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Issue 4 · 19–25 Oct 2026Issue 5 · 26 Oct–1 Nov 2026Issue 6 · 2–7 Nov 2026Issue 7 · 8–14 Nov 2026

This week in crypto, around the world

One story from each region, picked by what mattered most there, not by what America read. 7 regions this week, plus 29 more stories inside them. Pick a region to see everything from it.

Draft for review: stories outside Asia are checked but not yet approved.

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SudanIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanSri LankaNorth KoreaNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaChinaChinaTaiwanJapanJapanJapanIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesiaTimor-LesteCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippinesMalaysiaMalaysiaBruneiFijiFijiPapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaVanuatuVanuatuNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.Solomon Is.Solomon Is.Solomon Is.Solomon Is.New ZealandNew ZealandAustraliaAustraliaHong KongSingaporeBahrainNorth America3 storiesUtah files criminal charges against Kalshi, a day after the CFTC sued the state over prediction marketsUnited StatesOn 27 October the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Utah and its attorney general, Derek Brown, in federal court in Utah, saying the state is intruding on its jurisdiction over prediction markets, The Block reported; it is the tenth state the CFTC has sued, The Block and Decrypt reported. On 28 October Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi and two of its executives for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling, The Block reported. The 14 counts rest on 12 sports wagers an undercover state agent placed on Kalshi in September, Unchained and Decrypt reported. Kalshi called the charges "a crazy overreach" and said it would fight them in court, The Block and Decrypt reported.Rules & policy+2 moreLatin America4 storiesBrazil's deadline for crypto firms to ask the central bank for authorisation closes, with about 40 applications reportedBrazilThe deadline for crypto firms already working in Brazil to ask the Banco Central do Brasil for authorisation ended on Friday 30 October, Livecoins reported. About 40 institutions, among them exchanges, banks, the B3 exchange and payment fintechs, had applied or filed by the afternoon of 29 October, against the 150 to 200 the market had expected. Firms that did not apply have 30 days to stop their crypto services. Binance (on 23 October), Coinbase, Nonco, O3 Trade and TCR were among those reported to apply, and Itaú Unibanco formally notified the central bank of its crypto trading and custody service.Licensing+3 moreEurope5 storiesFrance's Senate votes to join the automatic exchange of crypto tax data that 77 jurisdictions have signed up toFranceOn Tuesday 27 October the French Senate adopted at first reading a bill authorising France to approve the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), a multilateral agreement under which tax authorities automatically exchange information on crypto-assets, Cryptoast and Cointribune reported. The bill also updates the similar agreement already in place for ordinary financial accounts. It now goes to the National Assembly, Cryptoast and Bitcoinmagazine.nl reported.Rules & policy+4 moreMiddle East & North Africa3 storiesAbu Dhabi's ADGM publishes licence and disclosure terms for crypto miningUAERules & policy+2 moreAfrica2 storiesSouth Africa's Finance Minister says the draft cross-border crypto rules will be revised after thousands of public comments (on or before 27 Oct)South AfricaSouth Africa will revise its draft rules for cross-border cryptocurrency transactions after receiving thousands of public comments, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said, BitKE reported on 27 October. The draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities, written by the National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank and opened for comment in mid-2026, would bring crypto transfers under the country's exchange-control framework, BitKE reported. The government will consult on a revised second draft, BitKE reported.Rules & policy+1 moreSouth AsiaQuiet weekEast Asia12 storiesExchanges and regulators in Japan, Korea, India and Thailand respond to the Binance hackJapan · South KoreaBinance said on 30 October that its first estimate of the hack is about $6.3 billion; it froze about $3 billion and said it would cover losses in full from its user protection fund and its own money. Exchanges across Asia acted too. Binance Japan kept trading open but paused all crypto deposits and withdrawals for safety checks, saying no impact on its customers' assets had been confirmed. Japan's bitFlyer restricted sending crypto to Binance. Korea's Upbit and Bithumb warned users about withdrawing to Binance and said they may restrict it. India's CoinDCX put its futures market into reduce-only mode, then resumed it on 30 October with four tokens still limited.Hacks & scams+11 moreSoutheast Asia7 storiesThailand's Supreme Court rules that bitcoin is propertyThailandThailand's Supreme Court has ruled that bitcoin counts as property under the law, in a robbery case, Crypto Times reported; the ruling became public on 28 October. Coin68 reported that the court found bitcoin can be the object of theft, although it is not legal tender.Rules & policy+6 moreOceaniaNo sources yet

North America

Local news read from United States.

This week's story Rules & policy

Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi, a day after the CFTC sued the state over prediction markets

What happened. On 28 October Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi and two of its executives for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling, The Block reported. On 27 October the CFTC had sued Utah over prediction markets, The Block reported.

Why it matters. The cases test whether event contracts on CFTC-registered exchanges are federally regulated derivatives or gambling states can ban. Kalshi called the charges "a crazy overreach", The Block reported.

  • Utah's attorney general, Derek Brown, said "being federally registered doesn't put a company above the law", The Block reported.
  • The 14 counts rest on 12 sports wagers an undercover state agent placed on Kalshi in September, Unchained and Decrypt reported.
  • Federal appeals courts have split, and New Jersey has asked the Supreme Court to decide, Decrypt reported.
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What happened. On 27 October the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Utah and its attorney general, Derek Brown, in federal court in Utah, saying the state is intruding on its jurisdiction over prediction markets, The Block reported; it is the tenth state the CFTC has sued, The Block and Decrypt reported. On 28 October Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi and two of its executives for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling, The Block reported. The 14 counts rest on 12 sports wagers an undercover state agent placed on Kalshi in September, Unchained and Decrypt reported. Kalshi called the charges "a crazy overreach" and said it would fight them in court, The Block and Decrypt reported.

Why it matters. The cases test whether event contracts on CFTC-registered exchanges are federally regulated derivatives or gambling that states can ban. "Congress entrusted the CFTC to be the federal regulator with sole responsibility to oversee these markets," CFTC Chair Michael Selig said, while Brown said "being federally registered doesn't put a company above the law", The Block reported. Federal appeals courts have split: the Third Circuit ruled against New Jersey in April, while the Sixth and Ninth Circuits sided with Ohio, Tennessee and Nevada, and New Jersey has asked the Supreme Court to decide, Decrypt reported.

  • The charges are 12 counts of online gambling promotion, a third-degree felony, one per wager; one second-degree felony count of pattern of unlawful activity; and one misdemeanour count of gambling promotion, Unchained and Decrypt reported.
  • The agent opened an account in September with a Utah address and confirmed his location before trading, putting $4 to $30 on each trade across football, soccer, baseball and hockey games, Unchained reported, citing the charging declaration.
  • The charges follow Utah's civil suit of 20 October against Kalshi and two Susquehanna trading firms over bets on sports, elections and politics, The Block reported.
  • In August a federal judge rejected Kalshi's bid to stop Utah enforcing its gambling laws, and the Tenth Circuit denied Kalshi an injunction in September, Decrypt and Unchained reported.
  • The CFTC's earlier suits named Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Rhode Island, New Mexico and Kentucky, The Block reported.
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Latin America

Local news read from Brazil, Spanish-language Latin America.

This week's story Licensing

Brazil's deadline for crypto firms to ask the central bank for authorisation closes, with about 40 applications reported

What happened. The deadline for crypto firms already working in Brazil to ask the central bank for authorisation ended on Friday 30 October, Livecoins reported. About 40 institutions had applied or filed by 29 October, against the 150 to 200 the market had expected.

Why it matters. Firms that did not apply have 30 days to stop their crypto services. Firms that applied in time can keep operating while the central bank reviews them, PANews reported.

  • Binance, Coinbase, Nonco, O3 Trade and TCR were among those reported to apply.
  • From 6 November, banks and payment institutions may not operate with crypto providers outside the regime, Livecoins reported.
  • Crypto held at an authorised exchange is not covered by Brazil's deposit guarantee fund (FGC), Livecoins reported.
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What happened. The deadline for crypto firms already working in Brazil to ask the Banco Central do Brasil for authorisation ended on Friday 30 October, Livecoins reported. About 40 institutions, among them exchanges, banks, the B3 exchange and payment fintechs, had applied or filed by the afternoon of 29 October, against the 150 to 200 the market had expected. Firms that did not apply have 30 days to stop their crypto services. Binance (on 23 October), Coinbase, Nonco, O3 Trade and TCR were among those reported to apply, and Itaú Unibanco formally notified the central bank of its crypto trading and custody service.

Why it matters. The deadline is set by central bank Resolution 520, in force since 2 February 2026, which gave existing providers 270 days to apply, NewEconomy reported. Firms that applied in time can keep operating while the central bank reviews them, PANews reported. From 6 November, banks and payment institutions may not operate with crypto providers outside the regime, Livecoins reported, citing Resolutions 520 and 589.

  • Already-authorised banks only notify the central bank of their crypto services, with an independent technical certification, while specialist providers must apply for authorisation; Itaú filed its notice on 27 October and offers 15 crypto assets, NewEconomy and Blockmedia reported.
  • Binance applied through its local entity to operate as a virtual asset service provider (SPSAV), Livecoins and The Cryptonomist reported; from 27 October it restricted new positions in eight services for Brazilian residents, including Loans and Margin, NewEconomy reported.
  • The central bank has up to two years to decide on applications from new entrants, and firms already filed now face review of their business plans and source of funds, a lawyer quoted by Livecoins said.
  • Crypto held at an authorised exchange is not covered by Brazil's deposit guarantee fund (FGC), Livecoins reported.
  • Brazilians declared R$505.5 billion of crypto operations to the Receita Federal in 2025, about two thirds in dollar stablecoins, Livecoins reported.
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Europe

Local news read from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Russia.

This week's story Rules & policy

France's Senate votes to join the automatic exchange of crypto tax data that 77 jurisdictions have signed up to

What happened. On 27 October the French Senate adopted at first reading a bill authorising France to approve the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), Cryptoast and Cointribune reported. Tax authorities would automatically exchange crypto data.

Why it matters. The data would arrive each year, letting the tax office compare it with declarations, Cointribune reported. The text creates no new tax, Cryptoast and Cointribune reported.

  • According to the report of Senator Emmanuel Capus, 77 jurisdictions have committed to apply the framework, on a timetable phased in from 2027, Cryptoast reported.
  • Tax authorities would exchange the data once a year, within nine months of the end of the year concerned, Cryptoast reported.
  • The bill now goes to the National Assembly, Cryptoast and Bitcoinmagazine.nl reported.
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What happened. On Tuesday 27 October the French Senate adopted at first reading a bill authorising France to approve the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), a multilateral agreement under which tax authorities automatically exchange information on crypto-assets, Cryptoast and Cointribune reported. The bill also updates the similar agreement already in place for ordinary financial accounts. It now goes to the National Assembly, Cryptoast and Bitcoinmagazine.nl reported.

Why it matters. Until now, finding a French resident's crypto account abroad depended largely on the taxpayer declaring it or on a targeted request; under the agreement the data would arrive automatically each year, letting the tax office compare it with declarations, Cointribune reported. The text creates no new tax and does not change how crypto is taxed, Cryptoast and Cointribune reported. According to the report of Senator Emmanuel Capus, 77 jurisdictions have committed to apply the framework, on a timetable phased in from 2027, Cryptoast reported.

  • Platforms would report conversions between crypto and ordinary money, exchanges between cryptocurrencies and customers' transfers, with each user's identity, tax residence and tax number, and the number, quantity and total value of operations, grouped by asset and category, Cryptoast reported.
  • Tax authorities would exchange the data once a year, within nine months of the end of the year concerned, Cryptoast reported.
  • Inside the EU, collection under the DAC8 directive began in France on 1 January, transposed by the 2025 finance law, with the first returns expected in 2027; CARF extends this beyond the EU, Cryptoast reported.
  • The agreements were signed in Asunción, Paraguay, on 26 November 2024; exchanges must still be switched on between partner countries, subject to data-protection safeguards under the GDPR, Cryptoast reported.
  • Separately, since the anti-fraud law of 25 June 2026 the tax office can seize crypto-assets held for a taxpayer by a crypto service provider and, after an initial period in which the holder can choose when to sell, have them sold to cover unpaid tax, Cryptoast reported.
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Middle East & North Africa

Local news read from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Turkey, Egypt.

This week's story Rules & policy

Abu Dhabi's ADGM publishes licence and disclosure terms for crypto mining

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Africa

Local news read from Nigeria, Kenya.

This week's story Rules & policy

South Africa's Finance Minister says the draft cross-border crypto rules will be revised after thousands of public comments (on or before 27 Oct)

What happened. South Africa will revise its draft rules for cross-border cryptocurrency transactions after receiving thousands of public comments, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said, BitKE reported on 27 October. A revised second draft will go out for consultation.

Why it matters. Crypto businesses criticised the draft over limits on cross-border payments, stablecoin transactions and transfers to self-custody wallets, BitKE reported.

  • The draft would bring crypto transfers under the country's exchange-control framework, BitKE reported.
  • Godongwana said the aim should be to "shift away from pre-approvals", BitKE reported.
  • A coalition called CATASTROPHE, which says its members include VALR and Luno, ran a national campaign against the draft, BitKE reported.
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What happened. South Africa will revise its draft rules for cross-border cryptocurrency transactions after receiving thousands of public comments, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said, BitKE reported on 27 October. The draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities, written by the National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank and opened for comment in mid-2026, would bring crypto transfers under the country's exchange-control framework, BitKE reported. The government will consult on a revised second draft, BitKE reported.

Why it matters. The draft drew criticism from crypto businesses over limits on cross-border payments, stablecoin transactions and transfers to self-custody wallets, BitKE reported. In his October 2026 budget statement Godongwana said the aim should be to "shift away from pre-approvals" and to assess transactions for legitimacy and tax compliance, BitKE reported.

  • BitKE reported that the draft sought to improve oversight of capital flows and combat illicit financial activity.
  • A coalition called CATASTROPHE, which says its members include VALR, Luno, AltCoinTrader and EasyEquities, ran a national campaign against the draft, saying it would harm domestic businesses and jobs and isolate South Africa from the global digital economy, BitKE reported.
  • Godongwana said the treatment of crypto assets should also be guided by the Financial Stability Board's recommendations, BitKE reported.
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South Asia

Local news read from India.

Quiet week: Nothing from this region made our cut this week.

East Asia

Local news read from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea.

This week's story Hacks & scams

Exchanges and regulators in Japan, Korea, India and Thailand respond to the Binance hack

What happened. Binance said on 30 October that its first estimate of the hack is about $6.3 billion; it froze about $3 billion and said it would cover losses in full. Exchanges across Asia acted too.

Why it matters. bitFlyer Holdings CEO Yuzo Kano noted that Japanese law requires exchanges to keep, in principle, at least 95% of customer assets in cold wallets, strictly separated from their own.

  • Binance Japan paused all crypto deposits and withdrawals for safety checks; Japan's bitFlyer restricted sending crypto to Binance.
  • Korea's Upbit and Bithumb warned users about withdrawing to Binance; India's CoinDCX put its futures market into reduce-only mode, then resumed it on 30 October with four tokens still limited.
  • Thailand's SEC has found no significant impact on Thai clients' assets so far.
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What happened. Binance said on 30 October that its first estimate of the hack is about $6.3 billion; it froze about $3 billion and said it would cover losses in full from its user protection fund and its own money. Exchanges across Asia acted too. Binance Japan kept trading open but paused all crypto deposits and withdrawals for safety checks, saying no impact on its customers' assets had been confirmed. Japan's bitFlyer restricted sending crypto to Binance. Korea's Upbit and Bithumb warned users about withdrawing to Binance and said they may restrict it. India's CoinDCX put its futures market into reduce-only mode, then resumed it on 30 October with four tokens still limited.

Why it matters. bitFlyer Holdings CEO Yuzo Kano noted that Japanese law requires exchanges to keep, in principle, at least 95% of customer assets in cold wallets, strictly separated from their own.

  • Thailand's SEC said it is monitoring the incident and told digital-asset businesses to check client assets and their risk management; it has found no significant impact on Thai clients' assets so far. Binance TH paused deposits and withdrawals while it checks its systems and says client assets are safe.
  • SBI Holdings said its group's exposure to Binance is currently limited and that its exchanges SBI VC Trade and bitbank are operating normally, TechFlow reported, citing CoinPost.
  • bitFlyer said there was no impact on its systems or customer assets.
  • Bithumb and Upbit said any change to Binance deposits and withdrawals would be announced separately.
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How it got here (3 developments)
  1. South Korea's financial regulator says it will let exchanges halt deposits and withdrawals when a hack is suspected
  2. South Korea asks exchanges to keep more in cold wallets after the Binance hack and weighs a 99% rule
  3. Exchanges and regulators in Japan, Korea, India and Thailand respond to the Binance hack

Southeast Asia

Local news read from Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.

This week's story Rules & policy

Thailand's Supreme Court rules that bitcoin is property

What happened. Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that bitcoin counts as property under the law, in a robbery case, Crypto Times reported; the ruling became public on 28 October.

Why it matters. Coin68 reported that the court found bitcoin can be the object of theft, although it is not legal tender. Crypto Times describes the ruling as a precedent.

  • The judgment is number 4929/2569 (2569 in the Thai calendar is 2026).
  • Coin68 reported it is the first time the Supreme Court has recognised bitcoin as property.
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What happened. Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that bitcoin counts as property under the law, in a robbery case, Crypto Times reported; the ruling became public on 28 October. Coin68 reported that the court found bitcoin can be the object of theft, although it is not legal tender.

Why it matters. Crypto Times describes the ruling as a precedent. Liputan6 reported that Thailand recognises bitcoin as property while still restricting its use to pay for goods and services.

  • The judgment is number 4929/2569 (2569 in the Thai calendar is 2026); Crypto Times reported it is said to have been decided by the full court.
  • Coin68 reported it is the first time the Supreme Court has recognised bitcoin as property.
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Oceania

No local sources yet.

No local sources here yet, so no story. We looked for local crypto outlets in Australia and New Zealand and found none we can use yet.