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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. 8 regions this week, plus 30 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 America5 storiesDemocrats win both houses of the US Congress in the midterms; the committees that write crypto law change hands in JanuaryUnited StatesDemocrats won control of both the House and the Senate in the 3 November midterm elections, the Associated Press reported, according to Unchained and Cointelegraph. They flipped at least seven Senate seats, including Ohio, where Democrat Sherrod Brown beat Republican Senator Jon Husted, Cointelegraph and The Block reported. Democrats take control of House committees in January 2027, Cointelegraph reported. House Financial Services chair French Hill, a sponsor of the CLARITY Act, won re-election but is set to lose the chair, Cointelegraph reported.Rules & policy+4 moreLatin America5 storiesBrazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after a theft of tens of millions of dollars and says it will repay clients itselfBrazilMercado Bitcoin confirmed unauthorised access to its systems in the early hours of Monday 2 November and suspended deposits and withdrawals, Livecoins reported. Security firm Hypernative estimated that about US$40 million left the exchange's wallets across at least ten networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, through simple transfers rather than a smart-contract exploit. The exchange said no client would lose assets, that it would make up affected wallets from its own resources, and that it would reopen its website gradually from 9 November, Livecoins and PANews reported.Hacks & scams+4 moreEurope5 storiesRussia opens bitcoin, ether and USDT to ordinary investors, with Moscow Exchange trading set to start on 1 DecemberRussiaThe Moscow Exchange said it plans to start trading bitcoin, ether and the stablecoin USDT on 1 December, as a pilot with market participants connected step by step, in what it calls Russia's first organised market for digital currencies, Observatorio Blockchain and Crypto Insiders reported on 3 November. On Friday 6 November the Bank of Russia published a directive listing bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT as the crypto-assets that non-qualified investors may buy, taking effect on 17 November, ForkLog and BTC-ECHO reported.Rules & policy+4 moreMiddle East & North Africa3 storiesAnimoca Brands' asset management arm gets a licence to manage investment funds in Abu Dhabi's ADGMUAELicensing+2 moreAfrica1 storyNigeria's central bank issues stablecoin rules: ₦15 billion capital for foreign-currency stablecoin issuers, ₦10 billion for naira ones, algorithmic stablecoins bannedNigeriaThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released its Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria on Thursday 5 November, Technext and BitKE reported. The rules create separate licences for naira-backed (Class 1) and foreign-currency-backed (Class 2) stablecoin issuers, with minimum paid-up capital of ₦10 billion and ₦15 billion respectively, and name algorithmic stablecoins among the tokens that may not be issued, offered or traded in Nigeria, according to the CBN document. Technext put the two capital floors at about $7.44 million and $11.16 million.Rules & policySouth Asia1 storyIndia's Enforcement Directorate searches premises linked to CoinDCX over cross-border transactions; CoinDCX says it is cooperatingIndiaLicensingEast Asia13 storiesSouth Korea's government moves to delay its crypto tax by two years, to 2029South KoreaSouth Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Lee Hyoung-il, said on 5 November that the government will seek a two-year delay of the crypto income tax due in 2027, to 2029, in talks with the National Assembly, Digital Asset reported. The government also plans to let investors carry losses forward for three years. The day before, ruling Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok had formally proposed a delay to the government, NewEconomy and Blockcast reported.Rules & policy+12 moreSoutheast Asia5 storiesThai SEC files criminal complaint against Bitget's operator, asks for it to be blocked from 5 DecemberThailandThailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint on 5 November against BG Limited, the operator of the Bitget exchange, alleging that it ran a digital-asset exchange without a licence, Kaohoon reported. The complaint went to the police Economic Crime Suppression Division and also names one person the SEC says helped promote Bitget. The SEC has asked the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to block Bitget's website, its other domains and its app in Thailand from 5 December 2026.Licensing+4 moreOceaniaNo sources yet

North America

Local news read from United States.

This week's story Rules & policy

Democrats win both houses of the US Congress in the midterms; the committees that write crypto law change hands in January

What happened. Democrats won both the House and the Senate in the 3 November midterms, Cointelegraph reported, citing the Associated Press. It reported that House Financial Services chair French Hill, a CLARITY Act sponsor, kept his seat but is set to lose the chair.

Why it matters. Chairs decide which crypto bills move. CertiK's Muehlbauer said "CLARITY bill is likely dead", Cointelegraph reported; Coinbase's Kara Calvert said "crypto is 100% bipartisan", The Block reported.

  • Crypto PAC Fairshake spent $154.5 million on the primaries and the general election, The Block reported.
  • Democrats fell short of the 60 Senate votes needed to overcome a filibuster, Muehlbauer said, Cointelegraph reported.
  • Democrats take control of House committees in January 2027, Cointelegraph reported.
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What happened. Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in the 3 November midterm elections, the Associated Press reported, according to Unchained and Cointelegraph. They flipped at least seven Senate seats, including Ohio, where Democrat Sherrod Brown beat Republican Senator Jon Husted, Cointelegraph and The Block reported. Democrats take control of House committees in January 2027, Cointelegraph reported. House Financial Services chair French Hill, a sponsor of the CLARITY Act, won re-election but is set to lose the chair, Cointelegraph reported.

Why it matters. Committee chairs decide which crypto bills move. CertiK's Stefan Muehlbauer said "CLARITY bill is likely dead" and expected Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Maxine Waters to chair the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees, Cointelegraph reported; TD Cowen said the CLARITY Act is unlikely to advance in the next two years, while Coinbase's Kara Calvert said "crypto is 100% bipartisan", The Block reported.

  • Crypto PAC Fairshake put $30 million into the Ohio race against Brown, The Block reported.
  • Fairshake spent $154.5 million across the primaries and the general election, The Block reported; a Fairshake spokesperson said "'28 is a new map".
  • Stand With Crypto said 19 senators and 226 House members it counts as pro-crypto were elected, and 8 senators and 106 House members it counts as anti-crypto, The Block reported.
  • Democrats fell short of the 60 Senate votes needed to overcome a filibuster, Muehlbauer said, Cointelegraph reported.
  • Because Brown won a special election for the seat JD Vance left, he could return to the Senate as early as 15 December, The Block reported.
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Latin America

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

This week's story Hacks & scams

Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after a theft of tens of millions of dollars and says it will repay clients itself

What happened. Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals after unauthorised access on 2 November, Livecoins reported. Security firm Hypernative estimated about US$40 million left its wallets. The exchange said no client would lose assets.

Why it matters. Livecoins called it one of the largest cases in Brazil's crypto market. Bitquery found deposit addresses were emptied for about four hours after the exchange said it was contained, ABMedia reported.

  • Totals differ by source: about US$36.3 million in the exchange's own update, about US$49 million gross in Livecoins' report.
  • The exchange said it had frozen more than US$15 million by 4 November, Livecoins and PANews reported.
  • The exchange said it would reopen its website gradually from 9 November, Livecoins and PANews reported.
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What happened. Mercado Bitcoin confirmed unauthorised access to its systems in the early hours of Monday 2 November and suspended deposits and withdrawals, Livecoins reported. Security firm Hypernative estimated that about US$40 million left the exchange's wallets across at least ten networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, through simple transfers rather than a smart-contract exploit. The exchange said no client would lose assets, that it would make up affected wallets from its own resources, and that it would reopen its website gradually from 9 November, Livecoins and PANews reported.

Why it matters. Livecoins called it one of the largest cases in the history of Brazil's crypto market. Working with Tether, Circle, Paxos, the BRL1 consortium and Chainalysis, the exchange said it had frozen US$11 million by 2 November and more than US$15 million by 4 November, Livecoins and PANews reported. Blockchain data firm Bitquery found that customer deposit addresses kept being emptied for about four hours after the exchange said the incident was contained, ABMedia and Cointribune reported.

  • Totals differ by source: Livecoins reported a gross theft of about R$269 million (US$49 million) with US$38 million still involved after the first freeze; the exchange's own later update put affected assets at about US$36.3 million with US$12.9 million frozen, BlockTempo and ForkLog reported; Bitquery traced US$48.6 million across eleven chains, ABMedia reported.
  • Bitquery counted 36,042 Ethereum deposit addresses emptied, and said moving funds out of them needs each address's private key or access to the system that signs for them; it advised users not to send coins to old deposit addresses, ABMedia reported.
  • The exchange published the receiving addresses on EVM networks, Bitcoin, Solana, Stellar and Tron to help tracking, CoinPost and NewEconomy reported; Arkham grouped 64 addresses under a 'Mercado Bitcoin Hacker' label, NewEconomy reported.
  • On 3-4 November the attacker swapped 136 tokens worth about US$11.9 million into ETH, while 106.07 BTC stayed unmoved, ABMedia reported, citing Bitquery.
  • The first reopening stage on 9 November lets users check balances, statements and investments on the website; transfers, withdrawals and trading return as each module passes final security checks, Livecoins and PANews reported.
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Europe

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

This week's story Rules & policy

Russia opens bitcoin, ether and USDT to ordinary investors, with Moscow Exchange trading set to start on 1 December

What happened. The Moscow Exchange plans to start trading bitcoin, ether and USDT on 1 December as a pilot, Observatorio Blockchain reported. On 6 November the Bank of Russia listed them as the crypto that non-qualified investors may buy, ForkLog reported.

Why it matters. The exchange is on US and EU sanctions lists and Tether freezes addresses linked to sanctioned parties, so how USDT will trade there is unclear, BTC-ECHO noted.

  • Non-qualified investors must pass a test and may buy at most 300,000 roubles a year through each intermediary, ForkLog reported.
  • The Bank of Russia's list takes effect on 17 November, ForkLog and BTC-ECHO reported.
  • Russia's new law on digital currencies allows trading through regulated providers; paying with crypto stays banned, BTC-ECHO reported.
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What happened. The Moscow Exchange said it plans to start trading bitcoin, ether and the stablecoin USDT on 1 December, as a pilot with market participants connected step by step, in what it calls Russia's first organised market for digital currencies, Observatorio Blockchain and Crypto Insiders reported on 3 November. On Friday 6 November the Bank of Russia published a directive listing bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT as the crypto-assets that non-qualified investors may buy, taking effect on 17 November, ForkLog and BTC-ECHO reported.

Why it matters. The launch follows Russia's new law on digital currencies, whose main provisions took effect on 1 September 2026, Observatorio Blockchain reported; the law allows trading through regulated providers while paying with crypto stays banned, BTC-ECHO reported. Crypto Insiders said it moves Russia from separate bank trials, such as Sberbank testing the three coins in its own app, to a central market open to many brokers. BTC-ECHO noted that the Moscow Exchange and its National Clearing Centre have been on the US sanctions list since 2024 and the EU has also listed the exchange, while Tether freezes addresses linked to sanctioned parties, so it is unclear how USDT will trade there.

  • Non-qualified investors must first pass a test and may buy at most 300,000 roubles of crypto a year through each intermediary, Observatorio Blockchain, Crypto Insiders and ForkLog reported; qualified investors have no such limit, BTC-ECHO reported.
  • Only crypto-assets with a high market value, above-average daily trading volume and at least five years of price history abroad qualify for the retail list, BTC-ECHO reported.
  • Trades will be cleared by the National Clearing Centre on the exchange's existing infrastructure, with same-day or next-day settlement and swaps, during the share market's hours of 06:50 to 23:50 Moscow time, Observatorio Blockchain reported.
  • The exchange plans to add other international and Russian digital instruments later but did not say which or when, Observatorio Blockchain reported.
  • Further provisions of the law apply from July and September 2027, Observatorio Blockchain reported.
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Middle East & North Africa

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

This week's story Licensing

Animoca Brands' asset management arm gets a licence to manage investment funds in Abu Dhabi's ADGM

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Africa

Local news read from Nigeria, Kenya.

This week's story Rules & policy

Nigeria's central bank issues stablecoin rules: ₦15 billion capital for foreign-currency stablecoin issuers, ₦10 billion for naira ones, algorithmic stablecoins banned

What happened. Nigeria's central bank released stablecoin rules on 5 November, Technext and BitKE reported. Issuers need ₦10 billion in capital for naira stablecoins and ₦15 billion for foreign-currency ones. Algorithmic stablecoins are banned.

Why it matters. Issuers of foreign-currency stablecoins such as USDT and USDC must set up licensed Nigerian entities to serve the country. Technext argues the ₦10 billion floor could price out local issuers.

  • Technext put the two capital floors at about $7.44 million and $11.16 million.
  • Wallets, on- and off-ramps and other virtual asset services need ₦1 billion in paid-up capital, according to the CBN document.
  • Existing operators must apply within 180 days of the rules starting, the document says; the start date is still to be set.
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What happened. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released its Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria on Thursday 5 November, Technext and BitKE reported. The rules create separate licences for naira-backed (Class 1) and foreign-currency-backed (Class 2) stablecoin issuers, with minimum paid-up capital of ₦10 billion and ₦15 billion respectively, and name algorithmic stablecoins among the tokens that may not be issued, offered or traded in Nigeria, according to the CBN document. Technext put the two capital floors at about $7.44 million and $11.16 million.

Why it matters. Issuers of foreign-currency stablecoins such as USDT and USDC must set up licensed Nigerian entities to serve the country; the document says there is no offshore issuer exemption from incorporation, licensing or capital, and BitKE reported that licences from other jurisdictions do not exempt them. Technext described the rules as the operational product of the 17 July 2026 Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, which created a CBN-chaired Virtual Asset Council. Technext's analysis argues the ₦10 billion floor for fully reserved naira stablecoins could price out local issuers.

  • Other non-security virtual asset services, such as wallets, naira and foreign-currency on- and off-ramps, payment gateways and approved peer-to-peer platforms, need ₦1 billion in paid-up capital, on top of SEC capital where the firm holds an SEC licence, according to the CBN document and Technext.
  • Existing operators must apply within 180 calendar days of the rules' commencement, register with the CBN within 30 days, and meanwhile may continue only at their existing scale, the document says; the commencement date is to be set in the issuing instrument.
  • Also prohibited: tokens that reference a fiat currency but are backed mainly by other virtual assets, tokens issued by sanctioned persons, and tokens marketed as stablecoins without a right of redemption at par, the document says.
  • Naira stablecoin issuers may not pay interest or yield for holding the token, and foreign-currency issuers must hold their reserves in a Nigerian commercial bank, Technext reported; each class carries a ₦10 million application fee.
  • The rules also cover Deposit Money Tokens, tokenised naira deposits that only CBN-licensed banks may issue, Technext reported.
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Nothing else from Africa this week.

South Asia

Local news read from India.

This week's story Licensing

India's Enforcement Directorate searches premises linked to CoinDCX over cross-border transactions; CoinDCX says it is cooperating

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Nothing else from South Asia this week.

East Asia

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

This week's story Rules & policy

South Korea's government moves to delay its crypto tax by two years, to 2029

What happened. South Korea's government will seek to delay the crypto income tax due in 2027 by two years, to 2029, Economy and Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il said on 5 November, Digital Asset reported. It also plans a three-year loss carry-forward.

Why it matters. The government said tax information exchange with the US begins in 2029, and taxing now could leave the domestic market at a disadvantage to overseas ones, Digital Asset reported.

  • Ruling Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok formally proposed the delay the day before, NewEconomy and Blockcast reported.
  • The People Power Party welcomed the proposal; a civic group said the delay damages tax fairness, Digital Asset headlines show.
  • Detailed tax criteria are planned for the first half of 2028, Digital Asset reported.
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What happened. South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Lee Hyoung-il, said on 5 November that the government will seek a two-year delay of the crypto income tax due in 2027, to 2029, in talks with the National Assembly, Digital Asset reported. The government also plans to let investors carry losses forward for three years. The day before, ruling Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok had formally proposed a delay to the government, NewEconomy and Blockcast reported.

Why it matters. The government said tax information exchange with the United States begins in 2029, and that taxing now could leave the domestic market at a disadvantage to overseas ones, Digital Asset reported. Kim Min-seok said a Digital Asset Basic Act should come first, with time for companies and investors to adjust, NewEconomy reported. The People Power Party welcomed the Democratic Party's proposal to delay the tax, while the civic group People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy said the delay damages tax fairness, according to Digital Asset headlines.

  • Each loss could be set against gains in the following three years, so a 2029 loss could be offset against 2030–2032 gains; ministry tax chief Cho Man-hee said the carry-forward itself is not limited to three years, Digital Asset reported.
  • For crypto bought before the tax starts, the cost would be the higher of the market price on 31 December 2028 or the actual purchase price; losses already realised by selling before 2029 cannot be carried forward, Digital Asset reported.
  • The government plans a public-private working group, proposals by the first half of 2027 for that year's regular Assembly session, and detailed tax criteria in the first half of 2028, Digital Asset reported.
  • On 3 November Democratic Party members of the Assembly's finance committee met in private; afterwards Oh Gi-hyoung said most felt a preparation period before the tax was unavoidable, NewEconomy reported.
  • Under the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), South Korea is due to start exchanging data in 2027 and the United States in 2029, NewEconomy and Blockcast reported.
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How it got here (5 developments)
  1. South Korea's ruling and opposition parties provisionally agree to delay the crypto tax to 2029
  2. South Korea's government moves to delay its crypto tax by two years, to 2029
  3. South Korea's ruling party puts off its crypto tax decision by one to two weeks
  4. South Korea leans toward delaying its crypto tax a fourth time
  5. South Korea prepares crypto tax rules as talk of a delay grows

Southeast Asia

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

This week's story Licensing

Thai SEC files criminal complaint against Bitget's operator, asks for it to be blocked from 5 December

What happened. Thailand's SEC filed a criminal complaint on 5 November against BG Limited, Bitget's operator, alleging it ran a digital-asset exchange without a licence, Kaohoon reported. It asked for Bitget's site and app to be blocked from 5 December.

Why it matters. The SEC says Bitget served Thai users from 2022 to 2025 with a Thai-language site and prices in baht. Police now investigate; no one has been convicted, Blockcast noted.

  • The SEC urged Bitget users to decide what to do with assets on the platform before 5 December, Kaohoon reported.
  • On 20 October Bitget announced a plan to buy licensed Thai exchange GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics, Blockcast reported; it said the SEC's notice does not say whether the complaint affects that deal.
  • Bitget did not immediately reply when Cointelegraph asked for comment, Liputan6 reported.
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What happened. Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint on 5 November against BG Limited, the operator of the Bitget exchange, alleging that it ran a digital-asset exchange without a licence, Kaohoon reported. The complaint went to the police Economic Crime Suppression Division and also names one person the SEC says helped promote Bitget. The SEC has asked the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to block Bitget's website, its other domains and its app in Thailand from 5 December 2026.

Why it matters. The SEC said that from 2022 to 2025 Bitget offered trading to Thai users, charged fees, ran a Thai-language website showing values in baht and promoted itself in Thai on social media, which it says breaks Thailand's 2018 emergency decree on digital-asset businesses. The SEC said the block is meant to protect investors and stop unlicensed platforms being used by fraudsters to launder money, Kaohoon reported.

  • The SEC urged Bitget users to decide what to do with assets held on the platform before the block starts on 5 December. It also told investors to check which firms are licensed on its website or its SEC Check First app, Kaohoon reported.
  • Police now investigate, prosecutors decide whether to charge, and the courts rule on guilt; Blockcast noted that no one has been convicted.
  • Blockcast and Liputan6 (citing Cointelegraph) noted that on 20 October Bitget announced a plan to buy GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics, a licensed Thai exchange, through BTGT Management (Thailand). Blockcast said the SEC's notice does not say whether the complaint affects that deal.
  • Bitget did not immediately reply when Cointelegraph asked for comment, Liputan6 reported.
  • Thailand's regulator announced in 2025 that it would block five unlicensed platforms, including Bybit, OKX and CoinEx, Blockcast reported.
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Oceania

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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.