🚨 IRS: reformed Voluntary Disclosure Program due by end-Nov; target ≤120 days after complete submission, lower penalties, possible installments (CI head Jarod Koopman). No separate crypto VDP—digital-asset income treated like other taxable income under general VDP. #Web3 #Tax

Kalshi & Polymarket crypto event contracts hit a record $2.7B weekly volume (Dune). Bitcoin short-term up/down markets are booming: Kalshi’s 15-min BTC contracts can top $1M per trade, with bots sniping final seconds. Crypto is now the #2 category after sports, while Coinbase, Gemini & Kraken diversify via licenses/partnerships as CEX spot volume cools. Regulatory challenges to sports prediction contracts remain a key risk. #Web3 #Crypto #Bitcoin #BTC #PredictionMarkets #Kalshi #Polymarket

🇬🇧 FCA opens two parallel consultations: one on how existing rules apply to FCA-regulated firms using or facilitating access to DeFi protocols (no new rulebook), and one on the scope/“regulatory perimeter” of the upcoming cryptoasset regime. Both close Nov 18, 2026; final guidance expected Jan 2027. #Web3 #DeFi #CryptoRegulation

Stablecoins are scaling fast: Q3 2026 organic transfers averaged >$400M/hr; 73% of filtered volume happened outside US bank hours; adjusted quarterly volume hit $891B (4x since early 2023), on pace for $1.5T by end-2027. Sending $200 via USDC on Base saves ~86% vs TradFi. #Stablecoins #USDC #Base #Web3 #CryptoPayments #Onchain

South Korea crypto tax watch: • Tue: Finance officials meet Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, DigitalX, Gopax & DAXA; FSC’s Yoo Young-jun attends • Crypto tax delayed 3x → latest to 2027 • Exchanges: rules unclear + infra time short; industry backs another delay • Rep. Park Min-gyu bill: tax starts Jan 1 of the year after CARF data sharing begins — if first exchange is 2027, tax = 2029 #Web3 #Crypto #SouthKorea #Upbit #Bithumb #DigitalAssets #Regulation

US House Ways & Means passed H.R. 10357 (38-5). Sec. 502 would require Treasury to launch a digital-asset voluntary disclosure program within 12 months: amended returns + tax/interest, penalty relief, 24-month filing window. Still needs House, Senate & President. #Web3 #Crypto

ESMA consulting on whether/how EU CCPs can safely use tokenized collateral—digital twins, native on-chain assets & hybrids. Focus: liquidation on member default, client asset segregation & settlement finality. Feedback due Jan 15, 2027; review in Q1 2027. #Web3 #Tokenization

🇪🇺 EBA has designated Circle’s USDC as the first “significant” EMT under MiCA. From Nov 12, 2026, EBA takes prudential oversight (reserves, liquidity, redemption) from ACPR. EBA also signed an MoU with NYDFS on cross-border stablecoin supervision. #Web3 #MiCA #USDC

Sentora weekly DeFi update: TVL −$1.34B to $122.25B; stablecoin supply −$1.35B to $305.24B, hinting at capital exiting on-chain. RWA TVL $4.04B; ETH TVL share 57.79%; high-risk loans $6.72B (−$395M WoW); stablecoin liquidity 21.40% (+1.37pp), ETH 18.80% (+1.20pp). #DeFi #Web3 #Crypto #Stablecoins #Ethereum #RWA #TVL #OnChainData #Liquidity #DeFiNews

CFTC Chair Mike Selig reaffirms exclusive CFTC jurisdiction over prediction markets: fraud & manipulation don’t stop at state lines. Prediction market exchanges are interstate businesses—Congress gave CFTC a unified standard to police fraud & protect customer funds. #Web3

DTCC tokenizes 25 securities (~$30T DTC-custodied underlying). 1:1 tokens, same CUSIP/rights; DTC keeps records. 24/7 P2P transfers between registered wallets, compliance-limited. Initial: Russell 1000, ETFs & US Treasuries on Canton CIP-56 + Besu ERC-20. #RWA #Tokenization

🚨 France crypto tax update: France’s National Assembly Finance Committee reportedly approved a proposal to tax BTC→stablecoin conversions at up to 31.4%, even without converting to fiat. Residents moving abroad with over €800K in crypto could face an exit tax on unrealized gains. The amendment was later withdrawn after the committee rejected the budget revenue section and must be reintroduced during the full Assembly debate. Not law yet. If passed, it would take effect on Jan 1, 2027. #Bitcoin #Web3 #Crypto #France

🇰🇷 South Korea’s FSC proposed amendments to the Electronic Securities Act & Capital Markets Act for security tokenization. 🗓 Comments close Nov 11 ⚖️ Law effective Feb 4, 2027 📈 Phase 1: institutional private MMFs/bonds, unlisted trust shares, public fractional investment securities 👥 Retail public bonds & funds later, after market/demand review #Web3 #SecurityTokens #STO #RWA #Tokenization #SouthKorea #Korea #FSC #CryptoRegulation #DigitalAssets #Blockchain #Fintech #CapitalMarkets #TradFi

🚨 Morgan Stanley’s Head of Digital Asset Strategy Amy Oldenburg says tokenized RWA will hit $3T–$10T by 2030 — “without a doubt.” 📈 Momentum is feeding momentum 🏦 Institutional interest keeps rising 😳 FOMO is now visible in institutional markets ⏳ Morgan Stanley targets Q1 2027 to support tokenized stock trading on its ATS — delayed from H2 2026. Is tokenization the next TradFi × Crypto mega-trend? 👀 #RWA #Tokenization #RealWorldAssets #TokenizedAssets #MorganStanley #DigitalAssets #InstitutionalAdoption #TokenizedStocks #TradFi #Crypto #Web3 #FOMO

🇱🇹 Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate has updated crypto reporting via Order VA-63, aligning with EU DAC8 & OECD CARF. CASPs must strengthen KYC, collecting identity, transaction records, tax residency, client IDs, logs & balances. Entities already reporting in another EU state can avoid duplicate filing in Lithuania. Full EU-wide reporting starts Jan 1, 2026; 2027 data will be auto-exchanged from mid-2027. Capital gains tax rate stays unchanged. From Mar 2, some EMT transfers/custodial wallet services require payment authorization; EMT↔EMT and EMT↔fiat exchanges are not automatically payment services. #Web3 #Crypto #DAC8 #CARF #Lithuania

🇭🇰 Hong Kong SFC’s Securities Industry Financial Review Report: 📈 H1 2026 net profit: HK$51.7B, up 21% 💰 Combined net commission & interest income from securities trading, futures/options, leveraged FX, and virtual asset trading: HK$45.4B — up 13% vs H2 2025 🪙 Virtual asset trading commission revenue: HK$99.3M 📉 Down HK$15.5M from HK$114.8M in H2 2025 — a 13.5% QoQ drop So while Hong Kong’s securities industry overall is posting strong growth, #VirtualAsset trading commission income is cooling QoQ. Is this just a short-term dip, or a signal worth watching for #Web3 in Hong Kong? #HongKong #SFC #Crypto #Web3 #VirtualAssets