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Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade within a range, at around $80,110 as of Oct. 27. Ripple National Trust Bank received final approval from the US OCC, enabling it to support RLUSD and enterprise digital asset custody services. The NBA has partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket, officially entering the prediction market. Macro Events & Crypto Hot Topics Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted final approval to Ripple National Tru

According to Bloomberg, Dutch cryptocurrency industry organizations warned that excluding digital assets from a proposed new capital gains tax system could prompt investors to sell crypto holdings. Under current regulatory proposals, stocks, bonds, and options will shift to taxation upon sale

According to ChainCatcher, Canada's Department of Finance launched a 60-day public consultation on stablecoin regulations ending December 23, maintaining a prohibition on stablecoin issuers paying interest or yield to holders. Non-bank issuers must maintain reserves held by qualified Canadian

According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized rules for the GENIUS Act last week and is encouraging community banks to apply as approved payment stablecoin issuers ahead of the law's January 2027 implementation. Multiple banking industry groups

Latvia aims to introduce regulations for tokenizing real-world assets in the first half of 2027, with commercial property and government bonds as potential starting points, according to Economics Minister Viktors Valainis at the UN:BLOCK fintech conference in Riga. However, the legal assessment

According to Bitcoin News, 109 Israeli economists and business leaders warned Prime Minister Netanyahu on Friday against implementing a cryptocurrency plan to bypass international sanctions. Signatories included former Israeli Central Bank Governor Jacob Frenkel and 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

India's Income Tax Department has contacted thousands of individuals engaged in digital asset trading who failed to report this income in their tax filings for the financial years 2022–23 and 2023–24, marking an intensified enforcement of Crypto Tax in India compliance. The Central Board of Direct T

According to Financial Times, the Bank of Israel on Saturday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to use cryptocurrency and blockchain to circumvent potential international sanctions. The central bank stated that "cryptocurrencies cannot serve as a means to circumvent sanctions

According to Israel's Channel 12, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange opened lower on October 26, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warning about international sanctions. Netanyahu stated last Friday that he has ordered preparations for potential financial restrictions, including plans for Israe

According to TradingBeats monitoring data, on October 26, EWZ Brazil stock ETF futures on Hyperliquid fell to $34.276, down 23.11% in 24 hours with $55.29 million in trading volume. The sharp decline followed the Brazilian Supreme Electoral Court's confirmation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to bypass potential international sanctions in an interview with Channel 10 on Friday. Netanyahu said he had already ordered a plan for an alternative economic system using currencies that can

Since September 1, 2026, Federal Law No. 282-FZ “On Digital Currencies” has been in force in Russia, bringing the cryptocurrency market out of the gray zone and into the legal framework. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree legalizing cryptocurrency on August 4. The law established clear rules for all market participants, from ordinary investors to miners and banks. Recognition of Cryptocurrency as Property Legalization means recognizing digital assets as official property, on par with secur

Hong Kong designated Nasdaq-listed Solana Company as a strategic enterprise on October 22, making it the only blockchain infrastructure company selected for the government's support program this year. Cointelegraph reported on October 26 that Solana Company was included in the seventh batch of compa

According to Reuters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed using cryptocurrency to help Israel's economy withstand potential international sanctions in an interview on Friday. The proposal faced criticism from economists and political opponents, as well as from Israel's central bank. N

According to Bloomberg, as U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats have made Trump's cryptocurrency business a focal point of controversy. The party has cited his crypto-related earnings during his presidency as evidence of using his former position for personal economic benefit. Meanwhile, Democ

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 economic channel on October 25 that Israel is exploring the use of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to ease pressure on its economy from potential international financial sanctions. He stated directly that “blockchain is an alternative to sanctions” and described blockchain as a “national strategic tool,” marking a shift in the government’s view of digital currencies from investment activity to a nati