Most foreign cryptocurrency exchange apps will be blocked from South Korea’s Google Play Store from 28 January because they are not registered with local authorities. Korean users can still access these platforms via web browsers or APK downloads, but this creates higher security risks and may shift trading towards domestic exchanges.

DZ Bank has received MiCA approval from BaFin to launch meinKrypto, a crypto trading platform for retail customers of cooperative banks in Germany. The platform will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and cardano directly within the VR Banking App once each bank completes its MiCAR notification.

X is preparing to launch Smart Cashtags next month, letting users tap ticker symbols to see live prices, charts and related posts for stocks and cryptocurrencies. The feature may later support in-app trading, as concept images show buy and sell buttons, though X has not confirmed how or when this would work.

Coinbase has temporarily suspended its Argentine peso (ARS) on- and off-ramps, halting local fiat services while keeping all crypto trading fully operational.

The meme token BROCCOLI (714) suddenly spiked from $0.018 to $0.16 on Binance before crashing, likely due to unusual trading activity in its low-liquidity market. A trader named Vida spotted the anomaly, timed his trades around the sudden price moves, and made around $1 million in profit.

Tokyo-based Metaplanet is closing 2025 with a massive Bitcoin purchase, buying 4,279 BTC for $451 million, bringing the company's total holdings to 35,102 BTC.

Binance has confirmed a temporary suspension of Visa and Mastercard withdrawals which would hit Ukraine users hard after the exchange discontinued its partnership with former fiat payment partner Bifinity UAB in 2026. While

Ghana has formally legalized cryptocurrency trading after parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, marking a major policy shift for one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s most active crypto markets

Bitcoin’s price action has entered a deceptively quiet phase. For several days, BTC has traded within a narrow band of roughly $5,000 around the $88,000 level, creating the impression of stability while underlying pressure steadily accumulates.

Coinbase has appointed George Osborne, the former United Kingdom chancellor of the exchequer, as chair of its internal advisory council, a move that underscores both the exchange’s global policy ambitions and a renewed push to help the UK catch up with the United States in digital assets—particularly pound-pegged stablecoins.