Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra

Articles by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra

South Korea weighs ending one bank rule for crypto exchanges: Report

Crypto January 21, 2026

South Koreas financial regulators are reviewing a long-standing practice that effectively ties each cryptocurrency exchange to a single banking partner, as part of a broader examination of competitio�...

Hong Kong group warns crypto licensing rollout risks forced shutdowns

Crypto January 21, 2026

The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HKSFPA) warned that the citys proposed rollout of new crypto licensing regimes may unintentionally force compliant crypto managers to�...

Crypto derivatives exchange Paradex reports outage, cancels open orders

Crypto January 20, 2026

Crypto derivatives exchange Paradex reported a platform-wide service outage on Monday, leaving its trading interface and supporting infrastructure unavailable as the team investigates the issue.  Ac...

DeFi quietly breaks up with Discord as scams overwhelm public channels

Crypto January 16, 2026

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are abandoning public Discord servers, arguing that the platform has become more of a liability than a community hub.  The shift drew wider attention on Wednes...

Mantra restructures after OM token collapse and tough year

Crypto January 15, 2026

Update Jan. 14, 2:20 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Manta CEO John Patrick Mullin. Mantra, a blockchain project focused on real-world assets (RWAs), is restructuring its �...

Germany’s DZ Bank secures MiCA license for ‘meinKrypto’ platform

Crypto January 15, 2026

DZ Bank, one of Germanys largest banking groups by assets, secured a license under the European Unions Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle to operate crypto s�...

Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout

Crypto January 14, 2026

Payments terminal provider Ingenico has partnered with WalletConnect Pay to enable in-store stablecoin payments across its point-of-sale (POS) systems, marking one of the clearest pushes yet to bring�...

ZKsync sets 2026 roadmap focused on privacy and institutional adoption

Crypto January 14, 2026

Layer-2 network ZKsync released a 2026 roadmap that puts privacy, deterministic control and native interoperability at the center of its strategy for institutional digital asset adoption. Its plan, �...

Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform

Crypto January 14, 2026

Nigeria is rolling out a new approach to cryptocurrency oversight that relies on tax and identity systems rather than blockchain surveillance, as part of a sweeping reform of its tax regime. Under i�...

Thailand targets ‘grey money’ with unified oversight of gold and crypto

Crypto January 14, 2026

Thailand has launched a campaign against so-called gray money, tightening oversight across physical gold markets and digital assets as part of an effort to close money-laundering loopholes, according�...