Lisa Wu, Managing Partner, Synergy Consulting Group · June 2026 Most teams building a reserve-backed digital asset start in the wrong place. They start with the token, the chain, the standard, the mint and burn logic, and the oracle feeding the price. These are the parts that are fun to build and easy to demonstrate. They are also, from a regulatory standpoint, close to the least important aspects about the instrument. What determines whether a gold-backed token survives re

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has delivered a watershed moment for the cryptocurrency industry. In an unprecedented move, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has issued a comprehensive statement confirming that certain proof-of-stake staking activities do not constitute securities offerings under federal law. This is a fundamental shift that opens doors previously clouded by uncertainty.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has set a deadline of June 30, 2025, for digital token service providers (which includes individuals, partnerships or Singapore companies) (“DTSPs”) to cease offering “digital token services” outside of Singapore, unless they are licensed under the new guidelines. All individuals, partnerships, and Singapore corporations should assess their operations and discuss with the SCG Advisory team as to whether you fall under these new guidelines.

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