Starting January 1, 2026, cryptocurrency mining and trading in Turkmenistan will become fully legal. Local media reported that the country’s president, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, has signed a new law that establishes regulations for issuing, storing, and trading digital assets.

The Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Zhuo Rongtai, promised that a report on the confiscated bitcoins will be released by the end of the year, after which the authorities will decide the future of these cryptoassets. The government intends to study the risks and benefits of including bitcoins in the state asset reserve and will prepare legislative amendments over the next six months.

The authorities of Kyrgyzstan have officially registered the USDKG stablecoin, according to local media outlet Tazabek, citing data from the Financial Market Regulation and Supervision Service. The Ministry of Finance stated that “the stablecoin has not yet been launched and is currently in the preparatory stage. Further information will be provided after the launch.”

Venezuela is currently developing a system that will bridge traditional banking with blockchain technology.

Frankmedia — Kyrgyzstan has launched its national stablecoin KGST and central bank digital currency (CBDC) in partnership with the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance and digital asset advisor to President Sadyr Japarov.

Japan has launched the world’s first stablecoin pegged to the yen. The cryptocurrency, called JPYC, was developed by the startup of the same name, Reuters reports. The stablecoin is backed by bank deposits and Japanese government bonds (JGBs).