Enforcement Actions

According to the US Department of Justice, the Manhattan US Attorney's Office and DOJ Criminal Division are reviewing whether Binance has complied with its November 2023 settlement agreement, with a focus on possible violations of US sanctions against Iran. On September 15, 2026, the DOJ filed a

According to WSJ, on October 10, a Binance internal investigation report revealed that Iranian financial figure Babak Zanjani operated a sanctions-evasion network involving 21 accounts with cumulative transaction volume of $850 million, moving funds for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that approximately $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency could be seized this week. The Block reported on October 9 that Bessent made the remarks a day earlier at Newsmax's NPolicy Summit in Washington, stating 'We know where the assets are, and we ar

India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has identified ₹888.82 crore ($104 million) in undisclosed cryptocurrency income and issued more than 44,000 tax notices to individuals and entities linked to virtual digital asset (VDA)

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a slight recovery, trading at around $82,720 on October 10. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the United States plans to seize $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to Iran this week. The U.K. government sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges and two payment platforms, accusing them of helping Russian entities evade financial sanctions. Two of them processed transactions for the Kremlin-backed A7 network, which moved more than $9 billion in funds last year. Macroecono

According to X account @blockchainchick, Tether's USDT contract on Ethereum since 2017 includes a destroyBlackFunds function that permanently sets blacklisted addresses' balance to zero. The function can only be called by Tether's multisig owner and is irreversible. The U.S. Department of Justice de

According to Bubblemaps, on October 10, pump.fun KOL 0xEthan with 88,000 followers is alleged to operate a pump-and-dump scheme: purchasing tokens, posting recommendations to followers, then selling through linked wallets. Bubblemaps reported the account made 49 posts and accumulated

According to a report published on October 9, cross-border payments company Conduit Technology filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing Tether of freezing approximately $2.76 million in USDT in the company’s treasury wallet since September 2025 and keeping the funds frozen for more than a year without providing a legal basis. The frozen treasury wallet processed 4,427 transactions over approximately four months, with a cumulative transaction volu

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James on October 10, under which he is permanently barred from entering the cryptocurrency, securities, and commodities industries, with the settlement amount totaling up to $35 million. The settlement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit alleging that Mashinsky misled hundreds of thousands of investors about the company's safety before its collapse in 2022. $35 Million Settlement Agreement: Payment Stru

According to Onchain Lens, the hacker associated with the $90 million Ledger reseller breach has deposited approximately $270,300 to Binance, including 256.57K USDT and 41.12K TRX (approximately $13,700). Most funds have been transferred to Binance hot wallets. Separately, the same hacker deposited

According to CryptoBilis, on October 10, the Ledger reseller suspended all sales and shipments of Ledger devices following an investigation by Ledger into asset losses among users who purchased devices through the channel. Users with

According to ChainCatcher, on October 8, the UK added four crypto and payment platforms to its sanctions list, bringing the total to 38 new designations. The entities—Xeltox Enterprises (linked to Cryptomus, Heleket, and Certa Payments Ltd), TokenSpot, Tsunami Payments, and Processing KG—face

According to ChainCatcher, on October 8, Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Brandon Lutnick requesting the company preserve documents and disclose details about its relationship with stablecoin issuer Tether. The five-page letter requires a response by October 23.

The Income Tax Department and Reserve Bank of India have flagged serious risks posed by cryptocurrencies in India, citing enforcement challenges and tax administration difficulties as scrutiny of virtual digital assets intensifies. Officials have cautioned that transactions routed through private

The US Department of Justice launched a review of Binance's compliance with its 2023 settlement that included a $4.3 billion penalty. The review examines potential violations of sanctions related to Iran. The scrutiny reflects ongoing regulatory pressure on cryptocurrency exchanges operating in

According to @WuBlockchain, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Binance breached its 2023 settlement amid a probe into potential Iran sanctions violations. Federal prosecutors are seeking to seize $61 million linked to Iranian oil sales allegedly laundered through the exchange.

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky has been permanently barred from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities industries under a settlement with New York state announced October 9 by Attorney General Letitia James. The agreement resolves a civil lawsuit filed in 2023 accusing Mashinsky of falsely p

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing whether Binance complied with its 2023 settlement agreement on October 10. The review, led by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office and the Justice Department's Criminal Division, focuses on transactions that may have violated U.S. s

According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, on Thursday, the US planned to seize $1 billion in cryptocurrency linked to Iran this week as part of sanctions enforcement. Speaking at the Newsmax Policy

According to Coin Center, on October 9, 2026, the IRS alleged a Bitcoin user owes income taxes on assets generated from Bitcoin forks. The user was unaware of these forked assets until an IRS audit brought them to light, highlighting the complexities surrounding cryptocurrency taxation and