European regulators are tightening crypto tax reporting through the EU’s DAC8 framework, aligning with the OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and focusing enforcement on identifiable intermediaries like exchanges and custodians. For now, decentralized finance (DeFi) largely sits outside these reporting rules because protocols often lack a clear reporting entity, but that exclusion is fragile as authorities explore AML-style accountability.

Washington is preparing a January markup for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) of 2025, a major U.S. crypto regulation proposal designed to reduce the long-running SEC vs CFTC jurisdiction fight and create clearer rules for digital assets trading.

Over just 18 months, tokenized US Treasuries and money-market funds have grown from about $2 billion to roughly $9 billion across 60 products and 57,000 addresses, offering average seven-day yields near 3.8%. As part of a broader $19 billion real-world asset (RWA) stack on public blockchains, these tokenized T-bills now function as the de facto base collateral layer—similar to their role in the $5 trillion U.S. repo market.

Japan’s third-largest credit card company, Credit Saison, has announced the launch of a $50 million blockchain venture fund aimed at supporting early-stage startups in the U.S. and helping them expand into Asia. The fund, named Onigiri Capital, has already raised $35 million and will focus on innovative projects in stablecoins, tokenization platforms, decentralized finance (DeFi), and digital payment infrastructure.

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