U.S. regulators are moving ahead with crypto oversight after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, issuing a joint SEC-CFTC interpretation on six tokens and approving listings of 3-times leveraged ETFs. Bitcoin recovered to around $86,000 on a weekly close, while XRP drew attention ahead of Evernode’s Nasdaq debut. In South Korea, the government plans tighter monitoring of cross-border digital-asset transfers, and financial firms are accelerating partnerships ahead of a tokenised securities regime due in February.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint interpretation classifying bitcoin, ether and XRP as assets that are not securities in principle. A CFTC commissioner unveiled a plan to bring retail crypto trades involving margin, leverage or lending under a separate federal regulatory framework and to create a new registration category for exchanges. The proposal also sets listing controls, custody-related requirements and a standard for “actual delivery” within 28 days.