Under Moscow Exchange rules, non-qualified retail investors must pass a test and face an annual crypto purchase cap of 300,000 rubles, approximately $3,700, per broker, while qualified investors face no annual purchase limits

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Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said Binance had replenished 98% of the cryptocurrency assets affected by the $6.3 billion theft from its platform

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission classified Canton's token, Canton Coin, as a digital commodity in a no-action letter responding to Canton's request for regulatory clarity

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Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok announced a proposed delay of South Korea's crypto income tax from 2027 to 2029

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A Russian cryptocurrency law took effect, permitting regulated cryptocurrency trading

An SEC investigation into the Aave protocol opened around 2021 concluded in December 2025 without any enforcement recommendation

Moscow Exchange announced on November 2, 2026, that it plans to launch trading in Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether's USDT on December 1, 2026

Democratic Party lawmaker Oh Gi-hyoung indicated that the General Act on Digital Assets, which covers regulations for stablecoins and crypto exchanges, could be enacted in the first half of 2027

While dozens of early-adopter countries began collecting crypto data in 2026 under the OECD's framework for a 2027 exchange, the United States is not scheduled to participate until 2029

Under current South Korean law, cryptocurrency gains above 2.5 million won are scheduled to face a 20 percent tax plus a 2 percent local levy starting January 1, 2027

Moscow Exchange and the National Clearing Center have been under United States sanctions since June 2024, with the United Kingdom sanctioning the exchange in June 2024 and the European Union adding it in July 2026

South Korean ruling party lawmakers stated that the country should enact South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act to establish regulatory rules before implementing taxation

South Korea's Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il supported implementing the virtual asset income tax on its current schedule of January 1, 2027

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party proposed delaying the implementation of a 22 percent tax on cryptocurrency gains from January 1, 2027 to 2029

South Korea's presidential office discussed postponing the crypto income tax scheduled for January 2027 to 2029 to align with the United States' scheduled 2029 timeline for joining the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

If approved by the National Assembly, the Democratic Party's proposed delay to 2029 would mark the fourth postponement of South Korea's virtual asset tax since its initial legislation in 2020

Exved founder Sergey Mendeleev questioned whether Moscow Exchange's crypto launch would attract significant local or global market demand due to existing international sanctions on Moscow Exchange

Russia plans to ban direct peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trades starting in July 2027

Exved founder Sergey Mendeleev noted that Moscow Exchange could potentially support cross-border payments for importers and exporters, though he questioned whether adding Moscow Exchange as another intermediary would be competitive

Trades on Moscow Exchange will run from 6:50 am to 11:50 pm Moscow time and be cleared through the National Clearing Center, supporting same-day, next-day settlement, and swap transactions

Exved founder Sergey Mendeleev warned that non-qualified retail investors on Moscow Exchange could face uncompetitive trading conditions and wide spreads, comparing Moscow Exchange's crypto trading product to Sberbank precious metals accounts