Enforcement Actions

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Colombian crypto broker Leonardo de Jesus Zuluaga Duque was sentenced on Wednesday to 160 months in prison for conspiracy to launder drug trafficking proceeds through Tether's USDT and importation of cocaine into the United States. From May to

According to Odaily, Coinkite and its co-founders Rodolfo Novak and Peter D. Gray are facing a class action lawsuit in Ontario, Canada, alleging that Coldcard hardware wallets used a flawed firmware standard starting around March 2021. The lawsuit claims the firmware failed to use a true random

Video-sharing platform YouTube suspended three Bitcoin-related channels on Oct. 19 and 20, citing violations of its “Harmful or Dangerous Content Policy”: Bitcoin.com News, The Bitcoin Conference, and Simply Bitcoin. There is currently no public evidence that YouTube is conducting systematic bans targeting the Bitcoin industry. The Bitcoin Conference: YouTube appeal rejected; channel featured speeches and educational videos The Bitcoin Conference said on social media platform X on Oct. 20, 2026,

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, Colombian crypto broker Leonardo de Jesus Zuluaga Duque was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for laundering approximately $14.5 million in drug trafficking proceeds, primarily through USDT, and for his role in a

The Trump administration hosted a cybercrime prevention event at the White House on October 21, highlighting law enforcement’s achievements in combating overseas crypto investment scams: law enforcement agencies have intercepted approximately $833 million worth of cryptocurrency, seized 503 fake investment websites, and notified nearly 9,000 Americans that they were being scammed, preventing an estimated $562 million in losses. The event focused on transnational criminal organizations operating

According to ChainCatcher, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on October 22 that Fidelity Digital Assets has settled a $500,000 investigation regarding its prior restrictions on California retail customers transferring cryptocurrencies to external wallets. Regulators determined the

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to recover, trading at around $84,310 as of Oct. 22. Tesla reported third-quarter revenue of $28.05 billion and did not sell any of its Bitcoin holdings. With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, White House officials revealed that President Donald Trump plans to highlight his administration’s efforts to crack down on overseas criminal organizations that use cryptocurrency to carry out scams at a cybercrime event at the White House. Macro Events & Crypto Hot Topics Acc

According to CoinDesk, President Trump will highlight efforts to combat overseas crypto scams at a White House cybercrime event on Wednesday. U.S. law enforcement has seized $8.33 billion in crypto assets tied to international fraud schemes and shut down 503 fraudulent crypto websites under

President Donald Trump will highlight his administration's crackdown on overseas crypto investment frauds at a White House event on Oct. 21, according to a White House official who spoke to Reuters. Ahead of this event, three newly created crypto wallets received 1,090 BTC worth $90.38 million

According to Reuters, citing White House officials, President Trump will emphasize his administration's crackdown on overseas crypto fraud at a White House cybercrime prevention event on Wednesday (Oct 22). Cabinet members including Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, FBI Director Kash

President Donald Trump plans to outline efforts to seize fraudulent cryptocurrency investment websites at a White House cybercrime prevention event on October 21. The event will highlight results of a crackdown on cryptocurrency investment scams targeting Americans. An FBI report shows reports of in

Wallets linked to the Drift Protocol exploit transferred 18,800 Ether to Tornado Cash on October 21, blockchain tracker Onchain Lens reported. Combined with October 20 transfers of approximately 25,710 ETH, the two-day total reached 44,510 ETH, valued at roughly $109 million. The transfers

According to Onchain Lens, wallets linked to the Drift Protocol exploit transferred 44,510 Ether (ETH) worth approximately $109 million to Tornado Cash over October 20-21. The transfers comprised 25,710 ETH on October 20 and 18,800 ETH on October 21, representing roughly 37% of the $295 million in l

Ripple backed a new US Securities and Exchange Commission cryptocurrency regulation proposal on October 20, with Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty disclosing that the company spent more than $150 million in legal costs during its years-long XRP dispute. The comment letter supported the SEC's propo

According to Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, on October 20, the company submitted a comment letter supporting the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets while requesting modifications to how digital tokens and investment contracts are classified under federal securities law. Alderoty re

According to its official statement, the Czech National Bank has warned that unlicensed cryptocurrency providers continue to operate despite regulatory restrictions. Only licensed entities are permitted to offer crypto services; however, unauthorized offerings remain prevalent in the market. The

According to Bloomberg, Italian authorities arrested 30 people on October 21 for operating a mafia-linked underground bank network that transferred approximately 68 million euros abroad using cryptocurrency for money laundering. The investigation extended to Spain and Switzerland, where local author

According to Reuters, President Trump announced measures to combat overseas cryptocurrency fraud networks during a White House cybercrime prevention event on October 21. The initiative aims to disrupt fraudulent crypto investment schemes targeting American citizens and counter impersonation scams. O