Anneke de Vries

REGULATION & POLICY·1D AGO

Crypto tax for EU residents — what changed in 2026

DAC8 reporting kicks in 1 Jan 2026: every EU-registered crypto-asset service provider now reports user balances and transactions to home-state tax authorities.…

DEFI & ON-CHAIN·1D AGO

USDT vs USDC vs DAI vs FDUSD — the four stablecoins compared on what matters

USDT, USDC, DAI and FDUSD together hold $228bn — but they differ on reserves, freeze risk, MiCA status and on-chain availability. A…

DEFI & ON-CHAIN·1D AGO

How stablecoins actually work — the plumbing nobody explains

Stablecoins moved $27.6 trillion in 2025 — more than Visa. Here is the reserve, redemption and on-chain plumbing that makes a $1…

REGULATION & POLICY·2D AGO

The SEC dropped its stablecoin appeal. Read between the lines.

The SEC's decision not to appeal SEC v. Paxos Trust Co. ends a four-year jurisdictional fight. What it signals for USDC, the…

REGULATION & POLICY·2D AGO

UK Treasury’s draft crypto regime is more permissive than the rumour mill suggested

HM Treasury's draft SI on cryptoasset activities, published 16 June 2026, takes a lighter approach than MiCA on stablecoin reserves, custody, and…

REGULATION & POLICY·2D AGO

MiCA Phase 2 takes effect in November. Here’s what changes for the EU stablecoin market.

MiCA Title III and Title IV become fully applicable on 30 November 2026. We unpack the issuer caps, the EBA RTS, and…