Enforcement Actions

The U.S. Department of Justice announced June 18 that federal jurors convicted Daniel Chartraw, 53, formerly of South Lake Tahoe and Lodi, California, after an eight-day trial tied him to cryptocurrency and investment fraud schemes involving Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global LLC that cost investors

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, on June 18, federal jurors convicted Daniel Chartraw, 53, of cryptocurrency fraud schemes involving Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global LLC that cost investors nearly $1 million. Chartraw and associates guaranteed high returns with no risk through fake

Nine European gambling regulators issued a joint statement on June 17 pledging coordinated enforcement against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup. The statement, signed by authorities in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland,

According to Bitcoin.com, nine European regulators—Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland—pledged coordinated enforcement against unlicensed prediction markets on June 17. The joint statement warned sports bodies, leagues, and teams to verify a

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has resolved its civil enforcement action against Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky through a consent order entered by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The order permanently bans Mashinsky

According to the CFTC, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has entered a consent order permanently banning Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from trading in CFTC-regulated markets and registering with the agency in any capacity. The settlement resolves the CFTC's civil

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) introduced the Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act on Thursday. The legislation would bar Congress members, their spouses, and dependent children from wagering on prediction markets tied to policy outcomes, government actions, or elections. Steil stated the bill aims to

According to investment bank TD Cowen, CME Group has the stronger legal position in its lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over crypto perpetual futures, filed yesterday (June 18). Jaret Seiberg, managing director at TD Cowen's Washington Research Group, stated in a note t

Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to an armed robbery that netted more than $8 million in cryptocurrency from a Minnesota family. Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, each pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery before U.S. District Judge A

According to federal prosecutors, two Texas brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency during an armed home invasion on September 19, 2025. Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, both from Waller, Texas, held the

Australia's High Court unanimously ruled in favor of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in its appeal against Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd, trading as Block Earner, concerning a crypto yield product offered between March and November 2022. The court found that Block Earner's fixed-yield '

According to federal prosecutors, two brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of $8 million in cryptocurrency after holding them at gunpoint during a September 2025 home invasion. Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, both of Waller, Texas, admitted to the

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission are requesting public comment on an initiative to clarify definitions and interpretations tied to certain derivatives products, including swaps and security-based swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act. The joint request

The CFTC and SEC have requested public comment on definitions and interpretations of derivatives products, including "swaps" and "security-based swaps," under the Dodd-Frank Act. The joint initiative addresses how regulators should classify emerging products such as perpetual futures contracts and e

According to ZachXBT, on June 19, an Indian fraud ring targeting U.S. users was exposed after stealing over $1 million through social engineering scams and Bitcoin ATM theft since 2025. The investigation traced 5.73 BTC (approximately $475,000) that flowed from multiple compromised addresses

Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency during a violent home invasion. Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, both of Waller, Texas, each pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by

According to the Justice Department, Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24, from Waller, Texas, pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. The brothers held the family at gunpoint in their home for over eight hours on

According to Chainalysis' official announcement on June 17, the blockchain analytics platform introduced an enhancement to its sanctions screening platform enabling compliance teams to differentiate between exposure that occurred before and after a sanctioned entity was officially designated. The ne

The CFTC secured a permanent ban against Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky under a consent order announced Thursday. The regulator alleged that Mashinsky and Celsius engaged in a fraudulent scheme that misled hundreds

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Thursday a permanent ban against Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky, prohibiting him from trading commodities, futures, and derivatives in the United States and from registering with the regulator. According to the court-approved co