Enforcement Actions

Douglas Kim filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Ledger on Aug. 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking at least $500 million in damages. The complaint centers on a December 2023 data breach involving malicious code hidden in Ledger Connect Kit, a

According to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on September 2, Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina ordered Kalshi to stop offering sports wagers in Michigan and to pay $500,000 for each day it fails to geofence state residents. The injunction bars Kalshi from accepting deposits,

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warned on Wednesday that crypto companies relying on temporary regulatory relief must apply for a financial services license by Sept. 30 or face penalties including fines up to 10% of annual turnover. The deadline applies to businesses

According to ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission), unlicensed crypto companies must apply for Australian Financial Services Licenses by September 30 or modify existing licenses. From October 1, firms failing to meet ASIC's no-action position conditions may violate financial

According to a Sept. 2 CFTC filing shared by Jake Chervinsky, CEO of Hyperliquid Policy Center, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit challenging its approval of Kalshi's Bitcoin perpetual futures. The agency argued that CME lacks legal standing and has f

According to lawyer Ariel Givner, Ledger faced a collective lawsuit today (September 3) over a December 2023 data breach, with plaintiffs alleging the company downplayed the incident and failed to promptly disclose it. The breach exposed customer names, emails, and phone numbers, which hackers

A Michigan state court issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday requiring prediction markets platform Kalshi to continue blocking Michigan residents from accessing sports-related event contracts, according to a Wednesday statement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Ingham

The American company CrowdStrike and U.S. federal authorities dismantled the Sality botnet, which had been operating since 2003 and redirecting cryptocurrency payments on infected computers for the past eight years. The malware’s main module, which CrowdStrike named “EggJagger,” was present on infected machines, monitored the clipboard, and replaced copied bitcoin or ether addresses with the attackers’ addresses. Attack Mechanism The primary attack technique was quite simple. Wallet addresses ar

According to The Block, on Wednesday the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit challenging the agency's approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures. In the motion, the CFTC argued that CME's claims lack legal standing,

According to lawyer Ariel Givner, Ledger, a leading crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, faced a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. recently over a 2023 data breach. The lawsuit claims the security incident exposed customer personal information, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers,

According to The Block, a Michigan court issued a preliminary injunction against Kalshi on September 3, requiring the platform to continue blocking residents of the state from accessing sports event contracts. The injunction formalized a temporary restraining order issued in June, with violations su

According to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office dismantled a cryptocurrency fundraising network supporting Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades. The operation resulted in the seizure of nearly $560,000 in cryptocurrency and the takeover of the domains and servers used for fundraising. Through informants, blockchain tracing, and court-authorized seizure measures, the FBI gained direct control of some fundraising channels before the fu

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has requested a federal court to dismiss the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) lawsuit challenging its classification of crypto perpetual contracts as futures. The CFTC argues that CME lacks standing since the exchange can list these contracts i

According to Sportico, prediction market platform Kalshi suspended betting markets related to athlete injury duration and player absence on Tuesday, following a requirement from its federal regulator, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Department of Justice has seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency linked to Hamas and taken control of the organization's fundraising websites and servers as of September 3. The department executed three search warrants in 2025 that recovered the crypto

According to Guru Club, on Sept 3, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a motion seeking to dismiss CME's lawsuit over perpetual contracts, arguing that CME lacks legal standing in the dispute. The CFTC contends that CME's alleged damages are self-inflicted, as the exchange it

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, federal law enforcement agencies and CrowdStrike successfully disrupted the long-running Sality botnet in a joint operation. The criminal group used malware to manipulate users' clipboard addresses, stealing approximately $150,000 in cryptocurrency from

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has seized over $560,000 in cryptocurrency previously destined to finance Hamas and has taken control of the domains and servers used by the organization for fundraising and recruitment. According to court filings, investigators used