Malaysia Regulator: Exchanges Will Be Allowed to List Tokens IndependentlyOn November 4, Wong Huei Ching, Executive Director at the Securities Commission Malaysia, stated at the Finternet 2025 Asia Digital Finance Summit that the regulator will introduce enhanced guidelines next year, granting exchanges the ability to list tokens based on their own governance processes rather than requiring case-by-case approval.Source：https://t.co/cbelS1lmUH ...

JAPAN CONSIDERS CUTTING CRYPTO TAXES FROM 55% TO 20% FOR APPROVED TOKENS- Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is considering a plan to classify 105 cryptoassets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, as financial products, according to a local publication.- This shift would bring them under the same rules that govern stocks and other investment instruments.- Right now, crypto gains in Japan fall under “miscellaneous income.” That category carries a steep cost. Traders in the top tax ...

South Korean retail investors’ voracious appetite for leveraged ETFs listed overseas has prompted the nation’s regulators to tighten rules for buyers of these high-risk products https://t.co/NzJHQVOtHd ...

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The European Commission is preparing a reform that would give ESMA direct supervisory authority over crypto-asset service providers across the EU, replacing the current member-state-level oversight. A draft is expected next month and would centralize licensing and supervision under a single EU regulator. https://t.co/lCxFURBIwH ...

Hong Kong Crypto Regulator: Chasing Perfection Can BackfireOn November 4th, Eric Yip, Executive Director of Hong Kong's SFC, said in an interview with Gary Tiu of OSL Group at the Finternet 2025 Asia Digital Finance Summit that over-pursuing perfection in regulation can backfire. Regulators, he said, should stay flexible and adaptive, focusing on continuous improvement. Yip noted that Hong Kong has built a solid crypto regulatory framework through ordinances, rules, and active market dialogue to curb unlice ...

The crypto market is crashing, but the next big crypto catalyst is coming. And I can prove it. Nobody seems to be speaking about this, but it's coming.And if it's anything like our last two catalysts, this could skyrocket the Bitcoin price over 70% over 44%. The last catalyst was the Genius Act. The catalyst before that was the ETFs combined with the Bitcoin having.And this is bigger. This catalyst is bigger than just Bitcoin, bigger than stable coins because it affects the entire crypto market. And for exa ...

Buried deep inside the text of the bill is a measure at taking down a nearly $30 billion US industry. Brandon Gomez joins us now to talk me through this. All right.What what is in that bill. >> Yeah. So, you have to look at the fine print, right.First, we have to understand though how we got here. So, there's language in the 2018 Farm Bill passed under the first Trump administration that legalized hemp. Now, that's the non- intoxicating cousin of marijuana.But without getting too into the weeds, that's also ...

The Impact of Hong Kong and Mainland China Policies on the Web3 Industry: At the Finternet 2025 Summit, industry leaders discussed the impact of Hong Kong and Mainland China policies on Web3. They agreed the market is in a consolidation phase, not a full bear cycle. Digital Asset Trusts (DATs) remain promising but face pressure to evolve beyond staking. Hong Kong continues to open up gradually as a key crypto hub, while Mainland China shows caution due to fraud concerns. Panelists see Hong Kong’s regulatory ...

Brazil’s central bank released new crypto rules requiring licensing and compliance with FX and capital market laws. Firms must hold at least 10.8 million reais ($2 million) in capital, or up to 37.2 million reais ($7 million) depending on business type. Noncompliant or foreign firms without a local entity will be barred. The framework also brings stablecoins and cross-border transfers under FX control with a $100,000 cap per transaction. https://t.co/oULY1gPitz ...