Enforcement Actions

According to the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, Tether froze over $131 million in USDT across four addresses on the Tron blockchain on Tuesday (July 14), following OFAC sanctions targeting wallets linked to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On-chain an

According to arbitration filings made public on Tuesday in Boston federal court, Circle suspended Heka Funds' minting and redemption services in December 2023 after determining the Malta-based fund may have been manipulating markets to benefit Tether, its largest competitor. Tether's cumulative

A UK government-commissioned review published Tuesday by the Home Office recommends the Judicial College train all judges and magistrates to handle cases involving cryptocurrency money laundering and AI-enabled fraud. The review, chaired by barrister Jonathan Fisher KC and titled 'Fraud in the

According to the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences published Tuesday, the Judicial College should prepare all judges, including magistrates, to handle a rising tide of cases involving cryptocurrency money laundering and AI-enabled fraud. The review, chaired by barrister Jonathan

According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran on Tuesday, freezing over $130 million linked to the Central Bank of Iran. The action was part of efforts to disrupt Iran's illicit

According to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, the US, EU, and UK on July 13, 2026 sanctioned a network of ransomware operators and infrastructure providers in one of the largest coordinated cyber enforcement actions to date. Central to the designations is Vitaly Nikolayevich Kovalev, known as '

Kalshi's legal counsel said today the company believes recent orders from the CFTC and Michigan have left it in an "impossible position." "We are disappointed by this decision and believe it is unfair to Kalshi," the company stated on

The U.S. Treasury froze more than $130 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran's central bank, marking an escalation in Washington's enforcement campaign against Tehran's digital-asset infrastructure. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned

The U.S. Treasury, via the Office of Foreign Assets Control, froze more than $130 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran's central bank, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The action targeted multiple digital-asset wallets, including four wallets on the Tron network holding

S2W introduced AI-based technology that integrates dark web, Telegram, and blockchain data analysis to track international crime on May 15. Seo Hyun-min, Director of S2W's Strategic Office, presented at the 'Ethiopia x K-Digital Connect 2026' forum held at DSRV headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul,

The US Treasury froze $131 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran on Tuesday, July 15, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "US Treasury is committed to disrupting and degrading Iran's illicit financial activities, including its abuse of digital assets," Bessent said in a

According to Livecoins, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency addresses linked to Cuba on July 13. The sanctioned addresses span Tron, Dogecoin, Solana, Dash, Zcash, and Litecoin networks, as well as Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses.

Chainalysis announced that its on-chain analytics software met the Daubert evidentiary standard, a key test for admitting scientific and technical evidence in federal court. The blockchain analytics firm explained how its software satisfies the standard's requirements for reliability and relevance i

The Czech Ministry of Finance added Polymarket to its list of unauthorized online gambling platforms on July 13. The Czech Gambling Regulatory Research Institute (GCIB) announced the news on July 14; internet service providers (ISPs) have 15 days to block access to Polymarket, and the Ministry’s blacklist currently covers thousands of websites. Czech Ministry of Finance Blacklists Polymarket on July 13 According to reports, on July 13, 2026, the Czech Ministry of Finance added Polymarket to its

According to Bitcoin.com, Czech authorities banned Polymarket on July 13, listing it as unauthorized internet gaming and ordering internet service providers 15 days to block the platform, making the Czech Republic the latest European nation to restrict access to the prediction market. The Czech

According to The Block, the CFTC on Tuesday ordered Kalshi to execute trades involving Michigan residents, overruling a state court directive to cancel contracts and halt sports betting products. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that "states cannot force designated contract markets to violate