Enforcement Actions

King County Superior Court Judge John McHale on Wednesday ordered prediction market platform Kalshi to stop offering contracts tied to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, tech and science in Washington state. Kalshi must implement IP-address and residency-based geofencing by

According to CNBC, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is conducting an internal review of 'mention markets' on prediction platforms, which allow traders to bet on whether specific words appear in speeches, corporate earnings calls, or television programs. The CFTC notified Kalshi o

According to CNBC, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is conducting an internal review of mention markets on prediction platforms, where traders bet whether specific phrases will appear in speeches, earnings calls, or television broadcasts, as reported on August 15. The CFTC

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Aug. 12 that her office assisted 35 crypto ATM fraud victims in recovering $171,332 through the state's mandatory refund process. The reimbursements covered fraudulently induced transactions under Arizona's Cryptocurrency Kiosk License Fraud Prevention l

According to Crypto.News, on August 15, Nigel Farage regained his seat as MP for Clacton after re-election, prompting the restart of a parliamentary investigation into his failure to register financial interests. The probe focuses on approximately 5 million pounds (roughly $6.7 million) in

According to Galaxy Research analyst Alex Thorn, the U.S. SEC and CFTC are accelerating independent regulatory actions as the likelihood of the CLARITY Act passing has dropped to 10% in August 2026. The act, previously backed by both parties in the Senate Banking Committee, has stalled due to

According to the Arizona Attorney General's office, 35 crypto ATM fraud victims recovered $171,332 in full refunds. The recoveries covered fraudulently induced transactions, with reimbursements processed for customers who became operators' clients within 10 days of the incident. FBI data revealed th

According to Ming Pao, citing Hong Kong Police's official announcement, in the first half of 2026, investment fraud cases totaled 2,151 with losses of approximately HK$1.65 billion. The single largest case involved cryptocurrency, with a victim transferring crypto assets worth approximately HK$84.79

According to Ming Pao, Hong Kong police disclosed on August 15 that the city recorded 20,613 fraud cases in the first half of 2026, with total losses reaching approximately HK$3.5 billion. Investment fraud cases accounted for 2,151 incidents, representing one-tenth of total fraud cases but causing l

According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, on August 15, multiple fraudulent websites impersonating Hash Blockchain Limited were disclosed. The spoofed websites were reported by Hash Blockchain Limited itself as fraudulent. The SFC clarified that these websites have no

Kalshi removed all sports mention markets as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) opened a review of the category, according to NPR citing two people with direct knowledge who spoke anonymously. Trump markets account for 82% of the $1.16M in visible volume still listed on Kalshi.

According to NPR, Kalshi removed all sports mention markets on August 13 as the CFTC opened a formal review of the platform's prediction markets. Trump-related contracts account for 82% of the $1.16 million in visible trading volume remaining on Kalshi, NPR reported, citing two people with direct

A hacker broke into France's General Directorate of Public Finances in late June and extracted taxpayer data belonging to approximately 678,000 people, according to the country's Finance Minister and FrenchBreaches platform. The stolen database includes nearly 27,000 individuals with tax income of a

According to Crowdfund Insider, two men aged 20 and 21 were recently convicted in Amiens Criminal Court for their role in a series of home robberies targeting a property in France's Somme region. The residence was purchased by a young couple but was previously owned by a retired couple who had