Enforcement Actions

Iran's central bank has in recent months eased its strict foreign currency controls, encouraging businesses to bring funds back into the country through crypto exchanges that handle Tether's USDT and Bitcoin (BTC), the Financial Times reported on Sep. 8, citing regime insiders, business

The U.S. Secret Service froze $52.8 million in USDT held across 52 wallets linked to Xinbi Guarantee on September 8, working with blockchain analytics firm Elliptic to target the Chinese-language Telegram marketplace that facilitates global scams. On the same day, the Treasury's Office of Foreign

Jacksonville, Florida brothers Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and Stanislav Chernyshov, 30, were arrested on 28 August on charges of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with nitazenes through darknet marketplaces, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on 2

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the FBI traced approximately $220,000 in Bitcoin across three darknet marketplaces on September 2 to Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and Stanislav Chernyshov, 30, of Jacksonville, Florida, who were arrested on August 28. The

According to Hyperliquid News, the Hyperliquid Policy Center submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on September 10, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The

According to ChainCatcher, on September 3, Arbitrum's Watchdog Committee proposed permanent bans on Good Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance for grant abuse across STIP and LTIPP incentive programs, involving a total of 457,553 ARB (approximately $76,000). Good Entry diverted 142,839 ARB to 1,032

According to Hyperliquid Policy Center, the organization filed an amicus brief on Thursday, September 4, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting the CFTC against CME Group's June lawsuit challenging the agency's approval of perpetual futures trading in the U.S. HPC,

Elliptic has partnered with the U.S. Secret Service to freeze wallets containing $52.8 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to Xinbi Guarantee, one of the largest illicit online marketplaces. The funds were identified through years of blockchain analysis conducted by Elliptic. Xinbi Guarantee

The Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council filed for a preliminary injunction to block Illinois's Digital Asset Tax Act before it takes effect on January 1. The organizations argue that the act imposes unclear and unlawful tax obligations on digital asset businesses, forcing them to spend

According to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement on September 9, federal prosecutors seized and restrained over $52 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to Xinbi Guarantee, an illegal fraud-as-a-service marketplace primarily operated via Telegram. The action brought the task force's total a

BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser on Wednesday but missed its self-imposed Sept. 9 deadline to publish a restructuring and business resumption roadmap. The adviser will work with BitMart's legal team to evaluate the exchange's assets, financial position, stakeholder

According to ChainCatcher citing Interior Ministry official Ulan Niyazbekov, Kyrgyzstan's law enforcement agencies launched 90 criminal investigations related to cryptocurrency since the beginning of 2026. The cases involve online fraud, fund theft, money laundering, and criminal money transfers. N

On Wednesday (Sept. 9), BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser to evaluate the exchange's assets, financial position, and possible paths forward, but did not publish the restructuring and business resumption roadmap it had promised for the deadline. BitMart said it will

According to Bitcoin News, the U.S. Department of Treasury expanded sanctions against Iran on August 24, bringing the country's entire digital assets industry within OFAC's authority to target operators regardless of location. The measure also covers gold, shipping, aviation, and technology

According to Hyperliquid Policy Center, the organization recently filed an amicus brief with the U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C., supporting the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The brief calls for dismissal of CME's lawsuit

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, the whitehats behind the Liquid vulnerability exploit have demanded that Blockstream pay a bounty equivalent to 10% of the $5 billion in assets at stake, claiming the company spent only $1.5 million or possibly nothing on security. The group warned that