Cryptocurrency exchange Binance participated in the U.S. Department of Justice joint crackdown to assist law enforcement with tracing suspected fraud and identifying suspicious accounts.

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Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 that newly acquired knowledge of facts existing when the January 2025 consent order was entered does not constitute a significant change in factual circumstances

The CFTC filed a lawsuit in 2022 alleging Gemini Trust Company made false or misleading statements of material fact in 2017 regarding a Bitcoin futures contract relying on Gemini auction prices

Acquiring a licensed local entity provides Bitget a regulated operational foundation in Thailand rather than building a new platform from scratch or operating an unlicensed foreign service

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated on October 20, 2026 that building a market presence requires local expertise, regulatory understanding, and long-term commitment

Kazakh authorities restricted access to Coinbase in 2023 for regulatory non-compliance, while Kazakhstan's Financial Monitoring Agency blocked access to nearly 1,000 unregistered crypto exchanges in 2023

The Astana Financial Services Authority issued warnings to more than 20 cryptocurrency platforms regarding Astana International Financial Centre regulatory compliance rules during 2025

Kazakh cryptocurrency traders transitioning to authorized platforms must complete required onboarding and identity verification procedures mandated by local regulators

Bitget announced a proposed transaction to acquire Bangkok-based digital asset exchange and brokerage GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. through its interest in BTGT Management (Thailand) Ltd.

Nine cryptocurrency platforms voluntarily blocked app access for users in Kazakhstan, prompting the Astana Financial Services Authority to withdraw its court claims against those operators

Under the proposed acquisition of GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics, parent company GMO Internet, Inc. and GMO-Z.com Holdings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. will transfer their entire shareholding in GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics to BTGT Management (Thailand) Ltd.

Exchanges Binance Kazakhstan and Bybit Kazakhstan operate as authorized digital asset service providers within the Astana International Financial Centre regulatory framework

GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics operates Z.com EX, which launched in February 2021 and is registered on Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission list of licensed digital asset exchange operators

Completion of Bitget's proposed acquisition of GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics and Bitget's subsequent platform launch in Thailand are subject to obtaining regulatory approval for the change of control from Thai authorities

Bitget is evaluating local operating capabilities across Southeast Asia to participate long-term in markets with developing digital asset frameworks

Fireblocks provides custody infrastructure and key management for Monfi USD (MUSD), while Chainalysis provides on-chain monitoring and sanctions screening.

Digital asset platform Kucoin designed artificial intelligence assistant KIA to suspend recommendations and task execution during extreme market volatility, liquidations, or unverified data, keeping deterministic risk controls isolated.

Recovered funds exceeding 10,000 euros resulting from cross-border crypto enforcement operations will be split equally among the nations involved.

The Warsaw Convention Additional Protocol expands the powers of national Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), allowing them to suspend crypto transactions if they suspect links to money laundering.

The Warsaw Convention Additional Protocol prompts signatory nations to establish specialized Asset Recovery Offices to confiscate digital assets and Asset Management Offices to hold digital assets involved in illicit activities.

The Warsaw Convention Additional Protocol enables the urgent confiscation of virtual assets without prior notice when a transaction risk is identified.