Binance has announced significant changes to how it operates in Brazil, driven by new crypto asset regulations issued by the Central Bank of Brazil. The changes take effect from October 27, 2026, with full user migration to a local Brazilian entity completing by October 29. Binance is restructuring how it
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called on national regulators to ensure that crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) stop offering services tied to stablecoins that do not comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). In addition, the firms must address remaining client exposures as soon as possible and
Greece has proposed a 10% tax on individual cryptocurrency capital gains, with annual gains of up to €500 exempt from tax under a new draft law released for public consultation. The proposal was published by Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance on October 7, 2026, as part of a
The government of Kyrgyzstan has ordered the shutdown of USDKG, its state-backed gold stablecoin, and instructed the Ministry of Finance to liquidate EVA, the company that issued it, along with Coin Nomad Exchange, the country’s first state-owned crypto trading platform. The official explanation is optimising state participation and improving the
Polygon Labs has added TRON support to its Open Money Stack, allowing businesses to build payment products around USDT on TRON and connect those transactions with bank accounts, cards, cash and other blockchain networks. Polygon announced the integration on October 8, saying businesses can now run a full stablecoin payment
Samsung Wallet is integrating Sui as its blockchain infrastructure partner, bringing USDC support directly to Galaxy device users across the United States. The rollout covers 82 million eligible U.S. Galaxy devices, not a new app to download, not a separate crypto wallet to set up. The Samsung Wallet is already
First National Bank, part of South Africa’s second-largest banking group by assets, has launched a crypto investing service for its customers in partnership with licensed local exchange VALR. The move puts BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and USDT directly inside FNB’s existing share-trading platform, available around the clock from as little
Key Takeaways Russia has registered its first cryptocurrency exchange operators and digital depositories under the country’s new legal framework for digital currencies and digital rights. The Bank of Russia added four cryptocurrency exchange operators and five digital depositories to its official registers on October 6, marking the first registrations under
The largest and dominant asset, Bitcoin (BTC), is entering a critical phase after slipping below the $85,000 mark and losing roughly 2% over the past 24 hours. The token is currently trading at around $84,035, with its daily trading volume settled at $32.867 billion. In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin
Key Takeaways The largest U.S. based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase has completed its integration with Deribit, bringing the two platforms together as Coinbase Global Exchange and creating a single trading infrastructure for spot, perpetuals, dated futures and options. Coinbase announced the development on October 7, saying the combined platform will connect
