In March 2026, South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit fined Bithumb 36.8 billion won ($24.6 million) and ordered a six-month partial suspension over anti-money laundering failures

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

The venues where digital assets trade, from Coinbase and Binance to decentralized protocols, with their listings, licenses, custody and failures.

Rules that force crypto businesses to identify customers and report suspicious transactions, from KYC mandates and the Travel Rule to mixer enforcement.