WEF and BCG report says digital asset regulation now reaches far beyond crypto

A new study of 35 jurisdictions argues tokenization and digital money may matter more than Bitcoin for how governments write the rules Regulating crypto used to mean policing a speculative corner of the internet. A new report from the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group argues that framing is now badly out of date. The study’s core claim is that digital assets are starting to reshape how money moves, how markets function and how countries keep control over their own currencies. That raises the stakes for regulators well past the question of whether a token is a security. What the report actually says The report is titled “Regulation of Digital Assets in a Shifting Global Landscape.” According to the research findings, it was published on October 28, 2026, and draws on insights from 35 jurisdictions. Its central tension is simple to state and hard to solve. Governments want to let the useful parts of digital assets into mainstream finance without putting financial stability at risk. The authors acknowledge that cryptoassets like Bitcoin, ether and sol still dominate the landscape, with a combined market cap of roughly $3 trillion. That is a big number, but the report su...