Cointime summarized that Binance, having not obtained a MiCA license, announced it will close its French regional operations on December 31; deposit functions have been closed, and management fees may subsequently be charged on retained assets.
HashKey Exchange announced that it has received the Regulation Asia 2026 Digital Asset Category Regulatory Initiative of the Year Award, becoming the only Hong Kong-licensed digital asset trading platform to win an award this year.
PANews reports that Coinbase Institutional responded on X to the attention drawn by Binance's hot wallet incident, outlining five measures including cold storage, fund flow verification, 1:1 holding, and regulatory arrangements.