Enforcement Actions

According to ChainCatcher, Brazilian federal police froze approximately 10 billion reals (about $196 million) in assets yesterday as part of Operation Commodity targeting a drug trafficking ring that used cryptocurrencies to launder proceeds. The gang smuggled over 6.5 tons of cocaine from Rio de

According to an official announcement on July 26, Storj Labs, which operates the decentralized cloud storage project Storj, filed for voluntary bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The company emphasized that t

According to Jin10, South Korea's Customs Service detected illegal foreign exchange transactions valued at 7.2 trillion won (approximately $4.92 billion) during the first half of 2026. The agency identified 792 FX violation cases from January to June involving illegal remittance of funds abroad

Decentralized cloud storage provider Storj Labs filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia on July 26, seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Management plans to propose a mechanism that would allow token holders to participate in the equity of the reorganized company, but it has not yet disclosed how token-holder eligibility will be determined (via a snapshot or through a lockup) and what equity distribution ratios may be;

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank (Russia’s Federal Savings Bank), plans to build, no later than Dec. 1, cryptocurrency trading infrastructure, including a digital custody platform, to record cryptocurrency ownership outside the main blockchain and handle most transactions. The bank will operate active wallets for customers to initiate deposits, withdrawals, and transfers. Russia’s crypto framework will take effect on Sept. 1, establishing five categories of regulated market participants. Sberbank

Bitcoin (BTC) sees a strong short-term rebound, temporarily around $65,150 on July 27. Michael Saylor hinted that he will roll out “another color,” while Strategy skipped its fourth time in a row buying Bitcoin. The U.S. CFTC warned that prediction-market certifications should not use template contracts, and a post lays out rules for how event contracts handle self-certification. Macro Events & Crypto Buzz 1、According to Cryptopolitan, Michael Saylor published a Bitcoin chart of Strategy and cap

According to ChainCatcher, Storj Labs filed for Chapter 11 restructuring on July 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to address historical legacy debt while maintaining continuous operations. The company confirmed that services remain unaffected during restructur

According to BlockBeats, Storj Labs, the parent company of the decentralized cloud storage network Storj, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 27 to address historical debt while continuing operations. The company stated that business operations will proceed as normal during the

According to BitMart's official announcement on July 26, 2026, the exchange began its orderly shutdown process, immediately stopping new registrations, cryptocurrency and fiat deposits, and new trading activity. BitMart will discontinue all spot, futures, and other trading services on

According to an official announcement on Sunday, July 26, 2026, Storj Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in West Virginia federal court (case number 5:26-bk-00512). The company stated the network continues operating normally and legacy liabilities from an earlier business phase

Crypto exchange BitMart announced on July 24 that it is winding down its trading platform, with all spot, futures and other trading services to cease at 01:00 UTC on Aug. 26, according to a notice published Saturday evening. The platform will complete full operational cessation by 15:59 UTC on

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) warned prediction market companies on July 26 that they frequently exceed regulatory boundaries when launching numerous event contracts. The agency requires more specific information to conduct item-by-item assessments of co

According to Daily NK, North Korean authorities arrested an elite hacker group on July 12 for infiltrating the central bank and foreign trade bank networks to steal state trading funds and launder money through cryptocurrency. The group's leader was a former operative from the Reconnaissance

According to The Independent, the Singapore Police Force and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation signed a memorandum of understanding on July 24 to strengthen cooperation on online fraud, cybercrime, and money laundering cases. During a joint operation completed in July targeting cross-border

According to BlockBeats, BitMart Global CEO Nenter Chow was terminated on July 24 and did not participate in or receive advance notice of the exchange's decision to cease platform operations announced on July 26. Chow stated he learned of his removal through the official announcement itself. He

According to BitMart's official announcement on Sunday, the cryptocurrency exchange will wind down its trading platform operations, ending all trading services on Aug. 26 before ceasing operations entirely on Jan. 31, 2027. The company has stopped accepting new user registrations and deposits,

According to MacRumors, three iOS users sued Apple in a California federal court after losing approximately $1.8 million in Bitcoin from downloading counterfeit Sparrow Wallet apps from the App Store between May and August 2025. The lawsuit alleges that Apple failed to take action even after