BingX's Austrian MiCA license covers four specific services: custody and administration of crypto-assets, exchanges between crypto-assets and funds, exchanges between different crypto-assets, and transfer services.

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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

FINMA's January 12, 2026, guidance flagged cyberattacks and inadequate protection of cryptographic private keys as primary operational risks for crypto fund institutions

FINMA guidance issued on January 12, 2026, requires a Swiss custodian bank to hold a Swiss fund's Bitcoin or delegate safekeeping to a third-party custodian with equivalent oversight and bankruptcy protection

FINMA previously authorized the Crypto Market Index Fund in September 2021, but that product was restricted to qualified investors and held a basket of digital assets rather than Bitcoin alone

Prior to FINMA's ETF approval on October 20, 2026, Swiss exchanges offered crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), which are structured debt securities governed by exchange rules rather than Swiss investment fund law

France should tax cryptocurrency conversions into stablecoins

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

Seven cryptocurrency platforms indicated to the Astana Financial Services Authority that they intended to seek formal licenses to operate in Kazakhstan

The AIFC court initially named exchange operator LBank in its September 15, 2026 ruling before issuing a variation order on September 18, 2026 to remove LBank after it blocked user access in Kazakhstan

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

The September 15, 2026 AIFC court order covers app-store operators Google and Apple to enforce geographic restrictions on access to the six unlicensed crypto platforms—Coinbase, BingX, Bitcoin.com, HTX, BitMart and WEEX—in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's 2023 Law on Digital Assets mandates that only entities authorized and licensed within the Astana International Financial Centre are permitted to carry out activities involving unsecured digital assets

Court injunctions restricting unlicensed exchanges allow authorized platforms such as Binance Kazakhstan and Bybit Kazakhstan to capture Kazakh crypto traders moving away from prohibited venues

A September 15, 2026 AIFC court injunction barred Coinbase, BingX, Bitcoin.com, HTX, BitMart, and WEEX from operating, while holding them jointly liable for approximately KZT 2 million in legal costs

Kazakhstan's National Bank oversees digital asset service providers operating outside the Astana International Financial Centre

The public comment period for the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets framework, published in August 2026, closes on October 20, 2026.

The Hyperliquid Policy Center cautioned the SEC against automatically treating network validators and ordinary users as a single controlling party solely because they share similar economic incentives.

The Hyperliquid Policy Center asked the SEC to distinguish automated token repurchases governed by predefined blockchain code from discretionary buybacks managed by centralized project operators or corporate entities.

The SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets framework permits eligible crypto projects to raise up to $5 million over four years under a startup exemption or up to $75 million annually under a fundraising exemption.