Crypto Regulation

India has brought 49 cryptocurrency exchanges under anti-money laundering rules, including 45 domestic and four foreign platforms. The Financial Intelligence Unit has also blocked 25 offshore exchanges that refused to register, while fines totalling ₹28 crore were issued to non-compliant platforms.

Hong Kong’s regulator fined Saxo Capital Markets HK HK$4 million for letting retail clients trade 32 complex crypto products that should only have been available to professional investors. The breaches ran from 2018 to 2022 and were caused by weak internal controls and missed checks on product risk and client knowledge.

South Korea’s financial authorities are considering a system to freeze crypto accounts suspected of price manipulation, stopping suspects from moving or hiding illegal gains.

China’s leading financial industry bodies have effectively shut the door on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, officially reclassifying it as a risky and illegal financial activity, signaling Beijing’s intent to remove private-sector blockchain finance from the country’s regulatory landscape altogether.

The recent arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has left a vacuum in the country's leadership, as the country is entering one of the most uncertain chapters in its modern history.

The United States has captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing narco-terrorism charges in New York, and may seize the country’s alleged $60 billion Bitcoin reserve. Crypto markets jumped as investors reacted to both Maduro’s arrest and the potential removal of a large amount of Bitcoin from circulation.

In a clear show of political backing, the country’s finance minister has called for digital assets to be woven directly into Japan’s stock and commodity exchanges, positioning 2026 as a decisive “digital year” for capital-markets reform.

PwC has announced that the company is finally moving into cryptocurrency after years of keeping the sector at arm’s length.

Coinbase has temporarily suspended its Argentine peso (ARS) on- and off-ramps, halting local fiat services while keeping all crypto trading fully operational.

Trump Media and Technology Group is preparing to distribute a new cryptocurrency to its shareholders, a move that highlights how deeply digital assets have become intertwined with U.S. politics.