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South Korea’s Korea Customs Service (KCS) has dismantled a major cryptocurrency-based money laundering operation, seizing assets valued at approximately **150 billion won** ($101.7 million), officials announced on January 19, 2026. The crackdown targeted a cross-border scheme that exploited crypto exchanges to disguise and transfer illicit funds, highlighting intensified efforts to combat financial crimes in the country’s booming digital asset sector. …

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended that BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—link their central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to streamline cross-border trade and tourism payments, according to sources cited in Reuters reports on January 19, 2026. The proposal, if approved by the Indian government, would be formally presented for the first time at the 2026 …

Ethereum’s mainnet has set a new all-time high in daily transaction volume amid remarkably low costs, underscoring the success of recent scaling upgrades and widespread Layer-2 adoption. On January 16, 2026, the network processed a record **2,885,524** transactions—the highest single-day count in its history—surpassing previous peaks from 2021 and late 2025, according to Etherscan and reports from CoinDesk, The Block, …

Bitcoin’s network hashrate has dropped to its lowest level since mid-September 2025, dipping below the 1,000 exahash per second (EH/s) threshold—or 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s)—for the first time in four months. As of January 19, 2026, the seven-day moving average stands around **993 EH/s**, down nearly **15%** from its October 19, 2025, peak of approximately **1,157 EH/s**, according to …

Indian security and intelligence agencies have identified a sophisticated “crypto hawala” network allegedly funneling untraceable foreign funds into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to support terror activities and revive separatist elements, according to reports published January 18, 2026. The hybrid system mirrors traditional hawala by blending informal cash transfers with cryptocurrency anonymity. Foreign handlers—based in countries including China, Malaysia, Myanmar, and …