Enforcement Actions

Chinese prosecutors requested a court in Tianjin to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin linked to a $5.7 billion investment fraud on September 28, creating a jurisdictional contest with the United Kingdom where the coins are currently held. The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court accepted the

According to Yicai, China's Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court on September 28 filed a motion to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin linked to a $5.7 billion investment fraud involving over 102,000 investors. The court also seeks Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin SV, XRP, Dogecoin, cash,

According to ChainCatcher, Senator Richard Blumenthal, the top Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee, sent a letter to Tether and Nxum Group on Thursday, demanding clarification on payments Tether made to the consulting firm founded by Bo Hines. The Wall Street Journal reported that Nxum

Recently, J. Benjamin Greenberg, a shareholder of Circle Internet Group Inc., sued U.S. President Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture Trump co-founded with his son, alleging violations of the constitutional foreign payment clause. According to the lawsuit, Trump

According to Interpol, the organization coordinated law enforcement agencies from 21 countries between June 29 and August 31, 2026, during Operation Serengeti III to combat cybercrime including phishing scams, ransomware, business email compromise, and digital extortion. The operation resulted in 1,

According to Odaily, Albuquerque's ban on cryptocurrency ATMs and counter-assisted crypto trading took effect on October 22, requiring operators to immediately cease operations and remove equipment by December 5. Violators face daily fines of $500, potential loss of business licenses, and possible b

According to BlockBeats, on October 22, Justin Sun clarified that his lawsuit against World Liberty Financial, a Trump family crypto project, is purely a commercial investor protection action and does not affect his support for U.S. cryptocurrency policies. Sun alleged the project lacks investment t

According to POLITICO, former Circle software engineer Joel Greenberg filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in Washington federal court against former President Trump and World Liberty Financial, alleging violations of the U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause. The lawsuit concerns two

DFINITY, the lead developer of Internet Computer (ICP), alleged that NEAR used its proprietary technology without authorization in the NEAR Intents service. BlockBeats and other outlets reported on Oct. 22 that DFINITY founder Dominic

According to ChainCatcher, Zipcoin announced today that it is ceasing operations after its codebase and related private keys were fully breached. The team stated that attackers may now control project wallets and infrastructure. The project disclosed it was affected by the UNCX incident on

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa confirmed an increase in regulatory oversight for licensed crypto entities, conducting 30 inspections this year. The authority emphasized its commitment to ensuring compliance and integrity within the cryptocurrency sector. The FSCA is So

According to FSCA South Africa, the authority conducted 30 inspections of licensed crypto entities this year, as confirmed in its official report. The increased regulatory oversight aims to ensure compliance and integrity within the crypto

Italian police arrested 30 people and seized €21 million in a mafia crypto laundering operation, ANSA reported on Wednesday. The Guardia di Finanza operation, ordered by Milan's anti-mafia prosecutors, targeted suspects linked to the 'Ndrangheta and Camorra crime syndicates operating from a

According to ChainCatcher, Cysic proposed a settlement with the attacker who unauthorized increased 10 million CYS tokens, requiring the return of 275.872 ETH (approximately 90% of confirmed earnings) to a Cysic Foundation address within 72 hours of the on-chain announcement. In exchange, the attack

Prosecutors in Tianjin have applied to confiscate 61,896 BTC and other assets linked to Zhimin Qian, and the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court accepted the case on September 28, publishing a notice on October 13. The Bitcoin is worth about $5.1 billion at its current price of

According to a court notice reported by The Paper, China's Tianjin prosecutors have applied to confiscate 61,896 BTC and other digital assets linked to Zhimin Qian, and the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court accepted the case on September 28, with a notice published on October 13. The