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According to CoinPost, the Financial Services Agency of Japan has updated the warning page for "unlicensed financial and cryptocurrency trading platforms" and added a link to the Consumer Affairs Agency's anti-fraud measures, reminding investors to be cautious of trading platforms that are not registered in Japan.The Financial Services Agency pointed out that these unlicensed platforms lack investor protection mechanisms and often face issues such as refusing user withdrawals, charging "exorbitant fees," and even suddenly going offline. The official reminds users to verify the platform's qualifications through the "Unified Search Function for Financial Service Providers" before trading. In the warning list updated in September, a Hong Kong company operating "IZAKA-YA" was added. Additionally, the Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan has implemented anti-fraud measures in September, utilizing AI to analyze consumer consultation data from various regions to identify malicious fraud techniques early.

Coinbase stated that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has converted its national trust bank charter from conditional approval to formal approval.

On November 6, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission released a consultation summary, proposing to further restrict unregulated entities from using names that may mislead the public into believing they are regulated, and plans to extend these restrictions to the virtual asset sector.According to the proposed amendments, Hong Kong will introduce similar restrictions under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, focusing on virtual asset trading platforms, as well as virtual assets that are unrelated to securities or futures contracts but can be traded or settled through virtual asset trading platforms. Unauthorized entities will be subject to restrictions on the use of relevant titles to prevent the public from mistakenly viewing them as regulated entities. The related proposals have received broad support from the market.The Securities and Futures Commission stated that it will further finalize the draft amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance, and submit them to the Legislative Council for review and approval.

Uniswap posted on platform X that the Permissioned Pools Hook is a new standard that introduces permitted assets into automated market makers (AMM) and performs compliance checks at the protocol level.

The Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Chen Haolian, stated that international virtual asset trading platforms can apply for licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission as long as they meet the relevant statutory requirements and regulatory requirements of the Securities and Futures Commission. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the Invest Hong Kong have also been in contact with these international platforms to introduce Hong Kong's regulatory requirements and market opportunities.Chen Haolian also mentioned that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission will submit a bill to the Legislative Council by the end of this year to amend the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.

According to the official announcement from Alchemy Pay, the company has obtained a Money Transmission License (MTL) issued by the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. Currently, the number of states in the U.S. where it has obtained a money transmission license has increased to 20, and applications for licenses in several other states are still under review.

According to an announcement released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand on October 29, the agency has publicly solicited opinions on a series of draft notifications to amend the licensing framework for derivative businesses, covering derivative exchanges, derivative clearinghouses, and intermediary businesses, to support the inclusion of digital assets in the scope of underlying assets recognized by the Derivatives Act. According to the proposal, digital asset operators can apply for a derivative business license without establishing a new company.According to MediaNama, the proposed digital asset derivative license will allow for activities such as derivative agency, proprietary trading, investment consulting, and investment management, with a license fee of 500,000 Thai Baht. Existing digital asset exchanges, brokers, and dealers can be exempt from application fees and license fees. Among digital asset operators, only exchanges and brokers can apply to operate derivative exchanges, while digital asset custodians are not allowed to apply for clearinghouse licenses. The deadline for public consultation is November 28, and the Thai SEC has solicited opinions on related principles from April to May of this year.

Animoca Brands tweeted that its subsidiary Animoca Asset Management (AD) Limited has obtained a Financial Services License (FSP) issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), allowing it to conduct collective investment fund management business within ADGM or from ADGM.Animoca Brands stated that this license will support its business in areas such as blockchain infrastructure, connecting traditional financial institutions with decentralized networks, tokenized asset development, and the integration of AI Agents with Web3.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Ashley Alder, stated at the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission plans to establish a cybersecurity framework for licensed institutions and impose higher requirements on higher-risk institutions to enhance their ability to withstand AI-driven cyber threats.Alder also mentioned that Hong Kong institutions are at the forefront of tokenization, and tokenization must bring substantial economic benefits to the market in order to achieve scalable development.

According to local reports cited by Livecoins, the application period for licenses for virtual asset service providers (VASP) set by the Central Bank of Brazil ended on October 30. It is expected that 150 to 200 companies would participate, but only about 40 actually submitted applications, including large institutions such as Binance and Itaú.Companies that have applied can continue to operate during the Central Bank's review period. Companies that did not apply must exit the market in an orderly manner within one month from the deadline. The response time for new applications from the Central Bank can take up to two years.

According to Bloomberg, Binance stated that it is discussing the feasibility and structure of a licensed business model with Malaysian regulators, seeking to formally return to the local market. A spokesperson said that they have been in communication with the Malaysian Securities Commission and the central bank for the past 10 months but did not disclose the specific type of license they intend to apply for.In July 2021, the Malaysian Securities Commission determined that Binance was operating a digital asset trading platform illegally and required it to cease local operations and marketing activities. The agency had removed Binance from the investor warning list in 2024 but has placed it back on the list this month without stating the reason.In response to MP Lim Guan Eng's request to investigate whether its P2P platform facilitated transactions in Malaysian Ringgit through other currencies, Binance stated that it has proactively closed a Papua New Guinea Kina trading market that was informally linked to the Ringgit. The latest complaint involves an advertisement posted by a non-Malaysian user in the Romanian Leu market. Binance stated that this does not represent a continued evasion of local laws and expressed its intention to continue cooperating with regulators to provide services in a compliant manner.

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase has submitted an application for a cryptocurrency service provider license to the Central Bank of Brazil to meet the local application deadline of October 30.Coinbase stated that it does not expect existing services to be suspended during the regulatory review of the application. According to Brazilian regulations, existing service providers that submit applications on time can continue to operate during the approval period. Coinbase also plans to expand its foreign exchange and payment services in Brazil in the future, but these services will require separate regulatory authorization.

Binance has submitted a cryptocurrency service provider license application to the Central Bank of Brazil through its local entity BBrasil, in order to maintain its operations in one of the largest cryptocurrency markets in Latin America before the regulatory deadline of October 30. The application was submitted on October 23, and the company stated that this will allow Brazilian users to continue accessing cryptocurrency assets, stablecoin trading, payment, and investment services.Meanwhile, Binance announced that changes for Brazilian users will take effect on Tuesday, including restrictions on crypto lending, margin trading, and other services, and will delist 22 cryptocurrency assets in the country. Thiago Sarandy, General Manager of Binance Brazil, stated that the company supports the consideration of regulated markets for virtual asset characteristics and hopes that ongoing dialogue with the Central Bank of Brazil will enable it to offer other products that were suspended to comply with current regulations in the near future.According to the regulations of the Central Bank of Brazil, existing cryptocurrency service providers must submit authorization applications by October 30 to continue operating under transitional arrangements. However, submitting an application does not equate to obtaining regulatory approval; Binance still needs to wait for the official review results from the Central Bank of Brazil to determine whether its local business can operate in full compliance.

Hyperliquid posted on platform X that HIP-3 will support optional configurations for licensed markets in future network upgrades, with related additional features collectively referred to as HIP-3*. The core feature is an on-chain allowlist managed by the deployer or its sub-deployers. This feature is an optional addition to HIP-3, and whether to enable it is decided by the deployer; existing markets are not affected. The first version has been launched on the testnet, and the related specifications are still in preliminary version.Hyperliquid also stated that Kraken's parent company Payward plans to become the first deployer of HIP-3* markets regulated by the CFTC, utilizing Hyperliquid to deploy perpetual contract markets for U.S. customers. Upon regulatory approval, Payward's CFTC-regulated Bitnomial will serve as the deployer, responsible for creating and managing the market and clearing settlement contracts, while NinjaTrader Clearing will handle customer accounts.

According to Crowdfund Insider, Lyn I. Javier, the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines and head of the financial regulatory department, revealed that the UK fintech company Revolut is actively negotiating with the bank to obtain a digital banking license in the Philippines.She pointed out that Revolut must go through the assessment process of the Central Bank of the Philippines, including meeting the relevant requirements for establishing a foreign bank institution in the Philippines. As for the specific approval timeline, it depends on the company's progress in compliance preparations.Revolut currently holds banking licenses in the UK, Australia, Colombia, and France, and has received conditional approval to establish a bank in the United States. Additionally, the company applied for a banking license in Switzerland in September.

U.S. Vice President Vance stated that European countries have almost unanimously decided to initiate a regulatory and licensing battle against SpaceX, but now they are all requesting SpaceX to do what they need.

According to Bybit's announcement on October 22, its Dubai entity Bybit Fintech FZE has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license issued by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), covering the scope of cryptocurrency spot trading.Bybit established its international headquarters in Dubai in 2022 and received preliminary approval from VARA in 2024. Bybit's Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Peter Loo stated that the company plans to apply for an expansion of the license scope to include derivatives trading in the future, but further approval from the regulatory authority is still required.

According to Crypto Briefing, the decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Lighter stated during its Q3 investor call that it plans to submit a derivative brand license application to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in November 2026, aiming to become the first on-chain perpetual contract DEX approved by the CFTC. Founder Vladimir Novakovski mentioned that the team has been in communication with regulators for about 11 months.Currently, Lighter has integrated with Robinhood Chain to provide perpetual contract trading, and the number of Lighter Core accounts has exceeded 1 million. OKX market data shows that LIT has risen 22.26% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $3.89.

According to Cointelegraph, the Astana International Financial Centre Court (AIFC) in Kazakhstan has issued an injunction against six unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms, prohibiting them from providing digital asset services locally and expanding access restrictions to app stores. The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) stated on Tuesday that the court made this ruling after the regulatory agency sued the operators of the relevant platforms for providing digital asset services without authorization.The order issued on September 15 specifically named BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, Coinbase, LBank, and WEEX; a three-day later amendment removed LBank from the list, as its operator had blocked access for users in Kazakhstan. Google and Apple, as app store operators, were also included and are required to implement regional access restrictions for the remaining platforms.AFSA stated that users of unlicensed platforms lack the protections that licensed institutions should provide, including asset protection, information disclosure, complaint handling, and dispute resolution. The National Bank of Kazakhstan is responsible for regulating digital asset service providers outside of the AIFC.AFSA CEO Evgeniya Bogdanova stated that this court ruling is the result of the agency's long-term efforts by its supervision and enforcement team to address the activities of unlicensed crypto platforms that advertise without authorization and provide digital asset-related services in Kazakhstan without a license.AFSA noted that it had issued warnings to over 20 platforms by 2025, nine of which voluntarily restricted app access in the country, and seven expressed intent to apply for licenses. The agency has withdrawn its claims against these nine, and the injunction will be enforced against the remaining six. Cointelegraph previously reported that the financial regulator in Kazakhstan had blocked nearly 1,000 unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges that were providing services to citizens of the country in 2023.

According to official news from Bitget, the platform announced the acquisition of the digital asset exchange and brokerage GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) Co., Ltd., headquartered in Bangkok. This acquisition involves the complete shares of the target company held by GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries.GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) holds licenses for digital asset exchange and brokerage business in Thailand. This acquisition will leverage its existing compliance foundation and local market experience to strengthen Bitget's localized operational capabilities in Thailand and further improve the strategic layout in the Southeast Asian market.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that Thailand is an important digital asset market in Southeast Asia, and this acquisition will help Bitget establish a localized operational system, gradually expanding its global trading service capabilities in the Thai market while complying with local regulatory requirements.