Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
South Korea's National Assembly has passed legislation creating a legal framework for issuing and trading tokenized securities through licensed intermediaries, with laws scheduled to take effect in January 2027.
Texas-based homebuilder Megatel Homes has received SEC approval to launch MegPrime, a cryptocurrency rewards token offering up to 20% cashback on rent and mortgage payments, with rewards redeemable for purchases or home down payments.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated the exchange cannot support the Senate crypto market structure bill in its current form, citing concerns about tokenized equities restrictions, DeFi limitations, CFTC weakening, and stablecoin yield provisions.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has urged US lawmakers to establish clear cryptocurrency regulations, highlighting that staking services remain unavailable in four states despite being among the platform's most requested features.
French regulator AMF reports approximately 30% of cryptocurrency companies without EU licenses have not informed authorities of their plans as the June 30, 2026 MiCA licensing deadline approaches.
Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled January 27 markup for crypto market structure legislation as Banking Committee faces 137 amendments to the CLARITY Act and Democratic opposition over ethics concerns and stablecoin yield restrictions.
Thailand has ordered a comprehensive crackdown on "grey money" through tighter cryptocurrency and gold trading regulations, establishing a centralized Data Bureau to link financial data across agencies and track suspicious activity.
US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden have introduced a standalone bill protecting non-custodial blockchain developers from money transmitter classification as the Senate prepares to markup comprehensive crypto market structure legislation this week.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority will open crypto licensing applications in September 2026 ahead of the October 2027 regulatory regime, requiring companies to secure authorization or face transitional restrictions on new services.
Ethereum layer-2 network Polygon is reportedly in talks to acquire US Bitcoin ATM operator Coinme for $100-125 million, despite the company facing regulatory action from Washington state over alleged mishandling of customer funds.
World Liberty Financial has filed for a US national banking charter with the OCC to issue and custody its USD1 stablecoin, valued at $3.4 billion, as the Trump administration expands cryptocurrency integration into regulated financial systems.
Vietnam's Prime Minister has set a mid-January deadline for pilot cryptocurrency exchange approvals, limiting the sandbox to five firms with approximately $400 million capital requirements and mandatory institutional majority ownership.
