Enforcement Actions

In a landmark enforcement action, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized the forfeiture of over \$400 million in assets linked to Helix, a notorious darknet cryptocurrency mixer. This concludes a multi-year investigation into the service, which laundered more than \$311 million in Bitcoin between 2014 and 2017 for illicit darknet markets. The final order, entered by a federal judge in late January 2025, transfers legal title of the seized crypto and real estate to the U.S. go

Former Olympic athlete Ryan Wedding was arrested in Mexico on suspicion of being a transnational drug lord. His organization used stablecoins and multiple blockchains for money laundering. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that crypto-related criminal activities pose regulatory challenges and has imposed sanctions and seizures on him and related individuals. This case highlights the risks of crypto assets in transnational crime and has spurred discussions on their regulation.

_Bitcoin price faces pressure as DOJ investigates Fed Chair Powell, with $92K resistance and potential for a $95K breakout._ Bitcoin’s price has been under pressure as the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigates U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. While the investigation doesn’t

Congress has signed off on sweeping legislation compelling the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose most of its Jeffrey Epstein case files, advancing the Epstein Files Transparency Act to President Donald Trump after near-unanimous votes in both chambers on Nov. 18, 2025. Epstein Files Tra

A new international task force, developed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is aimed at breaking down massive crypto scam networks with an international presence. The program, which is called the Joint Strike Force on Digital Financial Crimes, unites federal agencies, foreign law

Senator Elizabeth Warren's legal team has firmly rejected a defamation threat from Changpeng Zhao, asserting that her tweet accurately reflects the Department of Justice's (DOJ) description of his guilty plea to money laundering violations.