Insights into the Global Evolution of Crypto Policy: FinTax, Together with amber.ac, Wu Blockchain and RootData, Releases the 2026 Annual White Paper

In 2026, the crypto industry is entering a new stage in which regulatory and tax rules are being implemented at scale.

Over the past few years, major jurisdictions around the world have continued to develop institutional frameworks around digital asset market access, licensed operations, tax reporting and information exchange. Since the beginning of 2026, the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) has been fully implemented, Hong Kong’s virtual asset regulatory framework has been further enhanced, and market structure legislation in the United States has continued to advance. At the same time, frameworks such as the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), DAC8, the amended CRS and U.S. Form 1099-DA have gradually entered the implementation stage, and tax-related information on crypto assets is being progressively incorporated into cross-border exchange and regulatory cooperation frameworks.

For the industry, compliance is shifting from a future trend to a real-world requirement. Licensed operations, tax reporting and information disclosure are becoming important foundations for market participation, while the industry is gradually moving from rule exploration to rule implementation. This shift has become a growing consensus among market participants.

Against this backdrop, FinTax, which provides cryptocurrency accounting and tax solutions and the AI infrastructure behind them, has joined forces with the Web3 accelerator amber.ac, the industry media outlet Wu Blockchain and the Web3 asset data platform RootData to officially release the FinTax 2026 Annual White Paper, with the support of Amber Group, a global leader in digital asset financial services.

Documenting a Turning Point in Crypto Compliance

The FinTax 2026 Annual White Paper spans more than 550 pages and brings together over 100 research pieces completed by the FinTax research team over the past year. It covers eight major topics, including stablecoins, RWA, crypto mining, crypto payments, accounting and auditing, tax compliance, global regulatory actions and litigation, and provides a systematic review of crypto-asset taxation and regulatory regimes across more than 30 jurisdictions worldwide. The White Paper focuses on major changes in global regulation, taxation and market practice over the past year. It aims to provide industry participants with verifiable and traceable research references, helping enterprises understand regulatory requirements across different jurisdictions and their potential impact on business operations.

In recent years, as the crypto industry has gradually entered a stage of institutional development, regulatory and tax issues have evolved from compliance matters for specific companies into foundational issues that affect the development of the industry as a whole. Mining companies, trading platforms, asset managers and service providers are all facing clearer regulatory requirements and higher levels of information disclosure obligations.

The White Paper is compiled by a financial and tax professional services provider and jointly released with a Web3 accelerator, an industry media outlet and a Web3 asset data platform, with the support of a digital asset financial services group. This reflects the industry’s continued focus on compliance issues, as well as the broader trend of market participants working together to promote standardized industry development.

Industry Perspectives

“We see 2026 as a year in which compliance rules are being implemented at scale. What matters is not only the increase in the number of rules, but also the changing relationship between the industry and those rules,” said Calix, Founder and CEO of FinTax. “Licensed operations, tax compliance and information exchange are becoming important prerequisites for market participation. Compliance capabilities are no longer only a matter of risk management; they are beginning to determine which markets a company can enter and which clients it can serve. This White Paper documents the important changes taking place in the industry at this turning point.”

“For early-stage crypto projects, compliance is no longer an issue to be addressed only after reaching a certain scale. From product design and token arrangements to market access, regulatory and tax considerations are entering entrepreneurial decision-making earlier than ever,” said a senior executive of amber.ac. “We are pleased to participate in the release of this White Paper, and we hope that, from an accelerator’s perspective, we can help more early-stage teams build compliance awareness and capabilities as these rules take effect.”

“Over the past year, regulatory and tax issues have continued to shape the development of the industry, but systematic, continuous and verifiable Chinese-language research remains relatively limited,” said Colin Wu, Founder of Wu Blockchain. “Through this White Paper, we hope to organize and document important policy and industry events across different regions and points in time, and provide the industry with reference materials of longer-term value.”

“The concentrated implementation of regulatory and tax rules is raising the industry’s demand for reliable data. Whether evaluating projects or understanding markets, transparent and verifiable information is becoming increasingly important,” said QuanYu, Co-Founder and CIO of RootData. “We are pleased to participate in the release of this White Paper and hope to provide a reference for the industry to understand compliance trends from the perspective of a data platform.”

The FinTax 2026 Annual White Paper is now available. Get the full version here.

About FinTax

FinTax provides cryptocurrency accounting and tax solutions and the AI infrastructure behind them. With five offerings—a crypto-native financial suite, global tax solutions covering CARF/DAC8 and other frameworks, a blockchain audit platform, a financial aggregation platform and crypto tax advisory services—FinTax covers the full accounting and tax workflow for institutions. FinTax has served more than 70 institutional clients in the crypto industry, including mining companies and mining pools, listed and pre-listing crypto companies, exchanges, audit firms and asset management companies.

About amber.ac

amber.ac is the Web3 accelerator of Amber Group. Guided by the thesis “Crypto for AI”, it identifies and supports promising early-stage crypto startups worldwide, helping projects grow from seed to scale through capital, mentorship and industry connections. Its flagship innovation challenge, BUIDL_QUESTS, has attracted more than a thousand builders around the world.

About Wu Blockchain

Wu Blockchain is a leading crypto industry media outlet focusing on real-time news and in-depth content in the blockchain sector. Drawing on global reporting resources and data-mining capabilities, it provides daily news and analysis for industry participants and decision-makers, and its Chinese- and English-language content and newsletters are widely followed across the global crypto community.

About RootData

RootData is a Web3 asset data platform focused on data structuration and readability, dedicated to becoming the trusted data layer of the Web3 ecosystem. RootData has become an essential data platform for more than 2 million Web3 users to discover early-stage alpha and make investment decisions.

About Amber Group

Amber is a global leader in digital financial services and technology solutions, empowering clients with tailored solutions across the entire digital assets ecosystem, including wealth and asset management, institutional liquidity provision, market infrastructure and secure wallet services. As One Amber, the Group’s portfolio includes the Nasdaq-listed digital wealth management platform Amber Premium, the Web3 accelerator amber.ac, the investment venture Amber Labs and the enterprise-grade wallet solution RigSec.