Enforcement Actions

According to Odaily and the South China Morning Post, researchers from the China People's Public Security University have developed an AI framework to detect illegal cryptocurrency transactions with approximately 90% accuracy. The model combines memory modules with large language models to analyze c

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted CME Group's petition for review on July 29 and kept Nasdaq PHLX's bitcoin index options approval stayed while the full Commission considers the challenge. CME argues the cash-settled bitcoin index options should fall exclusively under Commodity

According to The Block, on July 29, the SEC kept Nasdaq PHLX's bitcoin options approval on hold while granting CME Group's petition for review. The full Commission will consider CME's challenge, with written statements due Aug. 24. CME argues that bitcoin is a commodity falling exclusively under

Coinkite, the company behind the Coldcard hardware wallet series, faces potential class-action lawsuits after users collectively lost over 1,300 BTC valued at $88 million due to a vulnerability in the seed phrase generator used by some wallet models. The losses stem from a security flaw that

Following the Coldcard wallet vulnerability, users are preparing class action lawsuits against Coinkite after collectively losing over 1,300 BTC ($88 million), according to Bitcoin.com News. Thomas Braziel, founder of 117 Partners, is coordinating with victims internationally to pursue product

Researchers at the People's Public Security University of China built an AI system that identifies illicit Bitcoin transactions with 89.4% overall accuracy, according to findings published in May in the Journal of Intelligence and reported by the South China Morning Post. The framework combines

Researchers at China's People's Public Security University published findings in May in the Journal of Intelligence showing an AI system that identifies illicit Bitcoin transactions with 89.4% overall accuracy, according to the South China Morning Post. The framework

According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, the state filed a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi on August 2, seeking to halt its operations and impose financial penalties potentially exceeding $36 billion for allegedly operating unlicensed gambling services. The lawsuit co

According to ChainCatcher, citing Hong Kong media reports, Hong Kong law enforcement received 25 investment fraud cases involving romance scams during July 24-30, with total losses approaching HK$700 million. In one major case, a 50-year-old insurance professional was deceived by a romance contact p

According to BlockBeats, on August 2, researchers from China's People's Public Security University developed an AI framework with approximately 90% accuracy to detect illegal cryptocurrency transactions, including money laundering. The framework, published in the peer-reviewed journal Intelligence

According to BNB Chain's statement on Saturday, a former employee used unauthorized access to a wallet's seed phrase to launch a memecoin called Asteroid Shiba (ASTEROID). The wallet was originally created for a video tutorial on token launches. Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain alleged

According to BeInCrypto, Jay Clayton, who as SEC chairman sued Ripple for $1.3 billion, was confirmed as US Director of National Intelligence on Monday (August 2). Clayton led the SEC until December 2020, filing the complaint against Ripple on his final full day. The case concluded in August 2025

According to PANews and Yonhapnews, on August 2, South Korea's police established a 41-member virtual asset tracking team to combat drug trafficking via cryptocurrency and will intensify investigations into Telegram drug sales networks starting August 3. From March to June 2026, law enforcement

Block's engineering team identified the entity believed to be behind a major exploit involving COLDCARD hardware wallets on July 30, tracing the attacker's activity to a blockchain services provider. The security breach resulted in the loss of approximately 594 Bitcoin, valued at about $38 million a