South Korean regulators introduce tokenized securities roadmap
South Korea’s financial regulator introduced a threephase roadmap for the issuance of tokenized assets, as the country prepares to adopt its first tokenized…
South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
Financial regulators unveiled a phased roadmap moving traditional capital markets onto distributed ledgers, concluding with onchain stablecoin settlement.…
Catastrophe bonds may join tokenization rush, with plans for test issuance in 2027
A law firm and a tokenization platform say their proposed structure would give investors legal ownership of cat bonds onchain and could lower the minimum…
Kraken parent Payward delays IPO to second quarter of 2027 at earliest
The crypto exchange operator, which confidentially filed for a U.S. listing last November, had already put its IPO plans on hold amid difficult market…
Japanese regulator requests tax filing exemption for trust-type stablecoins in 2027 reform
Japan’s FSA requested to exempt trusttype stablecoins from mandatory tax filings starting in fiscal year 2027, arguing that it would improve their use as…
Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement
The FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions plan to study the infrastructure and produce a development plan by early 2027. Source:Cointelegraph
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial delayed to April 2027
Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial in light of Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and related request for a continuance. Source:Cointelegraph
US banking groups plan nationwide blockchain network for 2027
BankChain joins a growing field of bankled networks building shared infrastructure for tokenized deposits and onchain payments. Source:Cointelegraph
U.S. state banking associations plan to launch their own nationwide blockchain network
The "BankChain Alliance" is aiming for a 2027 launch, and would foster stablecoins, payments and tokenized deposits inside the banking system's regulatory…
SpaceX to build Musk’s vision for a spaceport that until now ‘only existed in science fiction’
SpaceX says it will invest $100 billion to launch thousands of rockets from “Starbase, Louisiana,” with construction set to start in 2027. Source:MarketWatch
Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot
The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute stateadministered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.…
Bitdeer signs $400M AI cloud computing deal for Malaysia facility
Bitdeer expects revenue from the fiveyear agreement to begin in early 2027 as it builds toward 350 megawatts of AI cloud capacity by 2028. Source:Cointelegraph