Crypto investors in India hoped the 2026 Union Budget would offer a lifeline. Instead, the government tightened the screws. The Finance Ministry has maintained the controversial 30% flat tax on
If accepted by member states, this would mark the first formal effort by the bloc to explore interoperable digital currency systems for cross-border trade and tourism payments, according to a Reuters report.
Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, submitted a formal objection describing the threshold as “discriminatory, arbitrary, and unworkable,” warning that it would redefine operating companies as investment funds based solely on balance sheet composition rather than business activity.
The collaboration will focus on expanding access to perpetual futures, lending products, and on-chain structured yield strategies for hedge funds, asset managers, and market makers, effectively bridging the gap between Wall Street and Web3.
The platform gives banks, asset managers, and public institutions a single system to handle the full digital-asset lifecycle, from wallet creation to settlement, across more than 40 public and private blockchains.
