Treasury wanted every crypto buyer to declare their coins in writing, and now it is rewriting the rules

Business BagelChristian Maidman · 27 October 2026 at 03:30

The first drafts would have made buyers declare their holdings and let coins leave a local platform but never return, and the finance minister says they are being redone, with no date set.
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