Enforcement Actions

According to CoinDesk, Coins.ph, a Philippine cryptocurrency exchange, faces regulatory penalties from the Philippine central bank (BSP) on October 14, with the platform potentially risking license revocation due to alleged violations involving processing transactions for restricted offshore

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has initiated a crackdown on West African scam networks through collaboration with blockchain analysis company Chainalysis and other law enforcement and tech companies. The operation has led to the identification of hundreds of unique scammer identifiers and the

According to Chainalysis, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has recently seized over $10 million and identified hundreds of unique scammer identifiers in a significant crackdown on West African scam networks. The operation was conducted in collaboration with law enforcement and tech companies,

Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market, recorded $3.91 billion in notional volume on October 10, 2026, followed by $3.96 billion on October 11, breaking its prior single-day record of $3.68 billion set on October 4. The surge was driven by parlay-style combo contracts, which accounted for

According to the U.S. Department of Justice announcement on October 13, authorities arrested two American citizens and seized approximately 187 computer devices in a crackdown on North Korean IT personnel operating under false identities to infiltrate U.S. companies. Michael James Bostelle from

Elliptic has been named a private industry partner in the US Justice Department's Joint Disruption Week: Africa, an initiative targeting West African scam networks. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), resulted in 28 arrests and the identification

Elliptic announced its involvement as a private sector partner in the Justice Department's Joint Disruption Week: Africa initiative, targeting West African scam networks. The collaborative effort with the UK's National Crime Agency resulted in 28 arrests and the identification of $11 million in

Kalshi and Polymarket will be excluded from the Federal Trade Commission's probe into deceptive practices in the $167 million online sports gambling industry, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Sun. The two crypto-linked prediction markets are not a focus of the FTC

According to The Washington Sun, the Federal Trade Commission recently excluded crypto-linked prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket from its probe into deceptive practices in the $167 million online sports gambling industry. The FTC investigation will instead focus on sportsbooks like

Evernorth Holdings shareholders voted on a plan to take an XRP treasury company public in September without knowing that a critical bug in the XRP Ledger could have allowed hackers to mint trillions of new XRP tokens beyond the network's fixed 100 billion supply. The vulnerability was privately

9/11 victims and families filed a statement of interest claiming rights to Bitcoin seized by the US government from the LuBian.com mining pool. The claimants, known collectively as the Chairnoff Claimants, hold judgments totaling more than $671 million in compensatory damages against the Islamic

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are operating with skeletal leadership teams, leaving crypto regulation decisions in the hands of just three individuals. The SEC currently has two commissioners — Chair Paul Atkins and former Acting Chair Mark

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has backed a policy leaning towards banning cryptocurrencies, while India's Income Tax Department has raised concerns about tracking crypto tax compliance on overseas exchanges, according to internal government documents reviewed by Reuters in May and June. The Incom

According to The Block, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an early-stage investigation into the online sports betting industry, focusing on alleged false or misleading advertising by companies including FanDuel and DraftKings. Prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and

Apex Accelerator has been linked to a September exploit at Dominion Market, according to a report by @scotsmancrypto, co-founder of Dominion Market. The report claims Apex Accelerator is the same group behind the exploit, raising security concerns in the crypto community. The allegations may

Democrats in the U.S. Congress could expand investigations into the cryptocurrency industry if they win control of either chamber in the November midterm elections, Reuters reported on October 13. A Democratic majority would enable lawmakers to demand documents from crypto companies, hold

Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market declined during October, with BTC trading at $83,400, down 3.2% over the past week. Bitcoin peaked near $87,000 early last week before sliding to $81,000 on Monday, representing a roughly 7% drawdown, then bounced modestly. The decline occurred amid