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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity,' Refusal to Communicate Charges in French Court
The head of the popular social-media and messaging platform was arrested on Saturday as part of an investigation into money laundering, drug trafficking, child pornography and non-cooperation with law enforcement crimes.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Opens Its Tokenization Sandbox and Major Institutions Dive In
HSBC bank completed three proof of concepts in Hong Kong's Project Ensemble sandbox.

New Zealand to Put OECD Crypto Tax Framework in Place by April 2026
New Zealand-based crypto-asset service providers will have to collect information on users' transactions starting April 1, 2026.

Jailed Binance Exec's Nigeria Case to Be Heard a Month Early
The trial is set to resume next week after Tigran Gambaryan's defense lawyers requested that the case be heard sooner than the planned date in October.

WazirX to Phase In Indian Rupee Withdrawals Starting Aug. 26
Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month's $230 million dollar hack.

German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS
The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, a BaFin statement said.

Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg
The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month.

UK Regulator FCA Has Issued Over 1K Warnings to Crypto Firms Since October
The FCA's actions have led to the removal of 48 apps from U.K. app stores, Lucy Castledine, the regulator's director of consumer investments, said in an interview.

France Opens for MiCA Applications, First Among Biggest EU Economies
The French regulator has in the past welcomed crypto companies to register with it.

Crypto Exchange Bybit Withdraws From France in Response to Regulations
"It has always been Bybit's primary objective to operate our business in compliance with all relevant rules and regulations," the company said in its post.
