📊 UK blacklists Cryptomus, Heleket and TokenSpot over Russia links 🌐 The United Kingdom has sanctioned cryptocurrency platforms Cryptomus, Heleket and TokenSpot as part of 38 new Russia-related designations targeting financial services, payment networks, oil companies and suppliers linked to Moscow’s war in Ukraine. According to an October 8 TRM Labs report shared with cryptonews, the measures cov…

⚠️ Japan sanctions Garantex among 33 Russian entities 🌐 Japan has sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Garantex as one of 33 entities added to a new asset-freeze list on Oct. 2, alongside nine individuals and restrictions covering 35 vessels. The ministry’s official appendix identifies Garantex Europe OU, with Garantex listed as an alias. The document gives addresses in St. Petersburg and Moscow, in…

📊 Franklin Templeton brings $687M tokenized fund to Bybit 🌐 Franklin Templeton has expanded its tokenized money market infrastructure to Bybit, allowing eligible institutional clients to use Benji-issued fund shares as off-exchange collateral while accessing USDT or USDC trading credit lines. The underlying tokenized assets remain outside the exchange in custody while their value is mirrored into …

🌐 Kazakhstan crypto trading turnover surged past $10 billion in 2025 ⚠️ Kazakhstan’s regulated cryptocurrency market has surpassed $10 billion in annual trading turnover as the country expands licensed digital asset services and builds its domestic Web3 developer ecosystem. According to Deputy Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Gizzat Baitursynov, trading turnover across t…

🌐 NEAR crosses $70 million in confidential TVL, unlocking first incentive drop ⚠️ NEAR has surpassed $70 million in confidential total value locked, automatically triggering the first snapshot under its NEAR 3.33 incentive program and setting aside 333,333 milestone tokens for eligible users. According to a Sept. 17 announcement from NEAR shared with crypto news, the milestone was reached through …