https://lesskyc.com/tracker/ Dated, sourced changes affecting no-KYC crypto users. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:37:01 GMT https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-10-01-hawaii-crypto-kiosks-can-no-longer-take-cashlesskyc-tracker-2026-10-01-hawaii-crypto-kiosks-can-no-longer-take-cashThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationAct 224 (signed 9 Jul 2026) bans cash deposits at crypto ATMs from 1 Oct 2026. Selling crypto for cash is still allowed. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-09-15-coinex-winds-downlesskyc-tracker-2026-09-15-coinex-winds-downTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTShutdownSpot trading ended 29 Sep 2026 and withdrawals close 22 Dec 2026. Withdraw any remaining balance before the deadline. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-09-15-us-clarity-act-fails-senate-cloture-votelesskyc-tracker-2026-09-15-us-clarity-act-fails-senate-cloture-voteTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationThe crypto market-structure bill fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-08-31-peach-pauses-its-escrowlesskyc-tracker-2026-08-31-peach-pauses-its-escrowMon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTRestrictionWhile its Swiss regulator re-examines its no-KYC model, only KYC'd or long-reputation sellers with zero lost disputes can sell, and sellers keep control of escrowed BTC. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-08-09-australia-austrac-suspends-cryptolink-96-atms-golesskyc-tracker-2026-08-09-australia-austrac-suspends-cryptolink-96-atms-goSun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationThe regulator suspended the operator's registration, taking its whole kiosk network offline. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-08-03-boltz-pauses-all-swapslesskyc-tracker-2026-08-03-boltz-pauses-all-swapsMon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTShutdownThe Lightning/Liquid swap service paused swaps citing AI-assisted attacks on its infrastructure. By late September its domain no longer resolved and no restart date had been given. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-08-01-minnesota-crypto-kiosks-switched-offlesskyc-tracker-2026-08-01-minnesota-crypto-kiosks-switched-offSat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationUnder a law signed in May 2026, machines had to go offline by 1 Aug 2026 and be removed by 31 Dec 2026. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-07-15-japan-moves-crypto-under-securities-lawlesskyc-tracker-2026-07-15-japan-moves-crypto-under-securities-lawWed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationParliament passed a law bringing crypto under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, adding an insider-trading ban and tougher penalties for unregistered operators. Takes effect within about a year. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-07-09-new-zealand-drops-its-crypto-atm-banlesskyc-tracker-2026-07-09-new-zealand-drops-its-crypto-atm-banThu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationThe government withdrew the planned ban in favour of powers to set cash limits. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-07-01-eu-mica-transitional-period-endslesskyc-tracker-2026-07-01-eu-mica-transitional-period-endsWed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationNo extension was granted. ESMA told providers without a MiCA licence to stop onboarding EU clients and wind down. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-07-01-tennessee-and-vermont-crypto-kiosk-bans-take-efflesskyc-tracker-2026-07-01-tennessee-and-vermont-crypto-kiosk-bans-take-effWed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationTennessee's ban (signed 13 Apr 2026) makes operating a kiosk a Class A misdemeanor; Vermont's Act 142 bans virtual-currency kiosks. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-06-20-haveno-v1-8-0-patches-the-exploit-retoswap-resumlesskyc-tracker-2026-06-20-haveno-v1-8-0-patches-the-exploit-retoswap-resumSat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTSecurity fixThe fix closes the arbitrator-impersonation hole used in the May and June attacks. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-06-16-kraken-delists-monero-for-uae-clientslesskyc-tracker-2026-06-16-kraken-delists-monero-for-uae-clientsTue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTDelistingXMR, DASH, ZEC and several stablecoins were removed for UAE clients between 16 Jun and 25 Sep 2026. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-05-20-retoswap-haveno-exploited-about-7-000-xmr-stolenlesskyc-tracker-2026-05-20-retoswap-haveno-exploited-about-7-000-xmr-stolenWed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTExploitAttackers impersonated arbitrators during multisig setup (~$2.7M). A second exploit followed on 16 Jun 2026. Trading was suspended until the v1.8.0 fix. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-05-01-bisq-1-exploit-on-altcoin-tradeslesskyc-tracker-2026-05-01-bisq-1-exploit-on-altcoin-tradesFri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTExploitMissing validation in the trade protocol let an attacker take 11.59 BTC from 10 users on altcoin trades (fiat trades and Bisq 2 were unaffected). Victims were reimbursed by 5 Jun; max trade is now 0.25 BTC and XMR auto-confirm is disabled. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-04-28-canada-proposes-banning-crypto-atmslesskyc-tracker-2026-04-28-canada-proposes-banning-crypto-atmsTue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationAnnounced in the Spring Economic Update. As of October 2026 we found no evidence the ban has been enacted. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-04-10-kraken-delists-monero-in-indialesskyc-tracker-2026-04-10-kraken-delists-monero-in-indiaFri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTDelistingXMR, DASH and ZEC were delisted for clients in India (completed 22 May). Kraken's notice gives month and day only; the year is inferred. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-03-09-indiana-bans-crypto-kioskslesskyc-tracker-2026-03-09-indiana-bans-crypto-kiosksMon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationFull statewide ban signed into law. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-02-16-zashi-becomes-zodllesskyc-tracker-2026-02-16-zashi-becomes-zodlMon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTRebrandThe Zcash wallet team, which left Electric Coin Company in January, renamed the app Zodl. Same app and recovery phrase; the change arrived as a normal update. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-02-05-mexc-makes-kyc-mandatorylesskyc-tracker-2026-02-05-mexc-makes-kyc-mandatoryThu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTKYC addedUnverified accounts can no longer deposit, withdraw or trade — only view data. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-01-06-mymonero-wallet-shuts-downlesskyc-tracker-2026-01-06-mymonero-wallet-shuts-downTue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTShutdownAfter more than a decade, MyMonero ended its wallet service and pointed users to Cake Wallet. Funds are safe on-chain: restore the 25-word seed in another wallet. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2026-01-01-eu-dac8-and-uk-carf-tax-reporting-beginlesskyc-tracker-2026-01-01-eu-dac8-and-uk-carf-tax-reporting-beginThu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTRegulationExchanges now collect user identity and transaction data for tax authorities; first reports are due in 2027. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-12-01-cryptomixer-io-taken-downlesskyc-tracker-2025-12-01-cryptomixer-io-taken-downMon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTSeizureSwiss and German police (Operation Olympia, with Europol) seized €25M in BTC and the servers in Zurich. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-11-06-samourai-wallet-founders-sentencedlesskyc-tracker-2025-11-06-samourai-wallet-founders-sentencedThu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMTLegalAfter guilty pleas to unlicensed money-transmitting conspiracy, Keonne Rodriguez got 5 years (6 Nov) and William Hill 4 years (19 Nov). https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-11-01-paxful-shuts-downlesskyc-tracker-2025-11-01-paxful-shuts-downSat, 01 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMTShutdownThe P2P marketplace ended operations after announcing its wind-down on 1 Oct 2025. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-10-16-canada-fines-cryptomus-c-176-96mlesskyc-tracker-2025-10-16-canada-fines-cryptomus-c-176-96mThu, 16 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTLegalA record FINTRAC penalty against Xeltox (Cryptomus); the company is appealing. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-09-18-rcmp-seizes-tradeogrelesskyc-tracker-2025-09-18-rcmp-seizes-tradeogreThu, 18 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMTSeizureAbout C$56M seized for operating without FINTRAC registration or KYC. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-09-02-kraken-ends-monero-trading-for-canadianslesskyc-tracker-2025-09-02-kraken-ends-monero-trading-for-canadiansTue, 02 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMTDelistingDeposits were paused on 21 Aug 2025 and XMR trading ended 2 Sep 2025. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-08-04-fincen-warns-about-crypto-kioskslesskyc-tracker-2025-08-04-fincen-warns-about-crypto-kiosksMon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMTRegulationThe notice lists kiosks that allow transactions with no ID or only a phone/email as a red flag. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-07-23-majesticbank-exchange-shuts-downlesskyc-tracker-2025-07-23-majesticbank-exchange-shuts-downWed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTShutdownThe no-KYC instant exchange closed effective immediately and promised 30 days of refunds; many users reported pending refunds going unanswered. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-07-18-unstoppableswap-becomes-eigenwalletlesskyc-tracker-2025-07-18-unstoppableswap-becomes-eigenwalletFri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTRebrandThe BTC→XMR atomic-swap app was renamed and is now also a full Monero wallet. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-06-03-australia-caps-crypto-atms-at-a-5-000lesskyc-tracker-2025-06-03-australia-caps-crypto-atms-at-a-5-000Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMTRegulationPer cash deposit or withdrawal, with enhanced customer checks and mandatory scam warnings. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-04-30-exch-seized-by-german-authoritieslesskyc-tracker-2025-04-30-exch-seized-by-german-authoritiesWed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMTSeizureDays after announcing it would close on 1 May, eXch's servers, 8 TB of data and €34M in crypto were seized by the BKA and Frankfurt prosecutors. Any site using its name now is not the original service. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-04-07-us-doj-ends-regulation-by-prosecutionlesskyc-tracker-2025-04-07-us-doj-ends-regulation-by-prosecutionMon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMTRegulationA Deputy AG memo said prosecutors will no longer target mixers or offline wallets for what their users do (with exceptions), and disbanded the NCET crypto unit. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-03-21-us-lifts-tornado-cash-sanctionslesskyc-tracker-2025-03-21-us-lifts-tornado-cash-sanctionsFri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMTRegulationTreasury removed Tornado Cash from the sanctions list. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-03-06-garantex-seizedlesskyc-tracker-2025-03-06-garantex-seizedThu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMTSeizureUS, German and Finnish authorities seized its domains and servers and froze over $26M; successor Grinex was sanctioned on 13 Aug 2025. https://lesskyc.com/tracker/#2025-02-28-uk-first-jail-sentence-for-illegal-crypto-atmslesskyc-tracker-2025-02-28-uk-first-jail-sentence-for-illegal-crypto-atmsFri, 28 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMTLegalOlumide Osunkoya got 4 years. Operating crypto ATMs without FCA registration is illegal in the UK.