RegulationSecurity2 SourcesHEX Founder Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol NoticeRichard Heart, founder of HEX and PulseChain, was detained in Istanbul on Tuesday following an Interpol Red Notice reque...Oct 14, 2026, 06:18 PMRichard HeartHEX
SecurityRegulation2 SourcesCoinbase Partners with DOJ and UK Police on West African Scam OperationCoinbase's Global Intelligence team participated in a four-day joint operation with U.S. and UK law enforcement to disru...Oct 14, 2026, 05:20 PMCoinbaseU.S. Department of Justice
StablecoinsRegulation2 SourcesDutch Central Bank Approves Qivalis E-Money License for Euro StablecoinThe Dutch central bank granted Qivalis an e-money license to operate a MiCA-compliant euro token backed by a consortium ...Oct 14, 2026, 12:13 PMQivalisBBVA
ExchangesRegulation3 SourcesKraken Parent Payward to Acquire Lithuania's Saldo BankPayward, the parent company of exchange Kraken, agreed to acquire Saldo Bank, a Lithuania-based lender, to expand Europe...Oct 14, 2026, 11:04 AMPaywardKraken
AdoptionRegulation3 SourcesStandard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading for UAE Wealth ClientsStandard Chartered began offering Bitcoin and Ether trading to Professional Investor clients in the UAE through existing...Oct 14, 2026, 07:04 AMStandard CharteredBitcoin
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesSouth Korea Blocks 27 Crypto Exchanges Including Bitmart and KucoinSouth Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit blocked 27 unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges on Tuesday, expanding enforce...Oct 14, 2026, 05:04 AMSouth KoreaBitmart
Regulation2 SourcesUK Court Ruling Strengthens Government's Claim to $5B Bitcoin SeizureA UK High Court judge ruled that Chinese law governs fraud victims' claims to 61,000 BTC seized by Metropolitan Police f...Oct 14, 2026, 04:03 AMMetropolitan PoliceZhimin Qian
ExchangesRegulation3 SourcesRipple Extends South Korea Reach With Fourth Institutional Partner at MeritzRipple announced October 14 a partnership with Meritz Securities, adding it to an existing network of three South Korean...Oct 14, 2026, 03:02 AMRippleMeritz Securities
Regulation2 SourcesSEC Crypto Task Force Convenes Sixth Roundtable on Privacy and Digital AssetsThe SEC's crypto task force held its sixth roundtable event Tuesday, bringing together digital asset advocacy groups and...Oct 14, 2026, 02:06 AMSECCryptocurrency
