Industry leaders and financial experts have issued a sharp rebuke of the South African National Treasury’s Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations 2026, calling the proposal a regressive move that mirrors apartheid-era economic controls. Key Takeaways: National Treasury draft replaces 1961

CHZ shows bullish structure with higher lows and breakout above key resistance levels. Volume and money flow indicators show weak and inconsistent buyer demand. Liquidity risks and Bitcoin movement could trigger reversal despite bullish setup. Chiliz — CHZ, has gained fresh attention

Pi Network unveiled the Pi Token Design Framework PiRC1 on April 22 as part of the Protocol V22 upgrade. PiRC1’s core rule is: only projects that already have deployable applications within the Pi ecosystem and that have real user demand are eligible to issue tokens. Token proceeds do not flow to the project team; instead, they flow into a perpetual liquidity pool anchored by Pi Coin to prevent rug-pull behavior.

South Africa’s proposed capital flow management regulations 2026 introduce strict new requirements for travelers entering or leaving South Africa with cryptocurrency. Key Takeaways South African Treasury draft rules require visitors to declare crypto or face up to 5 years in prison. New 2026 cap

Tesla Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results: Revenue $22.4 billion, up 16% year over year; Non-GAAP EPS 0.41; Free cash flow of about $1.4 billion, and operating cash flow of about $3.9 billion. Management warned that free cash flow may turn negative in the coming quarters, because 2026 capital expenditures are expected to exceed $25 billion, for Robotaxi, Optimus, and AI infrastructure. It also recognized a $222 million impairment on its Bitcoin assets, with the stock down about 15% this year. A SpaceX IPO could drive follow-on momentum.

On-chain analysts Yujin monitored on April 22 that, affected by the rsETH/KelpDAO incident, Aave funds continued to flow out, with total deposits decreasing from $48.5 billion to $30.7 billion within three and a half days. Morpho saw a modest outflow of $1.5 billion during the same period. The most notable contrast came from Spark, whose SparkLend business TVL rose from $1.9 billion to $3.2 billion against the trend.

According to a report by ZDNet Korea, South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) issued on April 15 a procurement notice for a “virtual asset tax evasion response and transaction tracking software,” with plans to complete system selection by the end of May, deploy it in June, and officially launch it in July. The new system will be able to track self-custodied (non-custodial) wallets such as MetaMask and Phantom, and will include “demixing” technology to enforce tax evasion against offenders who use mixers to conceal the flow of funds. This is the third upgrade to South Korea’s crypto tax investigation tracking system since 2024. In conjunction with new tax legislation that, starting in 2026, will formally bring crypto assets under taxation under the “Other Income” category of the comprehensive income tax, enforcement tools are being upgraded at the same time to improve collection efficiency. Procurement scope: Chainalysis and TRM

Hong Kong officials announced that they are studying the rules for the secondary market of tokenized products, and plan to release details in the first half of 2026. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued the first batch of two stablecoin licenses, driving the development of digital assets, while Hong Kong is also actively expanding the use of tokenized money market funds and green bonds. In addition, the flow of funds between Hong Kong and the Middle East has been increasing as well.

A generational shift in wealth is poised to influence investment strategies, with younger investors likely to increase crypto allocations. Grayscale notes that as $110 trillion in wealth transitions from baby boomers, $2.2 trillion could flow into digital assets, enhancing their portfolio roles.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Hong Kong has become a key hub for the flow of Iranian funds. Through shell companies, it processes as much as $4.8 billion in oil revenue each year, and helps procure military technology. Even as U.S. sanctions keep tightening, Hong Kong remains an important outpost for Iran’s shadow banking, and it also avoids U.S. financial-system oversight by using small banks and offshore transshipment. The Hong Kong government has refused to cooperate with unilateral sanctions, which has fueled the circulation of underground funds. As a result, the U.S. has changed its strategy and is trying to make it harder to set up shell companies in an effort to stop the flow of funds.