level.… pic.twitter.com/5lhcWBwuOO

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) March 17, 2026

The feature allows customers to take positions on whether the price of selected cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, and XRP, will close above or below a predefined daily price level.

Each market runs on a fixed schedule with clear rules and settlement periods offering time-bound opportunities to express market views.

Powered by Limitless, the product differs from traditional trading by focusing solely on outcome-based predictions rather than asset ownership. Users do not buy the underlying crypto but participate in a structured market that settles transparently using real-time price data within the Luno platform.

The rollout reflects evolving user behavior in Luno’s rapidly growing crypto ecosystem. As adoption matures, more users are seeking flexible ways to engage with markets beyond long-term holding or spot trading.

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Luno’s Prediction Markets are designed to meet this demand within a familiar and regulated environment, building on how users already track prices, analyze charts, and form market opinions.

The product ties into Luno’s broader education efforts, including partnerships with AltSchool Africa encouraging users to apply market analysis skills in a practical setting.

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To support responsible usage, Luno has introduced several safeguards:

Users must acknowledge a risk disclosure before participating

Funds must be transferred from a standard USDC wallet into a dedicated Prediction wallet

Users cannot take opposing positions in the same market

The company will also roll out “Learn & Earn” content and tutorials to help users better understand market mechanics and price formation.

Nigeria and South Africa are some of the world’s most active crypto markets, with rising demand for simple, transparent financial tools. By introducing structured Prediction Markets focused on price levels, Luno aims to offer a faster, more intuitive way for users to engage with the market.

The launch is part of the company’s broader push to deliver practical, secure financial tools for everyday users while maintaining strong standards around compliance and education.

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Bitcoin miner, Cango, reported a steep fourth-quarter loss as rising mining costs offset strong revenue growth from its crypto operations.

The company posted a net loss of about $285 million in Q4 2025, driven largely by high operating expenses and one-off charges tied to its ongoing business transformation.

Cango shares have fallen to $0.61 as of this writing, down from ~$4.50 on October 1 2026 – over 84% decline over a a period of 6 months.

Despite the loss, revenue remained robust, with bitcoin mining contributing the vast majority of income. Cango generated roughly $179.5 million in total Q4 revenue, including about $172.4 million from mining activities.

Overall, Cango posted a net loss of $452.8 million for 2025 largely driven by non-recurring transformation costs and market-driven fair-value adjustments.

Costs, however, surged alongside output. The average cost to mine bitcoin climbed above $100,000 per BTC on an all-in basis during the quarter, reflecting higher energy, infrastructure and scaling expenses.

BITCOIN | Over 95% of Bitcoin Supply Mined, the Remaining 1 Million BTC will Take Over a Century

As block rewards continue to shrink in future halvings, miners will gradually rely more on transaction fees for revenue.https://t.co/d8THbsXT62 $BTC #Bitcoin

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) March 5, 2026

The company also reported a significant adjusted EBITDA loss in the quarter, underscoring margin pressure even as production increased.

Cango mined over 1,700 BTC in Q4 and continues to scale its global operations, but said its financials were heavily impacted by transition-related expenses as it pivots toward integrating AI infrastructure with its mining business.

The results highlight the growing strain on crypto miners balancing expansion, rising costs and strategic shifts beyond bitcoin.

BITCOIN | Bitcoin is Bleeding Mining Power to Artificial Intelligence as Crypto Revenue Shrinks

 

 

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Bitcoin miners are increasingly pivoting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as shrinking crypto revenues force a rethink of their business models, raising questions over whether the shift poses a long-term threat to the Bitcoin network or a new growth opportunity.

Publicly listed miners have begun reallocating capital from Bitcoin production to AI data centers and high-performance computing, attracted by more stable, dollar-denominated revenues compared to the volatility of mining rewards.

BITCOIN | Over 95% of Bitcoin Supply Mined, the Remaining 1 Million BTC Will Take Over a Century

The move has accelerated after the 2024 halving and a decline in mining profitability, with some firms selling Bitcoin reserves to fund AI expansion and upgrade facilities.

Here are some examples from major Bitcoin holders:

MARA Holdings has signalled its intent to sell its BTC to pivot to AI

Hut 8 as signed a $7 billion AI infrastructure agreement with Google

Core Scientific has secured $1 billion for AI hosting

Analysts say miners’ existing access to cheap energy and large-scale data centers positions them well to supply computing power to the booming AI sector, effectively transforming them into hybrid infrastructure providers.

However, the transition carries risks, including high capital costs, competition from established cloud providers, and concerns that reduced mining participation could impact Bitcoin’s network dynamics.

Some market participants argue the shift could ultimately benefit Bitcoin by lowering network difficulty and improving profitability for remaining miners, highlighting the system’s self-correcting design.

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Crypto research firm and blockchain data provider, Messari, has announced the departure of CEO, Eric Turner, as part of a broader restructuring that includes layoffs and a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence.

Today I’m stepping into the CEO role at Messari. After conversations with Eric and the board, we agreed this is the right step for the company’s next chapter.

This transition also includes a difficult decision: we’ve parted ways with many teammates who helped build Messari into…

— Diran Li (@diran_li) March 16, 2026

The move comes a few days after Messari announced it is opening its data layer to autonomous agents by adopting x402, an open-source payment protocol launched by Coinbase in 2025 designed to enable autonomous AI agents to pay for online services, such as APIs or data, using stablecoins.

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The company named former Chief Technology Cfficer, Diran Li, as its new CEO, tasking him with leading Messari’s transition into an AI-first business focused on institutional clients and advanced analytics tools.

Turner exits after less than two years in the role, having taken over as interim CEO in 2024 following the departure of Founder, Ryan Selkis. Diran takes over as CEO having been the company’s CIO for 7 years.

 

According to Eric Turner,

“[It] wasn’t an easy decision, but its the right one for the company’s next phase, and he [Diran] has my full support.”

 

 

The leadership change comes alongside staff reductions which Li described as a ‘difficult decision,’ though the company did not disclose the number of affected employees.

“We’ve parted ways with many teammates who helped build Messari into what it is today.

Looking ahead, we’re doubling down on Messari as an AI-first company serving institutions through research and AI products.”

 

Under its new strategy, Messari is doubling down on AI-powered research, integrating tools for sentiment analysis, market intelligence, and on-chain data as competition intensifies in the crypto data and infrastructure space.

Messari’s APIs have long served institutions and enterprises in crypto – from hege funds and VCs to research desks and protocol teams – who need comprehensive market intelligence to make informed decisions.

 

“We see x402 as the bridge. It brings Messari’s institutional-grade data onto a wider set of builders without compromising the depth or quality that our enterprise customers rely on.

A developer in Lagos can query Messari’s AI chat endpoint for a crypto market summary and pay $0.10 in USDC.

An autonomous agent managing a DeFi portfolio can pull real-time asset data, token unlock schedules, and market signals – paying per request, no contract needed.”

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South Korean regulators have fined Bithumb about $24.5 million and imposed a 6-month partial suspension after finding widespread anti-money-laundering violations, according to local reports.

This is the largest fine yet imposed on a South Korean exchange, which also happens to be among the top 3 largest exchanges in South Korea.

The sanction was issued by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Financial Services Commission following an investigation that uncovered

weak customer verification,

poor monitoring of suspicious transactions and

dealings with unregistered overseas crypto platforms.

Under the penalty, the exchange will face restrictions for six months beginning in late March 2026. New users will be barred from transferring crypto assets outside the platform, though existing customers will still be able to trade and move funds normally.

Bithumb had apparently been repeatedly warned to halt transactions with unregistered overseas crypto firms but failed to comply and unable to implement effective blocking measures.

Authorities said the measures aim to curb potential illicit financial activity and enforce compliance with South Korea’s digital-asset regulations, which have tightened in recent years.

The action marks one of the largest penalties imposed on a crypto exchange in the country as regulators step up oversight of the sector.

 

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MoonPay has introduced AI-powered crypto agents secured by Ledger devices, aiming to reduce one of the biggest risks in digital asset wallets: exposure of private keys.

The system allows users to verify and sign every transaction generated by an AI agent through a Ledger hardware wallet, ensuring private keys remain stored on the physical device and never leave the secure environment.

 

“Autonomous agents will manage trillions in digital assets,” said Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO and Founder of MoonPay.

“But autonomy without security is reckless. We built MoonPay Agents with Ledger so intelligence can scale without surrendering control. The agent executes. The human stays in the loop.”

“AI agents will make 1 million times more payments than humans, and they will use crypto.”

– @cz_binance, Founder, @binance pic.twitter.com/q5i1e65HFh

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) March 12, 2026

The integration enables AI agents to carry out tasks such as trading, portfolio rebalancing and cross-chain transfers across major blockchains including Ethereum and Solana, while requiring user authorization for each transaction.

 

How it Works

A user can ask their agent to rebalance a multi-chain portfolio.

The agent spots a yield opportunity on Base, wants to bridge USDC from Ethereum and asks the user to sign the transaction. The keys never leave the signer, and the user is responsible for approving all immutable transactions – there is no risk the agent will hallucinate and misuse the funds.

Connect any Ledger signer (Ledger Nano S Plus, Ledger Nano X, Ledger Nano Gen5, Ledger Stax, or Ledger Flex) via USB to MoonPay CLI.

The agent automatically detects wallets across all supported networks, including Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.

Automatic Ledger app switching lets an agent move across multiple chains in a single workflow with no manual steps. Swaps, bridges, and transfers all routes through the Ledger signer for on-device approval.

 

The launch targets growing security concerns around autonomous crypto tools, which typically require access to wallet keys to execute trades automatically.

MoonPay said the approach aims to allow AI-driven trading without forcing users to relinquish control of their private keys.

 

“For years, Ledger integration has been a checkbox feature for wallets. There is a new wave of CLI and agent-centric wallets emerging, and these will need Ledger security as a feature, too.

Congrats to MoonPay for being the first to leverage Ledger’s Device Management Kit and integrate Ledger into MoonPay Agents,” said Ian Rogers, Chief Experience Officer at Ledger.

Introducing #MoonPay AI Agents, the non-custodial infrastructure for autonomous transactions. pic.twitter.com/DDeYlK55Ax

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) February 25, 2026

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About Ledger

Celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2024, Ledger is the world leader in Digital Asset security for consumers and enterprises.

Ledger offers connected devices and platforms, with more than 8M devices sold to consumers in 165+ countries and 10+ languages, 100+ financial institutions and commercial brands. Over 20% of the world’s crypto assets are secured by Ledger.

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