Sophon is directing holders and exchanges toward Ethereum as it winds down its Layer 2, retires SOPH's old chain functions and pivots its products to Base.
Vietnam's Decree 284 sets fines of up to VND 200 million for unlicensed crypto services and account-data misuse, tightening the country's pilot market before Sept. 1.
AscendEX has ceased operations and paused automated withdrawals, telling customers it cannot guarantee withdrawal timing or amounts during its wind-down.
The FCA's final UK crypto rules put exchanges, custody, stablecoins, staking and market abuse on an authorisation clock before the regime begins in October 2027.
Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal will step down July 31, handing the top legal seat to Molly Abraham as the CLARITY Act fight enters a late Senate stretch.
EDX Markets raised $76 million from SBI Holdings as the institutional crypto venue expands clearing, settlement and its pending EDX Trust bank plan.
Coinbase said its new UK MiFID license will let UK users trade derivatives and equities alongside crypto as Britain tightens digital-asset rules.
South Korea's Supreme Court is moving to formalize civil crypto seizure rules, giving courts a path to freeze exchange-held assets before final judgment.
SBI Holdings agreed to buy Bitbank for 46.7 billion yen, setting up Japan's biggest crypto exchange group by custody assets.
Illinois' new Digital Asset Tax Act starts Jan. 1, 2027 and can hit exchanges, transfers, custody and wallet services for users in the state.
Binance's MiCA application in Greece faces a July 1 EU deadline after a reported rejection risk, putting exchange access and BNB in focus.
Turkmenistan legalizes licensed crypto mining and exchanges in 2026 but bans crypto payments. What the new virtual assets law allows and leaves unclear.