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Crypto Portfolio Allocation: How to Size Your Positions

How much of your net worth belongs in crypto, how to split it between Bitcoin, Ether and smaller coins, and what a 77% crash does to the numbers.

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Regulation tracker

Jurisdiction	Bill or rule	Status	Last change
United States	GENIUS Act: OCC final stablecoin rule OCC issued its final rule for payment stablecoin issuers on 21 Oct: reserves at least equal to issuance, redemption within two business days, 10% surge notice. Act and rule take effect 18 Jan 2027.Our story →Official text	Passed	Last change 21 Oct 2026
United States	SEC Regulation Crypto Assets Broad rulemaking on how crypto assets fit existing securities rules. Public comment period closed 20 Oct 2026; final rule timing not set.Official text	Proposed	Last change 20 Oct 2026
United Kingdom	FCA cryptoasset regulatory regime Application window open. Firms must apply by 28 Feb 2027; existing MLR registrations do not carry over. The regime takes effect 25 Oct 2027.Our story →Official text	Passed	Last change 1 Oct 2026
United States	CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act) Senate motion to proceed failed 49 to 50 in September over ethics provisions on officials' crypto holdings. Motion to reconsider filed; no floor time expected before the midterms.Our story →Official text	Stalled	Last change 30 Sep 2026
South Korea	Digital Asset Basic Act (won stablecoin bill) FSC and Bank of Korea split on whether banks must hold at least half of any stablecoin issuer. September introduction missed. FSC separately opens tokenized securities to institutions from Feb 2027.Official text	Stalled	Last change 30 Sep 2026
European Union	MiCA review Commission consultation closed 30 Sep. ECB, national central banks and ESMA called for tighter stablecoin reserve rules, supervision moved to ESMA, and staking and lending rules. Report due mid-2027.Our story →Official text	Proposed	Last change 30 Sep 2026
United States	SEC tokenized stock trading exemption Two five-year conditional exemptions allow permissioned on-chain trading of tokenized US-listed stocks with symbol and volume caps. Full shareholder rights required; synthetic exposure excluded.Official text	In force	Last change 17 Sep 2026
Hong Kong	Digital asset licensing and stablecoin trading (2026 Policy Address) Policy Address set out a new digital asset licensing regime, regulated stablecoins on licensed platforms and tokenised gold and other RWAs. HKMA targets 24/7 on-chain CMU settlement by end-2026.Official text	Proposed	Last change 16 Sep 2026

United States

GENIUS Act: OCC final stablecoin rule

OCC issued its final rule for payment stablecoin issuers on 21 Oct: reserves at least equal to issuance, redemption within two business days, 10% surge notice. Act and rule take effect 18 Jan 2027.Our story →Official text

Passed

Last change 21 Oct 2026

United States

SEC Regulation Crypto Assets

Broad rulemaking on how crypto assets fit existing securities rules. Public comment period closed 20 Oct 2026; final rule timing not set.Official text

Proposed

Last change 20 Oct 2026

United Kingdom

FCA cryptoasset regulatory regime

Application window open. Firms must apply by 28 Feb 2027; existing MLR registrations do not carry over. The regime takes effect 25 Oct 2027.Our story →Official text

Passed

Last change 1 Oct 2026

United States

CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act)

Senate motion to proceed failed 49 to 50 in September over ethics provisions on officials' crypto holdings. Motion to reconsider filed; no floor time expected before the midterms.Our story →Official text

Stalled

Last change 30 Sep 2026

South Korea

Digital Asset Basic Act (won stablecoin bill)

FSC and Bank of Korea split on whether banks must hold at least half of any stablecoin issuer. September introduction missed. FSC separately opens tokenized securities to institutions from Feb 2027.Official text

Stalled

Last change 30 Sep 2026

European Union

MiCA review

Commission consultation closed 30 Sep. ECB, national central banks and ESMA called for tighter stablecoin reserve rules, supervision moved to ESMA, and staking and lending rules. Report due mid-2027.Our story →Official text

Proposed

Last change 30 Sep 2026

United States

SEC tokenized stock trading exemption

Two five-year conditional exemptions allow permissioned on-chain trading of tokenized US-listed stocks with symbol and volume caps. Full shareholder rights required; synthetic exposure excluded.Official text

In force

Last change 17 Sep 2026

Hong Kong

Digital asset licensing and stablecoin trading (2026 Policy Address)

Policy Address set out a new digital asset licensing regime, regulated stablecoins on licensed platforms and tokenised gold and other RWAs. HKMA targets 24/7 on-chain CMU settlement by end-2026.Official text

Proposed

Last change 16 Sep 2026

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