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3 briefings published · jurisdiction: European Union
- Jun 12, 2026DailyJPUSGLOBALSG
Daily Crypto Regulatory Brief — Jun 12, 2026
Japan's Lower House passed a sweeping bill reclassifying crypto as financial instruments under the securities framework, opening a path to ETFs and lower tax treatment with effect expected in 2027 pending upper-house approval. The permissive tilt extends to the EU, where Hungary will unwind criminal-liability rules on crypto trading after EU scrutiny, and to the US, where the SEC's proposal to scrap key NMS rules including Rule 611 is being read as a major unlock for tokenized US equities on decentralized venues. Enforcement counterweight came from the DOJ, which charged two individuals in the $389 million AudiA6 crypto laundering case, and from South Korea, where Bithumb's CEO was booked as a bribery suspect. Net read: structural liberalization on market access, with no letup on AML and conduct enforcement.
- Jun 8, 2026AnalysisEU
MiCA Titles III & IV: the EU stablecoin regime, explained
Asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs) are now under prudential supervision across the EU. Here is what issuers, exchanges, and depositors need to understand about authorisation, reserve composition, redemption rights, and the volume caps.
- Jun 7, 2026AnalysisGLOBALEUUKSG
FATF Travel Rule for VASPs: where global implementation actually stands
The FATF Travel Rule extends bank-style originator/beneficiary information sharing to virtual asset transfers above USD/EUR 1,000. Implementation is patchy — here is the current map of which jurisdictions enforce, which require but tolerate gaps, and which are still drafting.