Currency Exchanges

ForkLog 65 17.10.2025

BestChange Analyst Explains Restrictions on 95 Exchanges

BestChange has restricted ruble operations for 95 services. Analyst Nikita Zuborev explained the reasons and potential consequences of these measures.

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ForkLog 95 26.08.2025

Illegal Crypto Cash-Out Scheme Worth 3 Billion Rubles Halted in Ufa

Police are investigating a group involved in illegal financial operations benefiting crypto exchanges, online casinos, and fraudulent call centers.

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ForkLog 50 24.05.2025

Kazakhstan Introduces Licensing for Crypto Exchanges

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has developed legislative amendments that establish the legal status of crypto exchange operators and introduce licensing for their activities. This was announced at a briefing for the media by Yerlan Ashykbekov, Director of the Payment Systems Department. According to him, the proposals aim to introduce “systemic regulation” of digital asset […]

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ForkLog 103 09.05.2025

German Authorities Shut Down eXch Platform, Seize €34 Million in Assets

On April 30, German law enforcement shut down the cryptocurrency exchange platform eXch and confiscated assets worth €34 million. The service, operational since 2014, had its servers located in Germany. Users could anonymously exchange Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash without identification. This made eXch a popular tool for money laundering, according to the Frankfurt General […]

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ForkLog 101 21.04.2025

Kazakhstan’s Regulator Backs Unified Crypto Exchange Initiative

Kazakhstan’s National Bank plans to regulate cryptocurrency circulation nationwide by establishing a licensed national exchange. This was reported by local media, citing a statement from the regulator’s head, Timur Suleimenov. The new provider will replace unregulated foreign platforms, offering broader capabilities than the crypto projects currently available at the AIFC. These changes are expected to […]

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ForkLog 20 19.04.2025

BestChange Faces Another Block in Russia

On the evening of April 18, Roskomnadzor once again blocked the domains of the cryptocurrency exchange aggregator BestChange within Russia. The service team announced this on their Telegram channel. The block affected BestChange.ru, BestChange.com, and BestChange.net. Monitoring continues to operate. Project representatives did not find their sites’ URLs and corresponding IPs in the official Roskomnadzor […]

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ForkLog 22 18.04.2025

eXch Platform to Shut Down Amid Bybit Money Laundering Allegations

The automated crypto exchange eXch announced its closure due to allegations of laundering approximately $1.4 billion, stolen by North Korean hackers Lazarus Group from Bybit. The company will cease operations on May 1. eXch is a platform for automatic cryptocurrency exchange. It focuses on privacy, requiring no registration or KYC procedures. The project’s leadership stated […]

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ForkLog 53 07.04.2025

Who is behind BestChange? The developer on anonymity, government requests and top assets

For all of BestChange’s 18-year history, the creator of the crypto-exchanger monitor stayed out of the limelight. This is the first public interview with Denis Malkov. In a conversation with ForkLog, the developer spoke about a cyberattack on his first exchange and competition with other aggregators. We asked which coins are most popular with BestChange […]

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ForkLog 11 13.03.2025

Kazakhstan Resident Illegally Exchanged Cryptocurrencies Worth $11.3 Million

The AFM of Kazakhstan has concluded an investigation into the illegal circulation of digital assets. According to the agency, in September 2020, a then-underage resident of Almaty posted advertisements for cryptocurrency exchange services on the Telegram messenger and the OLX platform. To conduct transactions, he asked his older brother to register on the Binance exchange. […]

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ForkLog 19 04.03.2025

Kyrgyzstan Withdraws Allegations Against Cryptocurrency Firms

On March 3, the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan (SFIS) removed cryptocurrency companies from the list of organizations “suspected of involvement in money laundering.” The resolution is in a restricted section of the website, but several Telegram channels have shared the file. According to the order, 20 companies were […]

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ForkLog 9 28.02.2025

Offline or P2P? Settling the perennial question

Every crypto user faces the same dilemma with wearying regularity: convert currency in a few clicks via a P2P service, or spare your nerves but spend ages trudging to an offline exchange? ForkLog decided to stop guessing and asked representatives of «Питупи» and World Exchange what to choose—and how not to lose anything in the […]

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ForkLog 21 28.02.2025

Kyrgyzstan Links Several Crypto Firms to Money Laundering

On February 26, the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan (SFIS) included several cryptocurrency companies in a list of organizations “suspected of involvement in laundering criminal proceeds.” The resolution is in a restricted section of the website, but several Telegram channels have shared the document. The list comprises 22 companies, […]

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