The SEC staff classified Canton Coin as a digital commodity, citing Canton Network's lack of a central controlling party to drive value and automated network operation and supply-and-demand dynamics rather than third-party managerial profit expectations

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Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and Amended Common Reporting Standard) Bill 2026

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Digital Asset requested no-action relief for Canton Coin in a letter to the SEC

Hong Kong officials introduced the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2026's reporting rules to strengthen the city's standing as an international financial center while accommodating crypto sector growth

Reporting crypto-asset service providers linked to or operating in Hong Kong must register, conduct customer due diligence, and file annual reports with the Inland Revenue Department

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2026 applies broadly to any service provider operating in Hong Kong meeting the definition of a reporting crypto-asset service provider (RCASP) without singling out specific platforms or tokens

The Hong Kong government adopted the OECD standards to prevent digital asset tax evasion following feedback from OECD peer reviews

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2026 amends Hong Kong's existing Common Reporting Standard provisions governing international financial account information sharing

SEC Deputy Chief Counsel Jonathan Ingram noted the Canton Coin no-action letter represents a staff enforcement position based on specific facts, not a binding legal conclusion or legal ruling on Canton Coin's security status

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to Digital Asset stating it will not recommend enforcement action regarding the programmatic issuance of Canton Coin without securities registration

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2026 mandates transaction data collection for existing tax compliance without introducing any new crypto taxes

Digital Asset highlighted in its October 30, 2026 letter to the SEC that Canton Coin had no pre-mine, initial coin offering, or pre-launch token sale prior to entering circulation

Digital Asset argued in its SEC submission that Canton Network's burn-and-mint model ties token value to actual network usage rather than speculative investment expectations

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission classified Canton's token, Canton Coin, as a digital commodity in a no-action letter responding to Canton's request for regulatory clarity

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Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok announced a proposed delay of South Korea's crypto income tax from 2027 to 2029

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A Russian cryptocurrency law took effect, permitting regulated cryptocurrency trading

The framework submitted by Aave Labs, Kamino, and Veda to the SEC on October 26, 2026 asserts that DeFi lenders earn interest based on published per-unit rates rather than sharing in collective business profits or relying on central entity promises

The Aave Labs, Kamino, and Veda submission to the SEC acknowledges that vault curators who make investment decisions involving securities may still qualify as investment advisers under federal law despite not taking custody of user assets

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An SEC investigation into the Aave protocol opened around 2021 concluded in December 2025 without any enforcement recommendation

Democratic Party lawmaker Oh Gi-hyoung indicated that the General Act on Digital Assets, which covers regulations for stablecoins and crypto exchanges, could be enacted in the first half of 2027