FinTax's roundup of the key tax and regulatory developments across the global crypto-asset industry in the first half of February 2026.
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Abstract This article summarizes key tax and regulatory developments in the global crypto assets industry during the second half of Jan. 2026. On the tax front, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professiona…
1 Introduction On December 24, 2025, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) jointly released consultation conclusions on legislative proposals to…
CARF's Basic Role CARF is a cross-border framework for the automatic exchange of tax information on crypto-assets. It designates crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) as the primary reporting entities, with t…
1 Introduction By the end of 2025, Poland found itself in a heated tug-of-law over crypto regulation. According to official government announcements, on December 9, 2025, the Council of Ministers approved a dr…
Introduction In 2026, global tax information exchange officially enters the CRS 2.0 era. To keep up with the rapid growth of assets in the digital economy, the OECD formally released the revised Common Reporti…
1 Introduction On November 27, 2025, a high-profile event was held in Hong Kong. Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, attended the "Truth Revealed, Justice Served—Media Briefing on the Progress of Global Judicial…
Introduction According to the official website of the U.S. government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) submitted a proposal to the White House in November, suggesting the adoption of a set of international…
In November 2025, the Australian Treasurer and the Minister for Financial Services officially introduced the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 (the "Digital Asset Framework Bill") to…
