Enforcement Actions

According to Bloomberg citing market monitoring firm Solidus Labs, a trader on Hyperliquid used two accounts to place over $170 million in suspicious orders during March 8-10 crude oil volatility, allegedly engaging in spoofing—rapidly placing then canceling large orders on one side of the order

According to Bloomberg, Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency, venture capital, and prediction market firms are hiring lawyers and lobbyists on October 29 to prepare for potential congressional investigations. Democratic lawmakers have requested information from World Liberty Financial and 1789 Capital, f

According to Caixin, on October 28, the BVI Court appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators for 30 British Virgin Islands entities controlled by Prince Group's Chen Zhi. The liquidation process is collective in nature; creditors

According to ChainCatcher, on October 28, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against 10 individuals and one entity involved in North Korean IT worker fraud and cryptocurrency money laundering schemes. Sanctioned Russian national Ilya

GMO Internet refused a $50 million cryptocurrency ransom after attackers breached its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service, potentially exposing 26,739 server environments between October 19 and October 21. The attackers initially demanded approximately $50 million, or roughly ¥8 billion, with payment r

The United States announced $5 million in funding for the Pacific Alliance for Combating Illicit Finance and Cybercrime (PACIFIC) initiative to strengthen cryptocurrency investigations across Pacific Islands. The program aims to combat illicit financial activity through enhanced law enforcement

According to the US Department of State, the United States announced $5 million for the PACIFIC (Pacific Alliance for Combating Illicit Finance and Cybercrime) initiative to support cryptocurrency investigations across the Pacific Islands. The program will fund training in cryptocurrency tracing, be

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating whether prediction market operator Polymarket complied with a 2022 enforcement settlement requiring it to stop offering noncompliant event contracts to American users. The investigation forms part of a broader inquiry opened

According to Reuters on October 27, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether Polymarket complied with a $1.4 million settlement imposed in January 2022 that required the prediction market platform to prevent American users from accessing its offshore service. The

The U.S. government sold a stake in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic linked to former FTX executives for approximately $630 million in October 2025. The shares were originally acquired through a $50 million investment in 2022 by former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX ex

According to Reuters citing two sources, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating whether Polymarket complies with its 2022 settlement agreement. The probe focuses on whether the platform has implemented sufficient measures to prevent U.S. users from accessing its

According to Caixin via ChainCatcher, following the arrest of Cambodian syndicate leader Chen Zhi, multiple jurisdictions have initiated asset seizure proceedings against entities under his control. Local courts have appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs) to investigate and preserve assets h

According to PANews, on October 28, Zilliqa announced updates on its ongoing security incident investigation, stating that X-Bridge and ZRC2 proxy contracts were compromised. Affected assets include zUSDT, SEED, kUSD, and Zoge across liquidity pools including PlunderSwap. The platform's native ZIL a

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI's Washington Field Office recently joined international law enforcement partners, including Chainalysis, in seizing the domain virtualine.net. The domain hosted infrastructure used by ransomware operators, information stealers, and credential

According to PANews and Diamante's official announcement on October 28, the Web3 infrastructure and payment network Diamante disclosed a security breach involving unauthorized activities by malicious actors. The team immediately activated emergency protocols and coordinated with exchange partners, m

According to ChainCatcher, Web3 infrastructure and payments network Diamante disclosed a security breach involving unauthorized activities by malicious actors. The team immediately activated emergency protocols and coordinated with exchange partners, market makers, and liquidity providers to pause a