8 stories about Exchanges from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 13, 2026.
South Korea is moving to block website access to 27 crypto exchanges it considers unregistered, including BitMart and KuCoin. The step extends earlier restrictions on mobile apps and is intended to limit investor exposure to platforms operating outside the country’s registration rules.
Jake Chervinsky, CEO of Hyperliquid Policy Center, predicts that every exchange will need to adopt public blockchain infrastructure to stay competitive. He also expects onchain markets to soon fall under U.S. regulatory oversight, a move he sees as inevitable.
Russia has registered its first crypto exchanges and custodians, including Sberbank, its largest bank. Sberbank plans to launch crypto products on December 1, 2026. This follows the implementation of a new law regulating digital currencies in the country.
A security flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets has smaller Bitcoin holders moving funds back to exchanges for safety. This reverses the trend seen after the FTX collapse in 2022, where investors withdrew from exchanges. The exploit resulted in a loss of $89 million, according to blockchain analytics firms.
The SEC is laying the groundwork for cryptocurrency rule changes before the end of the year, with a blueprint for exchanges and brokers.
Coinbase and OKX are offering sign-up bonuses of up to 8% to lure Binance's EU users after Binance failed to secure a MiCA license. This move comes as Binance struggles to comply with new European regulations.
OKX Europe's CEO predicts 80% of exchanges won't survive the EU's MiCA regulation, with unlicensed firms forced to cease operations by July 1. This could significantly reduce the number of available exchanges for European users.
OKX’s new Exchange OS lets users create their own crypto markets by moving core exchange functions to a protocol layer. This shift could democratize market creation and reduce reliance on centralized exchanges.