Enforcement Actions

According to Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on July 29, Igor Runets, founder of Russia's largest cryptocurrency mining company Bitriver, was ordered transferred from house arrest to a pretrial detention facility over alleged $12.5 million equipment fraud against En+ Group. The court

The Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered the winding up of Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission presented evidence of alleged investment fraud involving fake bond investments and false documentation. ASIC's investigation found that Capital Guard

According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Supreme Court of New South Wales recently ordered the winding up of Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd following findings of alleged investment fraud. The company raised approximately A$17.4 million from around 80 investors

Seoul police reported that a fake staking site impersonating Flare Network and FXRP stole 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors over eight days last October, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5 million). The site, Fxrpntwork.com, shut down on October 23 after operators directed victims to transfer XRP

According to Seoul police, a fake staking site last October took 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5 million), with two suspects referred to prosecutors on aggravated fraud charges. The site, Fxrpntwork.com, impersonated Flare Network and promised monthly returns

Security firm Blockaid verified a record 212 crypto exploits in H1 2026, resulting in $1.1 billion in total losses across blockchain networks. The firm's H1 2026 Onchain Security Report shows operational security failures and key theft accounted for 74% of financial losses, with restaking protocol

According to Blockaid's H1 2026 Onchain Security Report, the firm verified 212 crypto exploits in the first half of 2026 that resulted in $1.1 billion in total losses. North Korea's Trader Traitor hacking cluster, tied to the Lazarus Group, was responsible for approximately $609 million of the total

According to blockchain investigator VAL, a threat actor purchased money laundering services on a dark web forum and received 666,000 USDT in return. Tether subsequently froze all related wallets. Investigation revealed the "cleaned" funds originated from a U.S. "pig butchering" scam victim. The

According to an official statement from China Business News, scammers have recently been sending extortion emails impersonating the publication and demanding Bitcoin payments from enterprises. The fraudsters claim to have obtained damaging information about the targeted companies through alleged

South Korea's KOSPI index dropped 1.4% today (July 30), with SK Hynix down 5.8%. Qualcomm will raise chip prices by double-digit percentages starting September. A long-dormant Bitcoin address linked to Bitminter's founder transferred 829 BTC earlier today, marking movement after 8 years of

According to ChainCatcher, citing a statement from China Business Journal (《中国经营报》), scammers have recently impersonated the publication to send extortion emails to enterprises, falsely claiming to possess damaging information obtained through "investigations" and threatening to publish negative

The US Treasury sanctioned two Iranian maritime firms on Wednesday for alleged involvement in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-backed insurance network, with one firm accepting Bitcoin and other digital assets to bypass Western sanctions. The Treasury's

According to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US sanctioned Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority on Wednesday for their role in an IRGC-backed insurance network. OFAC alleged that HormuzSafe accepted Bitcoin and other digital

Igor Runets, founder of Russia's largest cryptocurrency mining company BitRiver, was transferred from house arrest to a pre-trial detention center following a Wednesday court decision. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow granted the transfer as a stricter preventive measure, requiring Runets

According to Bits Media, on Wednesday, Igor Runets, founder of Russia's largest cryptocurrency mining company BitRiver, was transferred from house arrest to a pre-trial detention center by Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court. Runets must remain in custody for at least two months as the

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota announced that a federal grand jury returned a 29-count indictment against crypto investor Benjamin Paul Wiener, 43, on charges including wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors allege the

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota, a federal grand jury indicted 43-year-old crypto investor Benjamin Paul Wiener on 29 counts on July 10, alleging wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft involving approximately $20 million in

According to Odaily 星球日报, on July 28, 15 lawmakers including Kim Sang-hoon proposed amendments to South Korea's Financial Information Act allowing financial authorities to suspend payments from cryptocurrency accounts suspected of illegal asset transfers. The amendments define accounts as unique

According to Odaily, South Korean lawmakers led by National Power Party member Kim Sang-hoon proposed an amendment to the Specific Financial Information Act on July 28, granting financial authorities the power to halt payments from crypto exchange accounts suspected of involvement in illegal asset t