[Taiwan Blocks Access to Coinbase and Kalshi Websites, Alleged Election Betting Violations] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on October 15, citing Bloomberg, the New Taipei District Court in Taiwan has authorized the country's telecommunications regulator and internet registry to block domestic access to Coinbase and the prediction market platform Kalshi. The reason cited is the alleged provision of election betting services. This block comes just weeks before Taiwan's local elections, which will serve as a test of public support for President Lai Ching-te's administration. Some Taiwanese Coinbase users have already reported being unable to access the platform normally since Wednesday.