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Binance's French division did not obtain authorization under MiCA (the EU's common crypto law) and announced the closure of client accounts on December 31, 2026. This concerns one of the world's largest crypto exchanges and one of Europe's largest markets.
On November 6, FinCEN (the US Treasury's financial crimes unit) banned American banks from making any transfers to or from the MEXC Global crypto exchange. The exchange was named a "primary source of money laundering threat," with claims totaling $16 billion in transactions over five years.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved rules for the issuance and circulation of stablecoins (cryptocurrencies whose exchange rate is pegged to a conventional currency - the dollar, euro, or the local naira). The document came into force on November 5; existing issuers were given 30 days to register and 180 days to apply for a license.
Reuters reports: about 600,000 Nvidia H200 accelerators are in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China. This is one of the most expensive types of cargo in the tech supply chain - these are the chips used to build data centers for artificial intelligence.
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, the local financial market regulator) announced on November 5 that the Bitget website, related domains and mobile application will be blocked in the country starting December 5. At the same time, a criminal complaint has been filed against the exchange operator, BG Limited, for operating without a license.
Hong Kong has passed a law under the OECD standard: starting in 2027, crypto platforms will begin collecting data on clients and their transactions, and from 2028 the city will begin transmitting this data to the tax authorities of other countries. The announcement was released on November 4, 2026.
Payward, the parent company of the Kraken exchange, is set to become the first operator of perpetual futures on the Hyperliquid blockchain operating under the supervision of the US regulator CFTC. The announcement came out on October 26, 2026; no launch date was given.
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, the regulator of national banks) has granted Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank. Now the $2.5 billion in RLUSD stablecoin reserves will be managed under federal oversight.
The American broker Robinhood (traded on Nasdaq under the ticker HOOD) has officially received approval from Dubai authorities to launch cryptocurrency trading. This opens the door for the company to enter the Middle East market.
