{"id":126783,"date":"2026-01-13T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=126783"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:24:27","slug":"crypto-news-today-italy-india-kazakhstan-tighten-grip-on-crypto-trading-and-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=126783","title":{"rendered":"Crypto News Today: Italy, India, Kazakhstan Tighten Grip On Crypto Trading And Advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 has kicked off with a global tightening of regulations. Countries are moving quickly to close compliance gaps. If 2026 is truly the breakout year for crypto, is this preparation for it? Even SEC Chair Paul Atkins said that \u201cclear legislation and well-defined rules\u201d deliver market certainty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To start with, Kazakhstan, the country that has promised to build a \u201ccrypto-city,\u201d has cracked down on over 1100 unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms in 2025. The Kazakh regulator, Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM), has shut down illegal crypto exchanges and frozen assets in order to ensure compliance. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>statement issued<\/span><\/a> on 12 January 2025, 1135 criminal cases were investigated, 141.5 billion tenge had been reimbursed to victims. Notably, the authorities took down 22 crypto exchanges and $16.7 million worth of crypto was seized by the government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kazakhstan has blocked over 1,100 crypto trading websites in a year as part of a crackdown on illegal platforms.
Regulation is tightening fast. pic.twitter.com\/YAVDAv0VF8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 First1Bitcoin (@First1Bitcoin) January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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Italy Says Social Media Posts Hyping \u201cGet Rich Quick\u201d Schemes Linked To Crypto Can Get In Trouble\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, Italy continues to dial up efforts to bring local crypto activity into compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unregistered Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in Italy have been given until December 2026 to secure all licenses. <\/span>The country has been aggressive in blocking unregistered platforms. Regulators have shut down 1500 investment sites.<\/span><\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s top securities regulator has issued a warning to \u201cfinfluencers\u201d promoting crypto. The Italian authority explicitly said that the EU investment rules apply fully to the social media activity of financial influencers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On 12 January 2026, Italy\u2019s Commissione Nazionale per le Societ\u00e0 e la Borsa (CONSOB) <\/span>published <\/span><\/a>a guidance from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). \u201cPromoting a financial product or service on social media is not like promoting shoes or watches, explains the <\/span>factsheet published on the ESMA and Consob websites<\/span><\/a>. The guidance said, \u201cTelling people what to invest in, or what to avoid, can be considered a form of investment advice that requires authorization from the competent national authority.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

From now on, <\/span>\u201cthis is not investment advice\u201d will not suffice. If a casual social media post recommends buying, selling, avoiding anything \u2013\u00a0 the influencer may require formal authorization from a national regulator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s CONSOB puts \u2018finfluencers\u2019 on notice amid ESMA\u2019s crypto risk warnings https:\/\/t.co\/GrYKUfAc1K<\/a>#Blockchain<\/a> #memecoin<\/a> #Token<\/a> #Crypto<\/a> #technology<\/a> #Ethereum<\/a> #bnb<\/a> #Polygon<\/a> #bitcoin<\/a> #cryptocurrency<\/a> #Coin<\/a> #News<\/a> #DeFI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BWhqZcffKo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 takaracoin (@takaracoin) January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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2026 has kicked off with a global tightening of regulations. Countries are moving quickly to close compliance gaps. If 2026 is truly the breakout year for crypto, is this preparation for it? Even SEC Chair Paul Atkins said that \u201cclear legislation and well-defined rules\u201d deliver market certainty.\u201d To start with, Kazakhstan, the country that has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126783\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}