Morgan Stanley’s head of digital asset strategy, Amy Oldenburg, said the firm will treat tokenized money market funds as a future direction, while also considering tax-loss harvesting services and Bitcoin-related products. The firm has filed ETF applications for Ethereum and Solana, and manages $9.3 trillion in client assets.

Trident Digital Tech Holdings and Ripple Strategy Holding have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to launch a blockchain-based tax settlement system in Africa, support cross-border payments, and plan to begin a stablecoin business pilot in 2026.

Trident Digital Tech Holdings has partnered with Ripple Strategy Holding. Ripple will provide stablecoin technology to support Trident’s expansion across Africa. It plans to build a blockchain tax system for 2.1 million small and mid-sized businesses in Ghana, and to set up an RLUSD/GHS liquidity pool to enable low-cost cross-border payments.

Gate US launched a tax dashboard on April 9, providing users with a unified interface to access tax information and tools. Users can submit W-9 or W-8 forms according to IRS requirements, view the applicable IRS forms, and get reminders of filing deadlines.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has selected BNY Mellon and a financial technology company to implement the tax-deferred investment account plan under the 530A provision introduced by Trump. The plan is intended to establish government-subsidized savings accounts for children of U.S. citizens born after 2025, with an initial amount of $1,000 per account, invested in stock market index funds.

Figure co-founder Mike Cagney recently received a 1099-MISC tax form from a certain CEX Custody showing last year’s income of $1,600, but the account’s assets are only $10. He is dissatisfied with the customer service’s runaround and criticized the exchange for blocking the passage of the CLARITY Act, arguing that the industry no longer needs to care about his views.

four.meme announcement: Because the project tax fee receiving address that starts with 0x9f4 has a defect, sell transactions have failed. The related token creation function has been paused, and users are advised to stop trading. Also, full refunds will be provided to affected users who purchased before April 3 at 22:50.

The People Power Party of South Korea has introduced a new bill, calling for the repeal of the cryptocurrency trading tax that is set to take effect in 2027, aiming to win support from younger voters and affect the value of votes. Analysts believe it may simply be a political strategy, and the actual impact is unclear; in the future, the bill could be postponed or amended again.

In 2026, tensions in the Middle East led Americans to face an economic burden, with the cost of military operations ranging from $30 billion to $45 billion, increasing spending by about $2.5 to $3.8 per person per day. Oil prices rose due to the conflict, driving up household fuel and living costs, intensifying inflation pressure, and affecting interest rates and financial markets, which could trigger greater risks.

Crypto firms Archblock, TrustToken, and TrueCoin have filed for bankruptcy due to financial devastation after Techteryx failed to pay invoices and was defrauded by an Eastern European criminal group. The company has also been involved in multiple legal disputes, facing tax issues and high-risk investment losses, highlighting potential risks in the stablecoin industry.