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• Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform
  Nigeria’s tax overhaul pulls crypto exchanges into identity-based reporting, reshaping how digital assets are brought into the traditional economy. Nigeria is rolling out a new approach to cryptocurrency oversight that relies on tax and identity systems rather than blockchain surveillance, as part of a sweeping reform of its tax regime.Under Nigeria’s newly implemented tax reforms, […]
• Italy’s CONSOB puts ‘finfluencers’ on notice amid ESMA’s crypto risk warnings
  Italy’s securities regulator shared ESMA’s finfluencer factsheet, warning social media promoters that EU rules on investment recommendations and advertising apply to crypto. Italy’s securities regulator, the Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB), has amplified a new factsheet from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), warning social media finance influencers, or “finfluencers,” […]
• Kraken-linked SPAC files for $250M IPO targeting crypto infrastructure
  The Kraken-backed SPAC aims to raise $250 million in an IPO, targeting companies building infrastructure and services for the digital asset ecosystem. Major US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is backing a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that plans to go public through a Kraken-affiliated sponsor.KrakAcquisition, a new blank check company backed by Kraken, Tribe Capital […]
• Solana Policy Institute urges SEC to exempt DeFi developers from exchange rules
  The Solana Policy Institute urged the SEC to distinguish non-custodial DeFi code from exchanges, warning that current rules could chill innovation. Update (Jan. 13, 2026, 9.45 a.m. UTC): This article was updated to clarify the legal status and jurisdictions of recent cases involving Tornado Cash developers. The Solana Policy Institute, a nonprofit focused on blockchain […]
• Thailand targets ‘gray money’ with unified oversight of gold and crypto
  Thailand reportedly plans tighter reporting, Travel Rule enforcement and a national data hub to track illicit flows across both traditional and digital assets. Thailand has launched a campaign against so-called “gray money,” tightening oversight across physical gold markets and digital assets as part of an effort to close money-laundering loopholes, according to local reports.The push, […]
• New Senate CLARITY Act draft allows activity-based stablecoin rewards
  A revised Senate CLARITY Act draft would allow activity-based stablecoin rewards tied to payments, wallets and staking, while barring interest paid solely for holding tokens. A new US Senate CLARITY Act draft allows crypto companies to offer activity-based rewards to stablecoin users.The proposal, titled the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, reveals that certain rewards and […]
• VanEck says policy clarity could make Q1 a ‘risk-on’ quarter
  VanEck expects stronger risk appetite in Q1 on improved fiscal and monetary visibility, while warning that Bitcoin’s cycle signals remain mixed. Global investment management firm VanEck is confident that the first three months of the year will be a risk-on environment for investors, citing clarity around fiscal policy, monetary direction, and major investment themes. “As we […]