Enforcement Actions

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

According to on-chain detective Specter, Tether froze 4 TRON wallets holding 131 million USDT today. The wallets received funds primarily from payment service provider DTC Pay and cryptocurrency exchange Bitso. The reason for the blacklisting has not been

The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its List of Unauthorized Internet Games on July 13, with internet service providers given 15 days to block access to the platform. The ministry classified Polymarket as unlicensed gambling operating without adequate supervision, according to the

According to Odaily citing Czech regulators, the Czech Financial Ministry on July 13 added Polymarket to its list of unauthorized internet gambling platforms, requiring internet service providers to block access within 15 days. The Czech Gambling Regulatory Institute classified Polymarket as an

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered Kalshi on Tuesday to honor trades involving Michigan residents despite the state's attempt to force the prediction markets platform to cancel them. About two weeks ago, a Michigan state court ordered Kalshi to stop offering sports-related event

According to The Block, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered Kalshi on Tuesday to honor trades involving Michigan residents, directly contradicting a state court order issued two weeks prior that demanded the cancellation of sports-related event contracts. The move marks an escalation i

According to the SEC Crypto Task Force's official meeting memorandum, on July 14, the Task Force held direct talks with representatives from Hyperliquid Policy Center, XYZ Ltd., and law firm Sullivan & Cromwell to discuss regulatory approaches for crypto assets and decentralized perpetual futures

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina accusing Trevor L. Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC of orchestrating a $14 million investment fraud between March 2022 and February 2026. The CFTC alleges th

According to Interpol, authorities identified a $122 million crypto wallet controlled by a 20-year-old suspect arrested in Thailand during Operation First Light 2026, which ran between January and April across 97 countries including the United States. Over a 10-month period, the wallet processed

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy Scott Allen Simpkins was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for lying to federal agents about witnessing cryptocurrency businessman Adam Iza threaten a victim with live ammunition. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson

Hurupay is exiting the Kenyan market as local regulators intensify anti-money laundering checks and compliance audits on digital asset platforms. The exit comes as Kenya accelerates regulatory interventions to secure its removal from the grey list maintained by the Financial Action Task Force