According to South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit, on October 13, 2026, the country ordered domestic access restrictions on 27 websites operated by unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges, including KuCoin, MEXC, BingX, Phemex, XT.com, Bitrue, CoinW, BTCC, BitMart and DigiFinex. The restrictions target providers operating without registration required under South Korea's financial transaction reporting legislation. The Korea Media and Communications Standards Commission approved the measures following regulatory reviews conducted on October 6 and 7, extending enforcement beyond app-store restrictions to website-level access blocks.
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