Enforcement Actions

According to a source familiar with the matter, JPMorgan Chase terminated its banking relationship with Polymarket in October 2025 over regulatory concerns. A Polymarket spokesperson said the company maintains active operational relationships with JPMorgan across multiple entities, including

Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined crypto platform Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($82,000) on Friday for violating the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, marking the regulator's first published final penalty under MiCA. Bitpanda failed to submit a crypto-asset

According to Foresight News, Harmony announced on August 12 a blockchain rollback plan to address a forged minting attack. The network will roll back to block 92,730,034 on shard 0 and block 94,978,278 on shard 1 (both timestamped August 12, 07:25:37 UTC), with new blocks regenerating from

Dutch prosecutors sold the last cryptocurrency seized from collapsed trading platform Knaken for €2.2 million, providing the first pool of usable funds for a bankruptcy estate now under scrutiny by thousands of customers. The Rotterdam court declared Knaken bankrupt on July 16 after prosecutors

According to Dutch prosecutors, Knaken's remaining cryptocurrency was sold for €2.2 million on July 16, with proceeds now funding the bankruptcy estate. The Rotterdam court declared the Dutch trading platform bankrupt after prosecutors alleged roughly €7 million had gone missing. Trustee Carl Hamm i

According to BlockBeats, BitMart founder Sheldon announced on August 17 that he has collected evidence regarding false statements posted by a BitMart employee through the platform's official X account. Sheldon stated he plans to file a police report during U.S. business hours and send

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) flagged DistributeX for operating cryptocurrency marketing activities in Malta without regulatory approval or corporate registration. The entity, also known as Distributex Limited and DX, maintains physical offices in Birkirkara, Hamrun, Mosta and Hal

According to the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the regulator issued a warning against DistributeX, an unauthorized cryptocurrency marketing entity operating in Malta under various names including DistributeX Limited and DX. The company operates physical offices in Birkirkara, Hamrun,

According to Bitcoin.com, Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda €70,000 ($80,300) on August 14, marking the first legally binding enforcement action under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Bitpanda violated MiCA Article 8 by failing to s

According to BlockBeats, on August 17, BitMart employees publicly called on the platform management to disclose asset status and a repayment plan by August 19. The open letter outlined ongoing issues: many users remain unable to withdraw assets, and some staff have not received their final month's s

Chainalysis Government Solutions officially filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Aug. 17, accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of bypassing the competitive bidding process that federal procurement rules are intended to protect and directly awarding its competitor TRM Labs a sole-source contract for blockchain forensics software and services. Core Claims in the Chainalysis Lawsuit: DHS and ICE Evaded Federal Competiti

Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($80,304) on August 14, marking the first penalty issued under the European Union's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The fine resulted from Bitpanda's failure to comply with MiCA

According to Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA), Bitpanda received a €70,000 fine on August 14 for violating the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework. The penalty marks the first legally binding enforcement action under MiCA, after the framework's full implementation deadline on

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis filed a lawsuit against the United States government on July 27 in the US Court of Federal Claims, challenging an Immigration and Customs Enforcement decision to award a sole-source contract to competitor TRM Labs. Chainalysis alleged the decision was

According to ChainCatcher, Chainalysis Government Solutions filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bypassed normal competitive procedures and directly

Novig subsidiary Ludlow Exchange LLC filed a 45-page complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Aug. 15, suing Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and state gambling administrator John Dillett. It also sought an expedited hearing on a preliminary injunction to prevent the state government from taking enforcement action against its sports event contracts, arguing that those contracts fall under the CFTC’s jurisdiction. Background of the Wisconsin Lawsuit: Five