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South Korea’s Crypto Tax Faces a Fourth Delay as Investors Push Back
South Korea’s planned 2027 crypto tax faces another delay request after a petition passed 50,000 signatures, with investors citing compliance costs, unclear rules and offshore trading risks.
In-Kind ETF Design Could Reshape U.S. Crypto Market Infrastructure
In-kind crypto ETF creations and redemptions could cut trading costs, improve price tracking and strengthen links between bitcoin markets, custodians and institutional portfolios, while introducing new settlement and concentration risks.
US Inflation Report Keeps Fed Rate Cut Bets in Focus
WatcherGuru reports US inflation at 3.4% without identifying the measure or data period, leaving traders awaiting official confirmation while reassessing Fed rate-cut expectations, liquidity and crypto market risks.
Bitwise’s Dogecoin ETF Closure Tests the Economics of Crypto’s Long Tail
Bitwise will close its Dogecoin ETF after less than a year, exposing the challenges altcoin funds face when launch excitement fades and trading demand weakens.
MiCA Passporting Puts Europe’s Crypto Liquidity to the Test
MiCA passporting could reshape Europe’s crypto market by concentrating liquidity, lowering costs and expanding access, while exposing cross-border customers to shared operational, stablecoin and supervisory risks.
Event Contracts Challenge Crypto’s Next Generation of Speculation
Prediction markets are expanding crypto’s speculative frontier, offering fixed-outcome contracts on elections, rates and sports while raising fresh questions about liquidity, manipulation, settlement and regulation.
Tokenized Stocks Put Crypto Exchanges in the Capital Markets Race
Crypto exchanges are entering the tokenized stocks market, promising 24/7 access and faster settlement while facing complex questions about ownership, custody, regulation and liquidity flows.
Tokenized Treasury Funds Face Their First Real Liquidity Test
Tokenized Treasury funds promise faster, programmable cash management, but their real test will come during redemptions, stablecoin disruptions and market stress. Here’s what investors need to know.
Stablecoin Settlement Enters the Interoperability Race
Stablecoin competition is shifting toward interoperability, liquidity, reserve transparency and settlement control as exchanges, payment firms and issuers decide whether digital dollars become a universal rail or fragmented liquidity islands.
Bitcoin ETF Options Turn Institutional Access Into a Market Stress Test
Bitcoin ETF options are expanding institutional access while exposing liquidity, hedging and dealer positioning to stress. The article examines volatility, leverage and whether the market can withstand a sharp move.
Solana ETFs Face Their First Real Test: Turning Access Into Durable Demand
Solana ETFs face a crucial test as creations, spreads, custody, staking and persistent inflows reveal whether regulated access can turn institutional interest in SOL into durable demand.
South Korea Maps a Three Stage Route to Stablecoin Settled Securities
South Korea’s three-stage tokenized securities roadmap starts with institutional private funds and bonds in 2027, expands to public markets, and ultimately targets stablecoin-based on-chain settlement.