Insights & Commentary

The ECB’s launch of Pontes brings central bank money into tokenised asset settlement, giving Europe a public settlement anchor as financial markets move towards distributed-ledger infrastructure.

India’s fintech ecosystem is moving beyond payments, with Global Fintech Fest 2026 highlighting the next phase of digital finance across credit, tokenisation, AI and consumer protection.

The U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act leaves key questions around crypto market oversight unresolved, keeping the industry reliant on regulatory action without a durable legislative framework.

Maharashtra’s proposed DELTA Act could unlock liquidity from land through tokenisation, but its success will depend on whether the state can establish reliable, legally enforceable property titles first.

India’s new Finternet pilots are testing whether tokenised cattle, warehouse receipts and loan portfolios can make real-world assets more usable as collateral and expand access to credit.

Thirty years after paper ended, the ledger itself is changing Thirty years ago, an Indian investor who purchased shares had to wait for a paper certificate to arrive by post, with every risk of loss or forgery along the way. The introduction of the demat account in 1996 ended that system so completely that most young investors today have never seen a share certificate. On September 10, 2026, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey announced the next

India’s planned first tokenised corporate bond pilot could test whether distributed-ledger technology and the digital rupee can make corporate bond settlement faster, simpler and more transparent.

The cancellation of a parliamentary hearing on virtual digital assets highlights a larger question for India: how long can taxation and AML controls serve as a substitute for a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework?

Brazil’s central bank is introducing a 24-hour review window for certain outbound crypto transfers, raising a broader question: should crypto fraud controls slow transactions down, or become more targeted?

India's crypto market is governed by a compliance-first framework built around taxation, AML obligations, and FIU registration. Here's where regulation stands in 2026 and what could come next.

Andhra Pradesh's new blockchain land records pilot seeks to create secure, tamper-proof property records. Drawing lessons from Georgia, Sweden, and Rwanda, the initiative could reshape land governance and public registries in India.

Explore how the EU is advancing the digital euro while tightening crypto regulations through new sanctions, reinforcing Europe's digital finance strategy and monetary sovereignty.

From 22 June 2026, Binance India users must provide sender and recipient details for external crypto transfers, reflecting India's evolving anti-money laundering framework and alignment with global crypto compliance standards.

The BIS’s Project Agorá prototype demonstrates how tokenized central bank money and atomic settlement could reshape cross-border wholesale payments through faster settlement, embedded compliance, and interoperability without sacrificing national control.

SEBI’s 2026 pilot to tokenise corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology signals India’s growing push toward modernising debt market infrastructure through faster settlement, improved transparency, and regulated blockchain adoption.

DTCC and the Stellar Development Foundation have announced a partnership to bring tokenised stocks, ETFs, and US Treasury securities onto the Stellar public blockchain, signaling growing institutional adoption of blockchain-based financial infrastructure.

The FDIC’s 2026 stablecoin AML proposal highlights growing global convergence on anti-money-laundering standards for digital payment issuers and crypto regulation.

CoinDCX’s refreshed 2026 crypto tax guide offers more than compliance advice. It reveals how India’s strict VDA tax regime, including the 30% tax, 1% TDS, and new GST burdens, is reshaping domestic crypto markets and driving trading activity offshore.

Project Crypto, launched by the SEC in 2026, signals a transition from enforcement-led crypto regulation toward structured frameworks for tokenised assets, including tokenised US equities traded on blockchain-based platforms.

The IMF’s 2026 working paper examines how stablecoins can remain safe and widely usable through reserve rules, central bank backing, and balanced regulatory incentives that support both stability and innovation.