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According to Caixin, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper on April 17, 2026, proposing more accommodating regulatory capital guidelines for crypto assets on permissionless blockchains (i.e., public blockchains) ahead of implementing the Basel Committee’s new capital requirements for crypto assets. The current Basel framework is viewed as overly stringent in its classification of public blockchain-based assets, potentially stifling banking-sector innovation. MAS plans to abandon a “one-size-fits-all” classification approach and instead allow public blockchain-based crypto assets that meet a set of principle-based criteria to be classified as Group 1 crypto assets—carrying lower risk weights and less stringent prudential requirements—to achieve regulatory technology neutrality.
Odaily News U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk did not attend a hearing on the 20th where he was summoned to testify by the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office in France. As the owner of the social media platform X, Musk is under investigation for issues on the platform, including the dissemination of child pornography and deepfake content. The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed to French business news channel BFM TV that Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino were absent from the hearing, stating that "their presence or absence will not hinder the continuation of the investigation work." (Xinhua News Agency)
According to Bloomberg, just days after the Pentagon designated Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, Anthropic PBC has hired Ballard Partners—a lobbying firm linked to U.S. President Trump. This collaboration comes amid an ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the U.S. Department of Defense (i.e., the Pentagon). Public filings indicate that Ballard Partners will represent Anthropic in policy communications and lobbying activities.