{"id":777048775,"date":"2026-10-19T09:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777048775"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:15:37","slug":"taiwan-allegedly-blocks-coinbase-and-kalshi-over-suspected-election-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/taiwan-allegedly-blocks-coinbase-and-kalshi-over-suspected-election-betting","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan reportedly blocks Coinbase and Kalshi over suspected election betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taiwan\u2019s election legislation imposes prison sentences of up to six months for bettors and five years for gambling operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Taiwan.- Taiwanese authorities have restricted access to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase<\/strong> and prediction market operator Kalshi<\/strong> over alleged election betting ahead of polls scheduled for November 28. According to Bloomberg, the restrictions were authorised by a court in New Taipei following an application by Taiwan\u2019s Criminal Investigation Bureau<\/strong>. The order allows the communications regulator and the Taiwan Network Information Centre<\/strong> to block domestic access to the platforms,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bureau reportedly suspects the platforms may have violated the Public Officials Election and Recall Act<\/strong>, which prohibits operating gambling activities for profit based on election or recall results. It said the restrictions were sought to protect electoral integrity and prevent overseas interference but provided no further details of alleged interference involving either platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coinbase confirmed that some users in Taiwan were unable to access its website and said it was investigating the issue. Kalshi has previously listed Taiwan as a restricted jurisdiction. Authorities have not alleged that either platform directly interfered in the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 2023 amendment to Taiwanese election law introduced penalties of up to six months in prison for bettors and up to five years for gambling operators.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> South Korea orders block on Polymarket<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taiwan\u2019s election legislation imposes prison sentences of up to six months for bettors and five years for gambling operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777041405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Taiwanese authorities have restricted access to Coinbase and Kalshi, citing alleged violations of election gambling prohibitions under the Public Officials Election and Recall Act. This action, authorized by a New Taipei court, targets platforms suspected of facilitating betting on election outcomes, carrying significant penalties for both operators and bettors. The move underscores a heightened regulatory stance on activities perceived to compromise electoral integrity.","focusai_entities":"Coinbase, Kalshi, Taiwan\u2019s Criminal Investigation Bureau, Bloomberg, Taiwan Network Information Centre, Polymarket","focusai_location":"Taiwan, New Taipei, South Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Global Regulatory Impact?","query":"What are the broader implications for global digital asset exchanges and prediction market operators regarding jurisdictional regulatory compliance and geo-blocking efficacy, particularly in emerging markets with evolving governance frameworks?"},{"label":"Enforcement Precedent?","query":"How might this enforcement action by Taiwanese authorities influence other jurisdictions' approaches to regulating prediction markets and cryptocurrency platforms involved in activities deemed analogous to illegal gambling verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,154],"tags":[20326,225,1811],"class_list":["post-777048775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-legislation","tag-taiwan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777048775"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777048792,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048775\/revisions\/777048792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777041405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777048775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777048775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777048775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}