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The Bank of Russia capped non-qualified retail investors' cryptocurrency purchases at 300,000 rubles per year per intermediary across exchange and over-the-counter markets

Russia expanded cryptocurrency access under increasing pressure from Western financial sanctions that restricted the country's access to traditional international finance

Thailand enacted a royal decree in 2025 that authorizes government access blocks on unlicensed digital asset trading platforms

Thailand has expanded its regulated digital asset offerings into derivatives and capital markets

The Bank of Russia officially approved Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether (USDT) for public trading by non-qualified retail investors starting November 17, 2026

A number of traditional and fintech entities registered with the Bank of Russia as cryptocurrency service providers are subject to sanctions

Following the central bank's authorization of crypto derivatives in spring 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation on August 4, 2026, establishing a comprehensive cryptocurrency framework that took effect September 1, 2026

Approximately two dozen organizations registered with the Bank of Russia as crypto trading and custodial service providers, including Sberbank, which received specific central bank authorization in October 2026

The Bank of Russia published draft cryptocurrency regulations on August 11, 2026, designating Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether as eligible for public trading

Bitget updated its terms of use in October 2026 to list Thailand among the jurisdictions where its cryptocurrency trading services are prohibited

Russian regulations require all investors to review investment risks and pass a mandatory assessment test before trading cryptocurrencies, while exempting qualified investors from annual purchase limits

The Bank of Russia selected Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether based on criteria requiring five years of international price history, a two-year average capitalization exceeding 5 trillion rubles, and a two-year average daily trading volume above 1 trillion rubles

Russian federal law maintains a complete prohibition on using cryptocurrencies as a payment method for purchasing goods and services

Russia's digital currency law introduced a licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges and digital depositories, requiring all legal transactions to be processed by central bank-authorized platforms

The Bank of Russia established a prohibition on direct peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading taking effect July 1, 2027, and banned asset transfers from regulated digital accounts to self-custody wallets

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The Bank of Korea launched its first reported survey to 31 financial institutions regarding cryptocurrency market participation and risk exposure

The conversion of stolen Solana tokens into Bitcoin marked an expansion of laundering routes after temporary holding wallets on the Tron network were largely emptied.

The Binance attackers converted over 130 stolen altcoins across Ethereum-compatible networks into approximately 123,400 Ether worth $277.26 million and 1.69 million USDC.

On-chain analysts estimated that despite issuer freezes, the Binance attackers retained control of roughly $3.24 billion to $3.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency.

In the first four days following the Binance hack, attackers utilized roughly 12,000 temporary wallets across 11 blockchains and conducted over 40,000 transactions to obscure funds.