South Korea has locked in a 2027 launch for its long-delayed 22% crypto tax, but the plan still needs parliamentary approval. With CARF tightening offshore reporting and lawmakers fighting over fairness, loss offsets, and exemptions, the real battle is just starting.
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Lawson is widening its Tokyo stablecoin checkout trials beyond JPYC to include USDC and USDT, testing whether existing POS systems can handle crypto payments cleanly and fast enough for real retail. The real test isn’t the token logos — it’s the plumbing.
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Nigeria has rolled out new crypto tax rules, putting exchanges and P2P platforms on the hook for 1% withholding on taxable disposals, 10% on certain crypto income, and stricter identity, reporting, and recordkeeping duties.
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Intesa Sanpaolo slashed its reported IBIT stake in Q2 but didn’t walk away from Bitcoin, keeping a large ARKB position while nearly tripling its ETHB holding. The filing points to a reshuffle of crypto exposure, not a clean BTC-for-ETH switch.
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Coinbase will migrate institutional International Exchange derivatives clients to Deribit on Sept. 9, with about 30 minutes of downtime as positions are settled and recreated. Firms that don’t want the move must opt out by Aug. 28, and API keys won’t transfer.
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India is tightening crypto oversight by expanding tax reporting to include CBDCs, specified digital assets, and offshore activity, while also increasing scrutiny on OTC trades. The move boosts transparency but adds more compliance pressure for exchanges, banks, and users alike.
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Morgan Stanley slashed Circle’s price target and turned bearish on USDC, warning that slowing supply growth, yield-paying tokenized funds, and tougher distribution deals are squeezing Circle’s core reserve-income model. The stablecoin game is getting crowded—and the easy money era may be fading.
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BlackRock is reportedly preparing tokenized money market funds on Ethereum and Solana, signaling that Wall Street is getting serious about blockchain rails. It’s a practical step for real finance, not hype—though the legal and compliance mess is still very much alive.
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BlackRock has filed with the SEC for tokenized fund shares on Solana, signaling that major finance players are moving beyond “if blockchain” to “which chain.” The filing points to real on-chain share mechanics, but it’s adoption, not a guaranteed price pump.
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BlackRock is deepening its push into tokenized finance with two new fund share classes built for stablecoin reserves and institutional cash management, signaling that Wall Street is getting serious about blockchain rails — not memes, but the plumbing.
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