European Union DAC8 reporting rules require cryptocurrency platforms to transmit user and transaction data to national tax authorities, a requirement Greece incorporated into domestic law

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The Greek parliament approved a bill establishing the country's first comprehensive tax framework for cryptocurrencies, introducing a flat 10% capital gains tax

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig pushed for stronger federal oversight of offshore cryptocurrency exchanges in the wake of the $6.3 billion Binance hack on October 29, 2026

A Binance spokesperson stated that Binance was unaware of conversations between U.S. regulators and banks about the hack but remains in close contact with global regulators regarding the October 29, 2026 Binance security breach

Cryptocurrency losses exceeding €500 in a tax year can be carried forward for up to five years to offset future cryptocurrency capital gains in Greece

Under the Greek cryptocurrency tax framework, swapping one cryptocurrency for another is treated as a non-taxable event and does not trigger capital gains tax

Set to take effect on January 1, 2027, Greece's 10% tax applies to net gains from selling cryptocurrency for fiat currency, buying goods or services with digital assets, or contributing cryptocurrency to company capital

The Greek cryptocurrency tax framework includes a 12-month voluntary disclosure window allowing individuals in Greece to report previously undeclared cryptocurrency gains without incurring penalties

Greek lawmakers lowered the cryptocurrency capital gains tax rate to 10% from an initial 15% proposal following public consultation sessions held between October 7 and October 22, 2026

A senior Greek finance ministry official stated that implementation directives setting transparency and audit rules for Greece's cryptocurrency tax framework will be published in the coming weeks

The Greek cryptocurrency tax legislation approved on November 5, 2026, exempts net annual cryptocurrency capital gains of up to €500 ($563) from taxation

Under the OCC and FDIC rule effective November 2, 2026, cybersecurity flaws that do not pose likely serious financial harm or violate law are classified as unmonitored supervisory observations

Cryptocurrency industry representatives requested that South Korea's Financial Services Commission ease limits on arbitrarily halting customer withdrawals when a different exchange is hacked

South Korea's Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect on July 19, 2024, mandating that exchanges keep at least 80% of customer crypto assets in offline cold storage

South Korea's Financial Services Commission plans to review easing rules on arbitrary withdrawal blocks so cryptocurrency exchanges can restrict withdrawals quickly when a different exchange is hacked

The Financial Services Commission's July 2024 supervision regulation calculates cold-wallet compliance based on quantities and average won conversion values over the preceding year, while requiring insurance or reserves for failures

ZIP 2003 states that the Zcash NU7 network upgrade at block height 3,543,405 will disable version 4 transactions, rendering unmigrated funds in the Sprout privacy pool unspendable

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South Korea's Financial Services Commission asked domestic exchanges to strengthen cold-wallet safeguards and financial reserves after the $6.34 billion hack of Binance, and Binance is named as the exchange whose hack prompted the request

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Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and Amended Common Reporting Standard) Bill 2026

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Digital Asset requested no-action relief for Canton Coin in a letter to the SEC

Hong Kong officials introduced the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2026's reporting rules to strengthen the city's standing as an international financial center while accommodating crypto sector growth