Crypto Regulations and Scams in 2025: What Happened in November

When it comes to crypto regulation, the legal rules governments set for buying, trading, and using digital assets. Also known as cryptocurrency law, it's no longer optional—it's the backbone of whether your coins stay safe or vanish overnight. In November 2025, countries like Vietnam and Nigeria made it crystal clear: if you're not on the government’s approved list, you’re playing with fire. Vietnam’s new rules demanded $379 million in capital just to apply for a license, while Nigeria banned businesses from accepting crypto directly. These aren’t suggestions—they’re enforcement-ready laws that changed how traders and companies operate.

Meanwhile, crypto scams, fraudulent projects designed to steal your money under the guise of innovation. Also known as rug pulls, they hit new heights this month with tokens like PEPE MAGA and MARGA that had zero supply, no team, and fake price charts. These weren’t just bad investments—they were honeypots, traps that locked you in so you couldn’t sell. And it wasn’t just meme coins. Exchanges like Satowallet and LocalTrade vanished with millions, proving that unregulated platforms are still the #1 way people lose crypto. Even airdrops, once seen as free money, turned risky: SENSO gave away $500 to one person, while Metahero’s latest drop was only for active users—no public sign-up, no guarantees. If you didn’t check if a project had a real team, audited code, or public liquidity, you were already behind.

Behind the drama, quiet tools kept the ecosystem running. blockchain fees, the cost to send transactions on networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Also known as gas fees, they’re what make or break your trading strategy. In November, fee estimation tools became essential—overpaying meant wasting money, underpaying meant waiting days. Meanwhile, carbon crypto exchanges like Toucan Protocol quietly grew, letting real-world environmental projects trade tokenized credits on-chain. And for those still staking, slashing risks on Ethereum and Cosmos reminded everyone: even good actors can lose funds from simple misconfigurations.

What you’ll find below isn’t hype. It’s a record of what actually happened: which coins died, which governments cracked down, which airdrops were real, and which exchanges you should never touch. No fluff. No guesses. Just facts from the month that changed crypto for good.