In a staff statement published Wednesday, the SEC's Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets said tokenized versions of stocks and bonds remain subject to U.S. securities laws. The guidance outlines issuer-led and third‑party structures, flags risks in custodial and synthetic models, and notes that security‑based swaps can trigger registration and exchange‑trading requirements.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance on Wednesday classifying tokenized securities into issuer-supported and third-party models. It clarified that federal securities laws apply regardless of onchain or offchain recordkeeping and noted that third-party structures can take custodial entitlement or synthetic exposure forms.

On Tuesday, Ripple introduced a corporate treasury platform that connects GTreasury's cash management software with its blockchain and stablecoin infrastructure. The system lets enterprises manage payments, liquidity and cross-border settlements from a single interface while using stablecoins such as Ripple USD (RLUSD), which has a market cap of about $1.42 billion, to target faster, near-instant settlement. In October, Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury laid the foundation for this enterprise-focused service as financial markets increasingly explore tokenization and on-chain operations.

Anatoly Aksakov set a timeline to complete Russia's crypto legislative framework by end of June 2026, with regulations taking effect on July 1, 2027. The plan proposes a qualification test and a $4,000 annual limit for retail purchases, alongside a Central Bank whitelist likely covering Bitcoin and Ethereum, pending State Duma approval.

Sony Group Corp. has committed an additional $13 million to Startale Group via the Sony Innovation Fund, roughly one year after the Soneium blockchain's mainnet went live. Soneium has processed about 524 million transactions since its January 2025 launch, while Startale's USDSC stablecoin is now operating on the network.

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. SEC published guidance confirming that tokenized securities remain subject to existing federal securities laws. The statement from the Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets details compliance steps for issuers and distinguishes custodial from synthetic third-party models, highlighting added investor protection risks.

The White House will meet banking and crypto executives on Monday to discuss a stalled cryptocurrency bill centered on stablecoin yield provisions. The agenda reflects ongoing tensions between the sectors, and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the current Senate Banking draft cannot be supported as written.

TRM Labs' latest report finds crypto-related crime totaled $158 billion in 2025, up 145% from 2024, while illicit transactions comprised 1.2% of on-chain volume. The firm also measured a 2.7% share of deployable liquidity captured by illicit actors, down from 2.9%, as sanctions-linked stablecoin flows and major hacks drove activity.