On April 5, 2026, China's State Taxation Administration and the National Financial Regulatory Administration issued a joint directive ordering regions to use blockchain and privacy computing to improve small-business access to bank credit. The framework standardizes how tax compliance data is provided to lenders while enabling analysis without exposing raw files, and it is supported by reported annual blockchain infrastructure spending of about 400 billion yuan.

Neo co-founder Erik Zhang has finalized NEP-20, a wallet-based authentication standard that enables users to sign in to websites, games, and apps with a Neo wallet rather than usernames and passwords. First proposed in March 2021 and revisited with active review in late March 2026, the specification now carries an "Accepted" label in the Neo Enhancement Proposals repository. NEP-20 relies on an off-chain Challenge/Response signature flow and currently supports ECDSA-P256.

Russia has submitted a package of three bills to the State Duma aimed at legalizing and regulating cryptocurrency activity, including rules for trading, custody, and investor access. The proposals set a 300,000 rubles (nearly $3,730) per-year purchase limit for non-qualified investors via one intermediary after passing a Bank of Russia test, while qualified investors face no cap. The draft also introduces mandatory tax reporting for residents and penalties for illegal crypto use, including fines and up to a two-year ban from operating exchanges.

Circle has published a post-quantum security roadmap for its layer-1 blockchain Arc, detailing a phased rollout that begins with opt-in quantum-resistant wallets and signatures at mainnet launch, which the company expects sometime in 2026. The plan later extends to validator-level protections and offchain infrastructure, alongside a privacy-focused quantum solution introduced after mainnet. Arc is already running on a public testnet and is positioned around enterprise use cases involving USDC.

MetaMask developer and security researcher Taylor Monahan said North Korean IT workers have been embedded in crypto companies and DeFi projects for at least seven years, alleging involvement across 40+ DeFi platforms. Her comments followed Drift Protocol's statement of "medium-high confidence" that its recent $280 million exploit was conducted by a North Korea state-affiliated group.

HypurrFi said on April 6, 2026 that it detected what it believes may be a domain hijack and told users to avoid its website and lending platform while it investigates. The team said its social media accounts remain in its control, and added it has not seen evidence that user funds were impacted, suggesting the issue is limited to the front-end.

On Mar. 29, 2026, a Kelman.Law commentary recapped late-March legal shifts spanning tokenized securities, exchange licensing, and cross-border enforcement. Highlights included the SEC approving Nasdaq's plan to enable tokenized trading of certain equities and ETFs, plus Hong Kong's warning to platforms that licensing deadlines could trigger enforcement. The piece also flagged Nigeria's tax-evasion case involving Binance executives, U.S. scrutiny after an SEC enforcement leadership resignation, proposed Labor Department guidance on crypto in 401(k)s, and federal-state clashes over prediction-market oversight.

Japan's Financial Services Agency expanded the country's crypto travel rule coverage on April 25, 2025 by adding 30 jurisdictions, bringing the total scope to 58 markets. The change increases compliance and information-sharing requirements for licensed exchanges and stablecoin-related service providers handling cross-border transfers.