Securities

The Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced on December 4th that the agency plans to publish its long-awaited "innovation exemption" framework for cryptocurrency firms, likely by January 2026.

Hong Kong, aiming to solidify its status as a global digital asset hub, announced a major regulatory pivot on November 11th.

On November 8, 2025, as asset manager 21Shares submitted Form 8(A) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a Spot XRP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are reportedly planning a joint roundtable to discuss and "harmonize" their approaches to regulating decentralized finance (DeFi) and other crypto products.

One of the most massive cryptocurrency withdrawals recorded on Binance and Coinbase. This is the largest withdrawal flow since December last year amid the fallout from the collapse of the FTX exchange.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it is preparing rules for the licensing of cryptocurrency exchanges and businesses.

The Bahamas Securities Commission has decided to introduce stricter rules for crypto businesses and tighten oversight of citizens' digital assets.

For the past four years, a US-Ukrainian based tech company Stobox has been focusing on assets and securities tokenization and has already reached sound results in this direction.

The government of Belarus is working on changes to current legislation to incentivize investment. Among other things, investment funds will be given access to cryptocurrencies.