Enforcement Actions

According to financial media reports, a three-day hearing held July 7-9, 2026, in the 60,000 bitcoin case involving Qian Zhimin has shifted the dispute from two parties to three. The U.K. Crown Prosecution Service (DPP) seeks state forfeiture; Chinese victims claim proprietary rights to the

Bulgarian national Rossen G. Iossifov, a 53-year-old federal inmate, has been charged with moving approximately $290,000 in cryptocurrency that had been forfeited to the U.S. government, according to the Department of Justice. The alleged conduct occurred in January 2024, three years after Iossifov'

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a federal inmate Rossen G. Iossifov has been charged with moving approximately $290,000 in cryptocurrency that had been forfeited to the government following his 2021 fraud conviction. The 53-year-old Bulgarian national allegedly transferred the seized cr

According to Odaily, a three-day hearing in the 60,000 Bitcoin case involving Qian Zhimin was held from July 7-9, 2026, with a third party—trustee representing Langtian Grui Company—formally entering the dispute. The case now involves competing claims from British prosecutors seeking asset

According to Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish prosecutors filed charges today against 504 suspects in a massive money-laundering network involving the Grand Bazaar, alleging approximately $850 million in illicit proceeds. The defendants are accused of using shell companies, bank accounts, foreign

According to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the company seriously considered shutting down and distributing its XRP holdings to shareholders after the SEC's lawsuit in 2020. Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen chose to fight the SEC instead, a decision that preserved hundreds of jobs but cost Ri

According to ChainCatcher, Custodia Bank has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to clarify whether regional Federal Reserve bank presidents have the authority to deny master account services to institutions. The dispute stems from the Federal Reserve's 2023 rejection of Custodia's

According to Galaxy Research researcher Alex Thorn, Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) filed an application on July 10 to intervene in the "Noah Doe" case before New York State Supreme Court as a defendant. The lawsuit, filed under New York's Abandoned Property Law, seeks to claim legal ownership of app

According to Bloomberg, Custodia Bank has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case challenging the Federal Reserve's refusal to grant it access to the central bank's payment system. The crypto bank applied for a master account with the Kansas City Federal Reserve in 2020, but the Fed

Five Democratic senators called for congressional hearings into President Donald Trump's crypto holdings after financial disclosures revealed over $1.2 billion in crypto-related income. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Gary Peters, Dick Durbin, and Ron Wyden said in a statement

Five Senate Democrats called for congressional hearings into President Trump's crypto holdings on Friday after financial disclosures revealed over $1.2 billion in crypto-related income. Lawmakers Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Gary Peters, Dick Durbin, and Ron Wyden, the top Democrats on

The Bitcoin Policy Institute intervened as a defendant in a New York lawsuit seeking to claim approximately 3.7 million Bitcoin as abandoned property under state law. According to Galaxy Research, the targeted coins are valued at nearly $274 billion, though plaintiffs led by pseudonym Noah Doe

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Bitcoin Policy Institute filed an intervention motion on July 10, 2026, in the $293 billion wallet case before New York County Supreme Court Justice Kathy J. King. BPI, which holds a portion of its treasury in long-term self-custody bitcoin reserves, argues it

On July 10, Brazil's Federal Police executed nine simultaneous search-and-seizure warrants across São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Porto Alegre, and Canoas, targeting a money laundering network built on 87 shell companies. The operation, named Veil of Maya, focused on illegal gambling proceeds being