Enforcement Actions

According to Wall Street Journal investigation, Bo Hines, former White House crypto adviser, held a one-third stake in consulting firm Nxum that received approximately $6.3 million through a Tether-linked arrangement while he was serving as executive director of the White House digital-assets

According to Crypto Briefing, the UK High Court ruled on October 12, 2026 that claims to more than 61,000 BTC, valued at approximately $5 billion, are governed by Chinese law rather than English law. The ruling affects roughly 16,000 fraud victims seeking recovery. Under Chinese legal standards, cla

According to Chainalysis, on October 16, a scammer who was also a victim in the Ledger hardware wallet theft lost over 60 BTC worth approximately $4.8 million. The funds originated from a task fraud scheme in which participants were hired to fabricate sales and reviews for products, then pressured t

According to Ledger's official statement yesterday (October 16), a highly organized criminal group spent millions of dollars purchasing authentic Ledger devices, disassembling them, and installing custom hidden components designed to steal recovery phrases during device initialization. The gang then

According to the Wall Street Journal, Nxum, a consulting firm partially owned by Bo Hines, received $6.3 million cumulatively through Tether-related partnerships while Hines served as executive director of the White House Crypto Council. Hines previously advocated for extending the GENIUS Act's

The FBI and Brooklyn District Attorney's Virtual Currency Unit dismantled a cryptocurrency scam network targeting Russian-speaking individuals in the US on October 14. The operation, described as one of the largest cyber disruptions undertaken by a local prosecutor's office, resulted in the

The HEX token fell nearly 30% in the past 24 hours following local media reports that founder Richard Schueler, also known as Richard Heart, was detained by authorities in Istanbul on Wednesday. The token declined to $0.0006 as of 11:28 am UTC on Thursday, erasing about $160 million from its

According to The Block, citing South Korean media Digital Asset, South Korean crypto influencer Jonbur Kim (real name Park) was acquitted of fraud charges by the Seoul Southern District Court on Thursday. The case involved approximately $253 million in alleged cryptocurrency fraud. The court

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with the Anti-Money Laundering Office, has launched an investigation into digital asset businesses operating in Thailand. The probe targets compliance issues specifically related to transactions potentially linked to online gambling

According to Thai SEC official statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with the Anti-Money Laundering Office, has recently launched an investigation into compliance issues among digital asset businesses. The probe specifically targets transactions potentially linked to

According to PANews, multiple official X accounts of Ireland's An Garda Síochána (Irish National Police) were compromised on Wednesday evening (October 15), with hackers using them to promote cryptocurrency phishing content. The affected accounts included GardaTraffic (600k followers) and

According to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, the Brooklyn DA's Virtual Currency Unit, working with the FBI, disrupted 112 servers and 241 web domains used in a multinational crypto investment scam on Wednesday. The operation targeted Russian-speaking Americans through fraudulent investment