South Africa saw its crypto economy expand by 52% to reach $39.3 billion during a global bear market. New draft rules will mandate the use of authorized local providers for cross-border stablecoin transfers.
KuCoin halts all services for customers in Russia and Belarus to comply with tightening legal requirements. The platform requires users to withdraw their assets by individual deadlines.
The US Treasury has sanctioned two Russian nationals for allegedly converting $5.5 million in cryptocurrency to support North Korean IT worker networks.
Cryptocurrency exchange HTX is leaving Britain under a court deal with the FCA. UK users are experiencing difficulties retrieving their funds from the sanctioned platform.
Christine Lagarde will step down as ECB President nine months early in February 2027. Her departure comes as Binance navigates ongoing challenges to secure an operating license in the European Union.
Moody’s assigned Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin its highest short-term rating following a comprehensive reserve assessment. The token also secured new retail listings on Robinhood and Coinbase.
Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Bithumb have reported separate data security incidents involving an external vendor and an internal employee system.
The Sony-backed blockchain network Soneium is developing a new token and an AI royalty licensing system. These plans arrive as platform deposits have dropped 95% since May 2025.
Major US banks are identifying unauthorized artificial intelligence agents accessing customer accounts. The activity is driven by users sharing their banking passwords with AI assistants to check balances and execute transfers.
Regulated digital asset custodian The Vault is expanding its operations with a new engineering and cryptography hub in Tbilisi, Georgia.