Enforcement Actions

Vietnam launched a pilot framework for crypto assets through a government resolution issued in September 2025. The framework restricts tokenization offerings exclusively to foreign investors and requires all issued crypto assets to be backed by real-world assets excluding securities and fiat

According to OJK Indonesia, the enforcement task force Satgas PASTI recently suspended YWWSDC operations due to regulatory violations concerning cryptocurrency asset investments. The agency determined that YWWSDC lacked necessary authorization to operate as a digital financial asset trader and was marketing unauthorized crypto investment schemes without required licenses. The suspension reflects heightened regulatory scrutiny on compliance in Indonesia's crypto sector.

According to BeInCrypto, on September 1, Brazilian presidential candidate Renan Santos had 3.3 million reais (approximately $600,000) in campaign funds frozen and 16 social media accounts restricted. The decision came weeks after Santos publicly supported establishing a national bitcoin reserve.

Kalshi permanently banned George Santos from its platform effective Aug. 28 and imposed a $71,356 penalty, citing six rule violations and finding he profited $17,839.57. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's July 31 order, which Santos settled for $35,069.98 and a three-year trading ban,

According to CoinDesk, citing Arkham on Aug. 31, wallets linked to the North Korean state-sponsored hacking organization Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million worth of Bitcoin on the decentralized perpetual futures platform Hyperliquid over the past three weeks. The proceeds were converted into Ethereum and SOL before being transferred to centralized exchanges including Kraken, LBank, and KuCoin. Lazarus Group Sold More Than $30 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Three Weeks According to a CoinDesk

The Block reported on August 29 that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered former White House teleprompter operator and presidential technical assistant Gabriel Perez to pay approximately $172,539 to settle an investigation into his use of his position to place insider bets on the prediction market Kalshi. This marks the first time the CFTC has specifically applied the concept of “insider trading” to a prediction market. Three CFTC-Imposed Penalties in Detail According to

According to an August 26 report by LBC, a British man using the pseudonym Chris spent approximately £1,500 to purchase Bitcoin on the early UK Bitcoin exchange Intersango in 2011. However, the exchange completely shut down its website in early 2014, leaving his account frozen for 12 years. In 2026, encouraged by his wife, Chris sought to recover Bitcoin that was then worth approximately £3.3 million. Chris’s Bitcoin Purchase Timeline Chris recalled that in 2011, following a friend’s advice, he

Bloomberg reported on Aug. 31 that Hyperliquid Labs may be nearing completion of a partnership agreement with Payward, Kraken’s parent company, to give U.S. users access to markets on the DEX and its underlying L1 blockchain through Payward-owned Bitnomial. Payward has submitted a compliance framework to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval.

Chainalysis filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims this week challenging a $94.66 million blockchain analytics contract awarded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to rival TRM Labs. Chainalysis alleges ICE used undisclosed and overly restrictive procurement requirements to