Enforcement Actions

The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 in Sangamon County Circuit Court challenging Illinois' 0.2% digital asset tax scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The complaint targets Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, Attorney General Kwame

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 in Sangamon County Circuit Court to block Illinois' proposed 0.2% digital asset tax. The tax, set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027, would apply to trades, transfers, and custody

According to BitMart's announcement, the crypto exchange is considering a restructuring plan that combines creditor distributions with phased resumption of certain operations, less than four weeks after announcing its intended shutdown on July 26. The exchange appointed White & Case as restructuring

According to PANews, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission announced on August 22 that it has listed Kong Coins and Kong Fund as suspicious digital token-related investment products. The fund, which the Kong Coins purport to represent stakes in, claims to invest in ancient art and

According to ChainCatcher, Tron founder Justin Sun recently filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial, claiming the protocol secretly embedded the ability to freeze user assets without disclosure, governance, or procedural safeguards. The dispute involves $45 million and 4 billion tokens, with

According to News.bitcoin, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a real-time artificial intelligence platform designed to detect cryptocurrency price manipulation. The system identifies short-term price manipulation tactics by referencing a historical database of known

The United Kingdom's tax agency HM Revenue and Customs sent 81,000 crypto tax warning letters during the past 12 months, according to figures obtained Aug. 20 by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young through a Freedom of Information request. The total increased 25% from approximately 65,000 letters in

According to ChainCatcher, the UK's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued 81,000 warning letters to crypto investors suspected of tax evasion over the past 12 months, up 25% from approximately 65,000 in the prior year. The letters aim to prompt recipients to disclose unpaid taxes before HM

According to BitMart's official statement on August 22, the exchange is launching a potential restructuring plan and has appointed WKL Law Firm as its legal advisor to evaluate phased business recovery options, with further updates promised by September 9. The plan aims to serve as an alternative to

According to the Associated Press, Cambodia's anti-narcotics police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday dismantled a cryptocurrency laundering network linked to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, seizing approximately $7 million in related crypto assets. The joint operation also resulted in

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service launched a real-time artificial intelligence-powered market surveillance system on Aug. 20 to detect price manipulation across cryptocurrency markets. The platform combines generative AI with machine-learning algorithms to monitor thousands of digital

According to CoinDesk, on August 22, the Cryptocurrency Innovation Council (CCI) and Blockchain Association filed suit in Sangamon County, Illinois, challenging the state's newly enacted 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions and custody services. The plaintiffs contend the tax violates the U.S.

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the regulator deployed an AI real-time monitoring platform on August 20 to detect unfair trading practices and price manipulation in the crypto market. The system uses generative AI and machine learning to track patterns including

The Crypto Innovation Council and Blockchain Association have filed a lawsuit challenging Illinois' new digital asset tax, arguing it violates the U.S. Constitution and discriminates against digital assets. The 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions is projected to generate $60 million in state

Coinkite released security firmware updates for its Coldcard Bitcoin hardware wallets on Thursday following a seed-generation flaw that enabled attackers to steal more than $130 million in Bitcoin. The company urged Coldcard Mk4, Mk5, and Q users to upgrade to firmware 5.6.1 or 1.5.1Q after a