Geopolitics

According to ChainCatcher, Moscow Exchange, Russia's largest securities exchange, plans to launch regulated cryptocurrency trading on December 1. The exchange's securities market managing director Boris Blokhin stated that pilot testing with professional participants began one week ago. The exchange

According to CoinDesk, the Clarity Act's failure to pass is creating opportunities for decentralized finance (DeFi), as crypto industry executives see potential in the regulatory gap. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) initiatives are ex

According to ChainCatcher, Liquid Network's LBTC-to-Bitcoin redemptions have been suspended for 35 days as of October 11, 2026. An attacker exploited a vulnerability in Elements software to transfer approximately 4,000 BTC; the hacker has returned roughly 3,400 BTC but still holds 598.5 BTC valued a

According to Cointelegraph, Argentina's central bank stated that if President Javier Milei wins reelection, banks may be permitted to provide cryptocurrency-related services to customers during his second term. The statement represents a potential reversal of a ban imposed four years ago. The centra

According to Foresight News, based on an official statement, Ontology halted block production on October 11 after receiving an urgent security report regarding a potential risk in an ecosystem project built on its blockchain. The network coordinated with majority consensus nodes, which agreed to tem

China unveiled a national blockchain network plan on Friday through a policy document published by state news agency Xinhua, as part of a broader strategy to accelerate the expansion of its digital economy. The policy document, titled 'Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on

According to Xinhua, China unveiled a plan to build a national blockchain network on Friday as part of efforts to accelerate digital economy expansion. The measure, announced in a policy document by the CPC Central Committee and State Council, does not indicate any relaxation of Beijing's ongoing

According to Xinhua News Agency on October 10, China's Central Committee and State Council released an opinion on developing new quality productive forces, proposing the construction of a national blockchain network and nationwide integrated computing power grid to promote deep integration of the

According to Russia's Energy Ministry via Bits media, cryptocurrency miners are now classified into the fourth-tier electricity supply reliability category when connecting to the grid. This category, established by the government in February 2026, allows technical connection in regions with

According to Dailian, Korean cryptocurrency projects have continued to migrate their issuing entities and operations overseas since South Korea's 2017 ICO ban, as highlighted in DAXA's 2026 Digital Asset Policy Report. Seoul National University professor Cho Jaewoo noted that regulatory gaps have

According to IMF Deputy Director Athanasios Vamvakidis, on October 11, tokenization could increase foreign exchange market volatility by lowering barriers to overseas asset access. The official told Yonhapinfomax at the Bank of Korea that tokenization may reduce "home bias" investment patterns,

According to BlockBeats, on October 11, 2025, Bitcoin fell 12% overnight amid a historic liquidation event. The largest single-minute decline saw BTC drop over 4% and nearly $5,000 in roughly 60 seconds at 5:19 a.m., hitting a low of $102,000. The crypto market recorded $19.156 billion in liquidatio

French Interior Ministry recorded 90 cryptocurrency-related cases involving kidnapping, unlawful detention, extortion, threats and violent theft between January 1 and mid-August 2026. Authorities made 223 arrests and imprisoned 126 people between January and July during the same period. The cases ex

India's Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, met today with Mr. Leong Sing Chiong, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The discussions centered on tokenization and its potential efficiency gains, alongside the associated

India's Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Deputy Managing Director Leong Sing Chiong today to discuss tokenization and digital asset regulation. The talks focused on regulatory frameworks, interoperability, and trusted settlement

According to Xinhua on October 10, China's State Council released its opinion on developing new productive forces, proposing to build a national blockchain network as part of efforts to deepen integration between the real economy and digital economy. The opinion outlines plans to optimize national d

According to Foresight News, TRON recently participated in the Fifth INTERPOL New Technology Forum (NTF) held at the Center for Complex Systems in Vienna, Austria. The forum, organized by INTERPOL's Innovation Center, Bavaria's State Justice Ministry, and the Center for Complex Systems, brought

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that approximately $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency could be seized this week. The Block reported on October 9 that Bessent made the remarks a day earlier at Newsmax's NPolicy Summit in Washington, stating 'We know where the assets are, and we ar

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a slight recovery, trading at around $82,720 on October 10. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the United States plans to seize $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to Iran this week. The U.K. government sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges and two payment platforms, accusing them of helping Russian entities evade financial sanctions. Two of them processed transactions for the Kremlin-backed A7 network, which moved more than $9 billion in funds last year. Macroecono

The Income Tax Department and Reserve Bank of India have flagged serious risks posed by cryptocurrencies in India, citing enforcement challenges and tax administration difficulties as scrutiny of virtual digital assets intensifies. Officials have cautioned that transactions routed through private