What changes on exchanges and P2P platforms, how it affects traders, and how to earn on price differences — explained by practitioners.
Everything specific to P2P arbitrage with the Kenyan shilling: which exchanges and payment methods work right now, M-PESA limits and reversals, the new VASP Act and its licensing deadline, how crypto is taxed after the Finance Acts of 2025 and 2026, and how traders get caught in fraud investigations.
Everything specific to P2P arbitrage with the Nigerian naira: which exchanges still offer NGN P2P after Binance left, why some popular fintech apps forbid crypto trading, how SEC licensing and the 2026 tax rules work, and how post-no-debit orders and mass freezes hit P2P traders.
Everything specific to P2P arbitrage with the Pakistani rupee: which exchanges and payment methods work right now, how the Virtual Assets Act 2026 and PVARA licensing changed the rules, what the State Bank now allows banks to do, how crypto is taxed and how P2P traders end up in fraud cases.
Everything specific to P2P arbitrage with the Indian rupee in one place: which exchanges and payment methods work right now, how UPI, IMPS and wallets differ, how crypto is taxed, which exchanges must be registered with FIU-IND and how to reduce the risk of a bank account freeze.
On the evening of October 29, 2026, attackers gained access to Binance hot wallets and took about $6.3 billion — the largest hack in crypto history. The exchange has named a preliminary cause, about $3 billion is frozen, $6.34 billion is reserved to cover losses, and withdrawals are to return in phases. Here are the confirmed facts, the timeline and what matters to users.
On October 29, 2026, KuCoin announced it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus — immediately and across all of its products. There is no common deadline: affected accounts receive notices with deadlines and closure instructions. After Bitget and MEXC, it is the third major exchange to announce a discontinuation of services for Russian users in October.
The HTX User Agreement lists Russia among jurisdictions whose users are prohibited from using any of the exchange’s services. HTX published no separate announcement: the media spotted the change on October 23, 2026. Here is what the document says, how the exchange responded and what users should expect.
On October 20, 2026, crypto exchange MEXC announced that it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus. There is no single public deadline: each affected user gets individual timelines for closing positions and withdrawing assets. Here is what is officially confirmed, which dates appear in the notices, and where Kazakhstan fits in.
On October 17, 2026, Bitget announced it is discontinuing services for “certain users” in a one-off exercise, with deadlines sent individually. The exchange did not say which accounts are affected, but its Terms of Use list Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan among prohibited countries. Here is what Bitget said officially and what comes from inference and user reports.
