The Bank of Russia has proposed limiting banks’ covered crypto and foreign digital instrument exposure to 1% of capital, with separate treatment for custody positions and reporting set to begin in January 2027.

A temporary multi-agency working group has been launched to draft cryptocurrency exchange rules, issue licenses and supervise operations over 18 months, with a compliance timetable also due for existing platforms.

The US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act after a procedural cloture vote fell short of the 60-vote threshold, leaving crypto market-structure legislation stalled and SEC-CFTC jurisdiction questions unresolved.

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iranian digital asset exchange BitBank, its software developer, and three associates tied to Babak Zanjani, alleging the platform helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.

Turkey’s worsening currency and market stress is driving households toward gold, Bitcoin, and dollar-linked stablecoins as savers seek protection from lira weakness, high inflation, and broader financial volatility.

South Korean police identified 26 Polymarket users in an alleged illegal gambling case, referred 18 to prosecutors, and traced about $12.7 million in wagers through blockchain transaction records.

Vietnam said it expects to license its first crypto asset service providers in 2026 under a pilot framework, while officials discussed regulatory cooperation with Austria's FMA on investor protection, anti-money laundering, and market supervision.

Bastion is pursuing an OCC national trust bank charter after earlier reports framed the matter as conditional approval, highlighting growing efforts by crypto infrastructure firms to move stablecoin and custody businesses into a federal oversight framework.

Argentina has committed to the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and plans to begin automatic cross-border sharing of crypto transaction data by September 2029, joining 77 jurisdictions in the tax transparency initiative.

The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to about 1.25% on Sept. 18, with the new target taking effect Sept. 24, while Bitcoin rose and markets showed no immediate signs of a disorderly yen-carry unwind.