Regulation
SKN | El Salvador Receives $138M IMF Disbursement After Bitcoin Waivers
Key Points The IMF approved an immediate disbursement of approximately $138 million to El Salvador under its $1.4 billion financing program. The country...
SKN | South Korea Advances Tokenized Securities Rules Ahead of 2027 Rollout
Key Points South Korea’s Financial Services Commission proposed detailed rules for issuing and trading tokenized securities ahead of a February 2027 regulatory rollout....
SKN | Stand With Crypto Endorses US Candidates Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Key Points: Stand With Crypto has endorsed Republican Jon Husted, Ashley Hinson and Democratic candidate Chris Pappas in three Senate races. The Coinbase-backed...
SKN | Illinois Draft Crypto Tax Rules Clarify 0.2% Levy on DeFi, Stablecoins and Transfers
Key Points Illinois tax officials released draft rules explaining how the state’s 0.2% digital asset transaction tax would apply to crypto activity. Stablecoins...
SKN | Coinbase Wins CFTC Approval to Launch US Derivatives Clearinghouse
Key Points Coinbase received CFTC approval to operate Coinbase Clearing LLC as a US derivatives clearing organization. The clearinghouse can clear fully collateralized...
SKN | Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550M in Iran-Linked USDT
Key Points Tether said it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in USDT linked to Iran during 2026. The company said it froze...
SKN | ESMA Shifts MiCA Focus From Rulemaking to Crypto Supervision
Key Points: ESMA Chair Verena Ross said the regulator’s MiCA priorities are shifting from rulemaking toward supervision and convergence across EU member states....
SKN | South Korea Considers Crypto Market Makers After JPYC Surges 4x
Key Points South Korea’s Financial Services Commission is considering a formal market-making system for digital assets after JPYC briefly traded at more than...
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SKN | Jay Clayton Named AI Czar as Bitcoin $600K Forecast Tests the Market
Key Takeaways Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton has been appointed to lead the White House Super Intelligence Force, adding a financial-regulatory perspective to...
SKN | Zcash Steps Up Washington Lobbying as Privacy Crypto Policy Takes Center Stage
Key Takeaways Pretty Good Policy for Zcash registered its first Washington lobbyist on October 1, targeting digital-asset market structure, taxation, financial privacy and...
