States Pull Crypto Trading Onshore
Governments will keep channeling citizens' crypto demand into licensed domestic venues with identity, limits and blocking of offshore platforms, turning crypto trading into a supervised national market rather than a borderless one.
forming · confidence 40 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since October 13, 2026 · updated October 13, 2026
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Moscow Exchange is testing bitcoin trading for a December 1 launch, and Sberbank has approval to exchange crypto. Non-qualified investors will be capped at 300,000 rubles a year, bought only through licensed intermediaries. That puts crypto demand on a venue the state supervises.
- Oct 13Strengthened +4
South Korea blocked the websites of 27 offshore exchanges, including KuCoin and MEXC, and referred 44 unregistered operators to investigators. Meanwhile Jeonbuk Bank is preparing what Bitcoin Magazine calls the country's first bitcoin-backed loan, so offshore venues are being shut out as domestic licensed products expand.
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Supporting · October 13, 2026
Moscow Exchange Tests Bitcoin Trading for a December 1 Launch as Sberbank Gains Approval to Exchange Crypto
Moscow Exchange is testing bitcoin trading for a December 1 launch, and Sberbank has approval to exchange crypto. Non-qualified investors will be capped at 300,000 rubles a year, bought only through licensed intermediaries. That puts crypto demand on a venue the state supervises.
Bitcoin MagazineSupporting · October 13, 2026
South Korea Blocks 27 Offshore Crypto Exchange Websites, Including KuCoin and MEXC
South Korea blocked the websites of 27 offshore exchanges, including KuCoin and MEXC, and referred 44 unregistered operators to investigators. Meanwhile Jeonbuk Bank is preparing what Bitcoin Magazine calls the country's first bitcoin-backed loan, so offshore venues are being shut out as domestic licensed products expand.
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