Enforcement Actions

A taskforce convened by the Royal United Services Institute has warned that crypto laundering represents a material risk for the United Kingdom ahead of its 2027 Financial Action Task Force evaluation. The UK's full crypto regime takes effect on October 25, 2027, after assessors from the global

According to a taskforce convened by the Royal United Services Institute, published Friday, crypto poses a 'material risk' to the UK ahead of its 2027 Financial Action Task Force evaluation. The UK's full crypto regulatory regime takes effect on October 25, 2027, but FATF assessors are due to

Brazilian police arrested 42-year-old Francisco Mendes Barbiot on November 11 for allegedly demanding Bitcoin while threatening bomb attacks against financial-industry executives and luxury mansion residents. Barbiot sent letters threatening to carry out attacks using drones loaded with dynamite and

According to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig in a recent CNBC interview, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims exclusive jurisdiction over event contracts and will pursue litigation to the Supreme Court if necessary. Selig stated the agency will prevent states from suing CFTC-regulated ex

According to Cointelegraph, Israeli police arrested five individuals on Tuesday in connection with a money laundering investigation involving approximately 16 million shekels (around $5 million) in cryptocurrency transactions. The suspects allegedly coordinated crypto trading through a WhatsApp

Israeli police arrested five individuals on suspicion of laundering approximately $5 million through cryptocurrency transactions conducted via WhatsApp, according to a Cointelegraph report on November 13. The suspects allegedly provided unlicensed cryptocurrency trading services and failed to report

According to the Department of Justice announcement on November 12, US authorities have obtained court authorization to seize or restrain more than $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency linked to a North Korean military-linked hacking group's October 29 cyberattack. The attack allegedly resulted in the the

According to Onchain Lens, a threat actor transferred 1,529 ETH (approximately $2.98 million) to a new wallet today, which subsequently deposited about $2.7 million to Tornado Cash. The monitoring indicates the actor has been engaged in money laundering activities over several

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit on November 13 against Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to block state regulatory action against prediction-market platform Kalshi. The federal agencies intervened after Griffin sued Kalshi on November 4

According to Digital Asset, a South Korean court convicted a money launderer and sentenced them to 2.5 years imprisonment in a $375,000 (5.01 billion Korean won) cryptocurrency investment fraud case on July 1, 2026. The ruling is the first time a Korean court has issued a guilty verdict based on the

According to The Block, on November 12, the U.S. Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed suit against Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, seeking to block the state's enforcement action against

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI has dismantled the cloud infrastructure used by North Korean-linked hackers behind the FaceStealer scam, which stole over $400 million in cryptocurrency assets over an 18-month

According to Cryptopolitan, the U.S. Department of Justice and Europol announced on November 12 that a coordinated "Operation Tornado" involving law enforcement from 14 countries has resulted in 354 arrests and the seizure of over $234 million in cash and cryptocurrency since May 2025 through