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According to ZDNet, the South Korean government plans to impose taxes on virtual assets starting in January next year, but faces opposition from the opposition party, increasing policy uncertainty. Moon Kyung-ho, head of the Income Tax Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, made the government’s first official statement on the matter during a National Assembly discussion, affirming that taxation on virtual assets will proceed as scheduled beginning January 1, next year, emphasizing that “income must be taxed.” Under the current amendment to the Income Tax Act, gains exceeding 2.5 million KRW from the transfer or lending of virtual assets are subject to a 22% tax rate. However, the opposition People Power Party argues that taxing only virtual assets—while abolishing the financial investment income tax—is unfair, and is advancing a bill to abolish the virtual asset income tax. This bill has already been submitted to the National Assembly’s Committee on Strategy and Finance and will be discussed by its Tax Subcommittee. Analysts believe that, ahead of next year’s local elections, the ruling party may join discussions on delaying or scrapping the tax to win support from younger voters.
According to CoinDesk, Jesse Spiro, Head of Government Affairs at Tether, stated at the Consensus Miami 2026 summit that the 2026 U.S. midterm elections will be a critical test of whether Washington’s recent crypto-friendly policies can endure. He noted that although legislative progress has been made—such as with the GENIUS Act—the election outcome could still have a disruptive impact on the industry’s trajectory, emphasizing that “crypto should not be partisan.” Colin McLaren, Head of Government Relations at the Solana Policy Institute, said the industry’s political efforts have now shifted toward “durability,” ensuring Congress continues advancing priority issues like tax reform and developer protections in the future. Mason Lynaugh, Executive Director of Stand With Crypto, stated that the organization’s nearly 3 million members view the election as a “moment of accountability,” and that highly mobilized crypto voters could sway election outcomes in key districts.
According to CoinPost, the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA) officially released the “Best Practices for Crypto Asset Staking Services” guideline on May 7, covering operational requirements, emergency response, information disclosure, compliance management, external audits, and tax accounting—aiming to enhance the security and transparency of domestic staking services.
Odaily, Odaily Planet Daily - Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas said during this morning's earnings call: "I want to quickly remind everyone that our USDC contract (note: referring to the distribution agreement with Circle) automatically renews every three years and does so into perpetuity. This contract cannot be terminated."Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal also stated: "Fortunately, the terms of the contracts we have signed with Circle are already established, and as Alesia Haas emphasized, these contracts automatically renew. We expect to continue our partnership with Circle under the same terms in the future."
, Coinbase Vice President of US Policy Kara Calvert stated at the Consensus 2026 conference that the CLARITY crypto market structure bill could be reviewed by the US Senate Banking Committee as early as next week. Kara Calvert noted that the bill requires at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate, and parties are currently working to secure bipartisan support.A HarrisX survey shows that 70% of voters believe the US should enact clear cryptocurrency legislation. Additionally, Kara Calvert believes that the lack of a cohesive tax policy is a major barrier to institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, as current tax rules require crypto exchanges to record transactions as small as $1. She expressed hope that tax reform legislation could make progress in 2026 and predicted that the House of Representatives might take action on related legislation within the next month or two.
Solv Protocol has announced the migration of over $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin assets to Chainlink's cross-chain protocol CCIP, and will gradually phase out LayerZero's bridging support across multiple chains. The migration involves core assets such as SolvBTC and xSolvBTC. Solv stated that the decision is based on the latest security reviews and recent cross-chain security incidents, and CCIP will become its standard cross-chain infrastructure. This move follows Kelp DAO's migration of approximately $290 million in assets to Chainlink, further strengthening the trend of "cross-chain infrastructure shifting toward security-first migration." (CoinDesk)
Linda Jeng, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Aave Labs, stated during Consensus Miami 2026 that Aave's previous risk framework overly focused on financial risks and price volatility. Looking ahead, the protocol will incorporate assessments of cross-chain interoperability, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and underlying asset architecture.This reform directly stems from the rsETH incident that occurred in April. At that time, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the KelpDAO cross-chain bridge to mint approximately 116,500 unbacked rsETH (valued at around $293 million), deposited it as collateral into Aave, and borrowed real WETH, leading to significant bad debt risks for the protocol.Jeng revealed that Aave will also release a formal "listing standards handbook" for asset issuers in the future, and will begin evaluating the correlation between DeFi protocols from a systemic risk perspective, rather than analyzing individual pools in isolation.Additionally, a "DeFi United" bailout plan involving Lido Finance, EtherFi, Ethena, and others has been launched to cover collateral shortfalls and prevent further proliferation of bad debt. (CoinDesk)
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg requesting that Meta provide more information regarding its latest stablecoin initiative, criticizing the company’s "concerning lack of transparency" in related operations.In the letter, Elizabeth Warren stated that given Meta’s massive global user base, any stablecoin-related business could have significant implications for market competition, user privacy, payment system integrity, and financial stability.Previously disclosed information indicates that Facebook has tested stablecoin payment features with a select group of creators in Colombia and the Philippines. The relevant solution is based on USD Coin (USDC), requiring users to link a third-party crypto wallet address. A Meta spokesperson responded by stating that the company "does not have a Meta stablecoin" and currently merely aims to allow users and merchants to utilize various payment methods on the platform, including third-party stablecoins.It is worth noting that Meta launched the stablecoin project Libra (later renamed Diem) in 2019, but ultimately terminated it in 2022 due to regulatory pressure. Warren has long been one of the toughest crypto critics in the U.S. Congress and has repeatedly raised questions about Meta's stablecoin plans. (Fortune)
According to Bloomberg, Zondacrypto, Poland’s largest digital asset trading platform, stated that it is on the verge of collapse after attracting approximately $100 million in deposits from Polish users and has suspended services for customer accounts. Poland’s National Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into alleged fraud. The report notes that Zondacrypto is registered in Estonia, and its collapse is exerting political pressure on allies of Donald Trump at the Polish Presidential Palace.
Blitzy, an AI coding company co-founded by former Nvidia architect Sid Pardeshi, has announced the completion of a $200 million funding round. Northzone led the round, with participation from Battery Ventures, Jump Capital, and crypto investment firm Morgan Creek Digital, among others. It is reported that the Blitzy platform can parse complex systems with over 100 million lines of code and execute development, testing, and verification tasks in parallel through thousands of AI agents. This model is seen as a significant application direction for Agentic AI in the development field. The new funds will be used to expand research and development as well as market outreach, focusing primarily on highly regulated industries such as finance. (Techfundingnews)
Odaily forecasts that the prediction market platform Kalshi has announced the completion of a new $1 billion funding round, led by Coatue Management, boosting the company's valuation to $22 billion. Kalshi is a prediction market platform that allows users to trade on the outcomes of events such as sports, politics, and weather. Following the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the platform has seen significant user growth, gradually entering the mainstream financial market's spotlight.Data shows that Kalshi has approximately 2 million monthly active users, with an annualized trading volume reaching $178 billion. This volume has more than tripled over the past six months, resulting in an annualized revenue exceeding $1.5 billion.This funding round is also the third round of financing completed by Kalshi in the past seven months, with valuations nearly doubling each time. This reflects the continued warming of the prediction market track among institutional capital, albeit accompanied by regulatory lawsuits and controversies surrounding "insider trading." (The New York Times)
According to ABC News, sources revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspicious trades in the oil market ahead of a major statement by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding war with Iran. The Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are examining at least four such trades, in which traders collectively bet over $2.6 billion on oil prices falling before the decline occurred.
On-chain investigator ZachXBT stated that LAB’s founders engaged in CEX market manipulation while issuing “philosophical” statements—actions that harmed retail investors. ZachXBT noted he had attempted to contact them privately, but received no response. He added that such “scammer” behavior is further eroding the crypto industry’s already dwindling public trust.
According to Bloomberg, academic research and Bloomberg data analysis show that prediction market platform Kalshi has not yet demonstrated a statistically significant advantage over traditional economists in forecasting U.S. nonfarm payrolls. Over the past 33 months, the average forecast error of Kalshi traders and Bloomberg survey economists both exceeded 60,000 jobs—showing no statistically meaningful edge. For example, in April 2026, when the official U.S. nonfarm payroll report revealed an increase of 178,000 jobs, Kalshi’s final forecast error exceeded 90,000 jobs. Some Wall Street economists argue that prediction markets resemble “a new form of gambling,” offering limited analytical value for deeper labor-market structural data.
According to Cointelegraph, Marlon Ferro, a 20-year-old man from California known online as “GothFerrari,” was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution for his involvement in a cryptocurrency theft ring responsible for over $250 million in losses. Prosecutors stated that when co-conspirators were unable to remotely breach victims’ systems or trick them into surrendering their crypto assets, Ferro carried out physical break-ins to steal hardware wallets containing the funds. The group operated from late 2023 through early 2025 and its members were also involved in database intrusions, target identification, scam phone calls, and money laundering. The investigation was led by the FBI and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division.
According to an official announcement, Alchemy Pay stated that the Alchemy Chain mainnet has officially launched. Positioned as a payment-centric Layer 1 blockchain, the network targets real-world stablecoin transactions and claims to be the world’s first global stablecoin payment network compliant with both EU and Hong Kong regulatory frameworks. Alchemy Pay says Alchemy Chain offers predictable fees, fast settlement, and scalability, and is powered by the ACH token.
According to The Block, BNY announced the expansion of its crypto custody business into the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in the UAE through partnerships with Finstreet and the ADI Foundation, offering institutional clients crypto-asset custody services. Initially, the service will support custody for BTC and ETH. The three parties will subsequently explore extending these services to the ADI Foundation’s underlying blockchain infrastructure and gradually expand to stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, and other regulated digital instruments.
According to the HTX (formerly Huobi) announcement, HTX has enabled deposits for TWT and BILL tokens as of May 7 at 16:00 (GMT+8). Spot trading and grid trading for TWT/USDT and BILL/USDT will go live on May 7 at 18:00 and 19:00 (GMT+8), respectively. Withdrawals for TWT and BILL will be available on May 8 at 18:00 and 19:00 (GMT+8), respectively. Trust Wallet is a popular cryptocurrency hot wallet that allows users to retain full control over their funds. Its core feature is an integrated DApp browser offering a curated selection of decentralized applications, enabling direct staking and token trading. Billions Network is a universal “human-and-AI” collaboration network. It enables anyone to prove, in seconds, that they are a real and unique individual on-chain—without revealing any underlying personal data—providing humanity with a way to rebuild trust in every digital interaction and securely leverage AI agents.
According to Edaily, South Korea’s finance ministry has officially announced its position on taxing virtual assets for the first time, stating that the relevant tax regime will be implemented as scheduled in January next year and that it is preparing a National Tax Service (NTS) notice, with plans to launch the legislative预告 procedure shortly. This statement was made during a seminar hosted by lawmaker Park Soo-young and the Korean Tax Policy Association. The report indicates that the finance ministry is currently drafting specific tax guidelines, which will be publicly released later.
According to CoinTelegraph, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing protocol Samourai Wallet, has issued an urgent public appeal for donations to the crypto community, stating that he has been “completely financially ruined” by prolonged legal proceedings—accumulating $2 million in legal fees and a $250,000 court-imposed fine—and is now “completely out of funds.” Rodriguez and his co-founder William Lonergan Hill were arrested in April 2024 on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Both pleaded guilty in July 2025 and were sentenced in November of the same year to five years and four years in federal prison, respectively. Rodriguez stated that his guilty plea was a reluctant, calculated decision aimed at avoiding even longer prison terms and significantly higher litigation costs. Regarding clemency, although former President Trump indicated he would review Rodriguez’s case—and over 15,000 people have already signed a petition urging clemency—Rodriguez candidly admitted that his chances of receiving a pardon are slim: “Unlike CZ or Ross Ulbricht, I am simply a federal prisoner with no money, power, or influence.”