Enforcement Actions

According to Poland's Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek, Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl), was detained on Aug. 27 in connection with a fraud probe into Zondacrypto, a collapsed cryptocurrency firm that served as the official sponsor for Poland's 2026 Winter Olympi

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), crypto ATM-related fraud losses reached $388 million in 2025, up 58% year-over-year, according to FBI data. Scammers are increasingly using crypto ATMs, gift cards, third-party applications, and courier delivery

According to Reuters on August 27, more than 100 technology, financial and cybersecurity companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google and Cloudflare have backed an industry warning calling for stronger AI-powered defenses and closer government-private sector cooperation. The group also s

According to Valor Economico, Brazil's Central Bank is deploying a real-time alert system in partnership with Hypernative to detect and prevent cryptocurrency-related cyber threats. The system will integrate with major exchanges including Mercado Bitcoin and Foxbit within the next two weeks. The in

According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency filed civil lawsuits against 38 entities for making material false statements in Form ADV filings submitted between 2025 and 2026 to pose as legitimate U.S. investment advisors and attract retail investors. The defendants include C

According to Valor Economico, on August 25, Brazil's Central Bank prepared a real-time alert system in partnership with Hypernative to counter cryptocurrency-related cyber threats. The system will begin integration with major exchanges including Mercado Bitcoin and Foxbit within two weeks,

According to Trump's remarks on August 25, the U.S. Treasury announced Operation Economic Outcast, a sweeping expansion of secondary sanctions against Iran designating over 60 entities across five sectors: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. Trump hinted at potential sanctions

According to the Irish National Police (An Garda Síochána), officers seized two properties and froze two cryptocurrency accounts totaling approximately $900,000 as part of a crackdown on organized crime in Galway. The operation also resulted in the freezing of a bank account

According to Poland's justice minister Waldemar Żurek, Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl), was detained on Aug. 27 in connection with a criminal investigation into Zondacrypto, a collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. Prosecutors plan to press charges against Piesiewic

Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl), was detained in connection with a criminal investigation into Zondacrypto, a collapsed cryptocurrency firm. Poland's justice minister and prosecutor general, Waldemar Żurek, announced the detention Aug. 27, confirming

Avon and Somerset Police announced Thursday the forfeiture of 20.21 Bitcoin along with additional cryptoassets and bank account funds totaling $1.4 million (£1,032,487.86), traced to darknet marketplaces operating between 2016 and 2019. The assets belonged to a person with a previous money

According to Avon and Somerset Police, the force's financial investigation unit forfeited 20.21 Bitcoin and other cryptoassets plus bank funds worth $1.4 million (£1,032,487.86) on Thursday. Investigators traced the holdings to darknet marketplaces that operated between 2016 and 2019 before being

According to Valor Economico on August 25, Brazil's Central Bank has built a real-time alert system in partnership with Hypernative to detect and prevent cryptocurrency cyberattacks. The system is set to be integrated by major exchanges including Mercado Bitcoin and Foxbit within two weeks. The

HM Revenue and Customs reported on Thursday that 240 individuals declared over £1 million ($1.36 million) each in crypto capital gains during the 2024-25 tax year. This marked the first year HMRC included a dedicated section for crypto capital gains on Self Assessment tax returns, previously reporte

The Central Bank of Brazil built a real-time alert system with Hypernative to prevent cryptocurrency cyberattacks, responding to a July 2025 exploit where cybercriminals stole $180 million from the financial system and cashed out using bitcoin and USDT via exchanges. Regina Pedroso, executive

According to Lookonchain monitoring on August 28, a suspected insider wallet (0x2078) purchased 2 million FRIEND tokens for 1.88 ETH (approximately $4,700) before the token's price surge. The wallet subsequently sold the entire position at 20.25 ETH (approximately $50,800), realizing a

According to Foresight News, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently revealed that President Karol Nawrocki and the opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) are obstructing cryptocurrency legislation. Tusk pointed to evidence that funds from Zondacrypto exchange and affiliated entities were

Three high-ranking Moscow police officers received lengthy prison sentences for stealing funds from customers of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. The Butyrsky District Court of Moscow issued its ruling on August 24, setting prison terms ranging from 12 to 14 years. The convicted individuals were Antonina Shakina, a senior investigator with the Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Renat Bakhtiev and Leonid Golubev, operational officers and senior interrogators w

The Bank of Russia reported 2,600 crypto wallet addresses whose owners it suspects of illegal activity. The addresses belong to legal entities, various projects, and individual entrepreneurs. Over their lifetimes, the wallets received cryptocurrency worth a total of about 1 billion rubles. The Central Bank added these 2,600 addresses to a specialized information system accessible to government agencies and law enforcement authorities. Banks and law enforcement agencies use the system to assess c