Enforcement Actions

According to the Daily Mail, London's Inner London Crown Court recently convicted five individuals in connection with the kidnapping and extortion of two wealthy French cryptocurrency holders in their 20s. Gerson Borges and Mohamed Osman were found guilty of conspiracy to extort and false

According to BNB Chain, a former employee allegedly created and controlled the ASTEROID meme token yesterday after retaining unauthorized access to a tutorial wallet. The employee had obtained the wallet's seed phrase during video production and later generated a new private key to operate it

Crypto exchange Bitget announced Monday it will cease providing services to residents of Japan and implement phased account restrictions. The exchange stopped accepting new registrations from Japan residents, with account restrictions beginning Nov. 1 and any remaining open positions forcibly

Crypto exchange Bitget announced Monday it will cease providing services to Japan residents and implement phased account restrictions. New registrations from Japan stopped immediately, with account restrictions beginning Nov. 1. Any open positions remaining on Dec. 31 will be forcibly closed. The d

According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the exchange completed numerous product launches in July and won a legal case against government efforts to secretly crack down on crypto, as announced on X.

Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury company ZeroStack warned that substantial doubt exists about its ability to continue operating over the next year in a Form 10-Q filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The company reported $2.6 million in cash, negative working capital

According to its SEC 10-Q filing on Friday, ZeroStack warned of substantial doubt about continuing operations over the next year, reporting an $82.5 million fair value loss on digital assets and a $61.3 million net loss for the first half of 2026. As of June 30, the Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury co

BNB Chain is pursuing legal action against a former employee who allegedly retained unauthorized access to a company wallet and used it to launch a memecoin, generating substantial profits. The blockchain ecosystem disclosed in an official statement on Saturday that the wallet address was

According to The Block, Russian law enforcement conducted raids on multiple Moscow crypto exchanges recently to investigate a 144 million ruble (approximately $1.8 million) theft. Investigators suspect the stolen funds were transferred through the exchanges and are examining whether exchange

Galaxy Digital and Duel Casino are in dispute over nearly 230 ETH allegedly linked to the Coldcard exploit after the gambling platform refused to freeze the funds. Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital, alerted that Duel Casino received the funds but declined to block them

According to Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital, Duel Casino, a gambling platform, received nearly 230 ETH linked to the Coldcard vulnerability exploit but refused to freeze the funds despite receiving forensic data proving the connection to the hack. Thorn labeled the platform'

South Korean police arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged fake XRP staking platform that reportedly defrauded 71 investors out of 3.4 million XRP, worth approximately $9 million. The platform, identified as Fxrpntwork.com, allegedly operated as a fraudulent staking service.

According to South Korean police, three suspects were arrested in connection with an alleged fake XRP staking platform that defrauded 71 investors of 3.4 million XRP, valued at approximately $9 million. The platform, identified as Fxrpntwork.com, falsely promised staking rewards to

The US Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the launch of Nasdaq PHLX's proposed Bitcoin index options after agreeing to conduct a full Commission review of the product. The SEC issued the review order on July 29, with publication in the Federal Register on Aug. 3 establishing Aug. 24 as the d

The SEC delayed the launch of Nasdaq PHLX's proposed Bitcoin index options on July 29, agreeing to conduct a full Commission review. According to the order published in the Federal Register on Aug. 3, interested parties must submit written statements by Aug. 24 supporting or opposing the prior

Blockchain investigators alleged that Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Shelbit processed at least $4 billion in transactions tied to an Iranian sanctions evasion network. Analysis shared with Reuters found the unlicensed exchange became a financial hub connecting more than 2,000 Farsi-language ga

According to analysis shared with Reuters, recent blockchain investigation allegations show Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Shelbit facilitated at least $4 billion in transactions tied to an Iranian sanctions evasion network involving gambling websites and state-connected entities.

According to ChainCatcher, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has listed BiFinance as a suspicious virtual asset trading platform. The SFC stated that BiFinance claims to be licensed in Hong Kong and offers spot, futures, and wealth management services for digital assets on its

South Korea recorded 560.3 billion won ($367 million) in net stablecoin outflows to overseas exchanges in June, marking the country's 18th consecutive month of outflows, according to Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) data obtained by Yonhap News Agency through People Power Party lawmaker Lee

Hong Kong police reported that a local insurance agent lost more than HK$26 million ($3.3 million) after being lured into a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme. The case was the largest of 25 romance scams reported between July 24 and July 30, resulting in losses of nearly HK$70 million ($8.9 mill