Global Standards, Local Challenges

Global Standards, Local Challenges

The IOTA Foundation emphasizes the urgent need for unified global regulatory standards in the crypto sector. The current fragmented regulatory approach across countries many times with outdated frameworks and inconsistent rules burdens startups with high compliance costs, stifles innovation, and risks concentrating power in large institutions. Instead, the IOTA Foundation advocates for internationally coordinated regulations that cover licensing, technical interoperability, reporting, and supervision. This would lower barriers for startups, stimulate responsible innovation, and support a more decentralized, resilient Web3 ecosystem.

Key Ideas

  1. Disjointed crypto regulations globally impede innovation, increase costs, and discourage equitable market access—favoring large institutions over startups.

  2. Global regulatory alignment is essential to create a balanced, innovation-friendly environment that supports decentralization and anticipates future risks.

  3. It is critical to choose jurisdictions with clear and innovation-forward crypto policies (e.g. EU’s MiCAR, Singapore, UAE) to minimize friction and future-proof your business strategy.

Read the whole article at: blog.iota.org