Enforcement Actions

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued two proposals on Friday aimed at clarifying federal jurisdiction over prediction markets. The first proposal defines event contracts—including those tied to sports, politics, cultural events and weather—as "swaps" under federal law, placing them

According to Jiji Press and TBS, Japan's police arrested six people on suspicion of laundering approximately $580,000 in cryptocurrency for fraud rings during February and March 2024. The suspects processed around 91 million yen in fraudulent funds affecting roughly 30 victims by funneling money

According to the U.S. Department of Justice and Bloomberg, the department is reviewing whether Binance complied with a 2023 settlement agreement and investigating whether the exchange violated U.S. sanctions on Iran, confirmed on October 9-10. The Manhattan federal prosecutor's office requested to s

On October 9, the United Kingdom announced new sanctions against crypto platforms and payment services that, in the view of British authorities, help Russia circumvent financial restrictions. The sanctions targeted the crypto platforms Cryptomus, Heleket, VexPay, and TokenSpot, as well as the Tsunami Payments service. In addition to the crypto platforms, the British sanctions affected 38 individuals and entities linked to the trade in Russian oil, financial networks, and military supply chains.

According to ChainCatcher, USDT's smart contract on Ethereum has contained a destroyBlackFunds function since its 2017 deployment that permanently clears the balance of blacklisted addresses. The function, callable only by Tether's multisig owners on Ethereum and Tron, confirms an address is blackli

According to Ledger Support on October 11, the company confirmed that an affected user's device contained an unauthorized hardware implant. Ledger is contacting impacted users, investigating the matter, and cooperating with law enforcement. Retailer CryptoBilis has suspended all hardware wallet inve

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued over 44,000 notices to cryptocurrency traders in India, exposing ₹888 crore in hidden Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) income. Published June 15, 2026, this enforcement action represents India's largest crypto tax crackdown to date, targeting traders

French Interior Ministry recorded 90 cryptocurrency-related cases involving kidnapping, unlawful detention, extortion, threats and violent theft between January 1 and mid-August 2026. Authorities made 223 arrests and imprisoned 126 people between January and July during the same period. The cases ex

According to French Interior Ministry, authorities recorded 90 cryptocurrency-related cases involving kidnapping, extortion, threats, and violent theft between January 1 and mid-August 2026, equivalent to roughly one incident every 2.5 days. The ministry made 223 arrests and imprisoned 126 people

The UK government sanctioned Cryptomus, Heleket, and TokenSpot CJSC for their involvement in illicit financing connected to Russia's wartime economy. The sanctions target crypto services that have facilitated substantial illicit fund flows according to Chainalysis analysis. This

Chainalysis is investigating reports of stolen funds from holders of Ledger hardware wallet products. The blockchain analysis firm has uncovered a sophisticated cross-chain laundering operation linked to these thefts. The investigation addresses ongoing security vulnerabilities faced by

According to UK authorities and Chainalysis analysis, the UK government has recently sanctioned Cryptomus, Heleket, and TokenSpot CJSC for their links to illicit financing related to Russia's wartime economy. The three services have facilitated over 15,000 illicit transactions across multiple

Former FTX Chief Operating Officer Constance Wang criticized Netflix's upcoming dramatization of the exchange's collapse after the streaming platform released the full trailer for 'The Altruists,' an eight-episode limited series scheduled to premiere on November 19. Wang, who also held a senior

Tether temporarily blacklisted four THORChain vault addresses holding approximately $1.45 million in USDT on the Tron network before removing the restrictions hours later without public disclosure of the reason. THORChain technical co-founder Chad Barraford said the protocol received no advance

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued two measures Friday to clarify its regulatory authority over prediction markets. A proposed rule expands the definition of "swap" to include event contracts tied to sports, politics, cultural events and weather. An interim final rule, effective

According to Odaily, a Texas business court on October 2 dismissed shareholder Gary Guillaume's derivative lawsuit against Coinbase directors, ruling that he failed to submit a written demand to the board beforehand. The court clarified that the dismissal was procedural and did not address the

The US Department of Justice is reviewing whether Binance has complied with its 2023 settlement, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 9. Tyson Doubt, acting head of the Justice Department's criminal division, said in an interview that the department is assessing whether Binance is meeting the terms of the 202

According to The Defiant, a wallet linked to the CryptoBilis theft transferred 464 ETH to Tornado Cash today, on-chain data shows. The funds were routed through an intermediary address and then dispersed to four deposit wallets. The source address retains approximately 700 ETH.

India's Income Tax Department found that fewer than 25% of 645,000 people who traded cryptocurrency during the year ended March 2023 reported those transactions on their tax returns, according to government documents cited by Reuters. This discovery highlights significant gaps in crypto tax

The attacker behind the July hack of payment services firm Triple-A moved approximately $12.4 million worth of Ether to cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash on Oct. 9, according to Odaily. The hacker transferred 4,970 Ether through 56 separate transactions after consolidating funds from two