{"name":"Bitminer.io enforcement ledger","source":"US Justice Department, SEC, CFTC and OFAC publications, linked per row","cite":"Bitminer.io enforcement ledger, https://bitminer.io/ledger/enforcement/","note":"Each row is one published document. Allegations are unproven unless a conviction, plea or settlement is stated.","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","covers":"Bitminer.io’s compilation, classifications and summaries. Source data remains under its publisher’s terms.","attribution":"Credit Bitminer.io and link to https://bitminer.io/ledger/enforcement/"},"updated":"2026-11-05","fields":["date","agency","stage","scheme","figure_usd","figure_means","prison_months","summary","companies_mentioned","document"],"rows":[["2026-11-03","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",100000,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained consent final judgments against The Movie Studio and its CEO over an offering fraud that included blockchain misrepresentations.","The Movie Studio, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26683"],["2026-10-30","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",130000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued BG Wealth Sharing and DSJ Exchange over an alleged $130M crypto trading signals fraud that used false SEC filings.","BG Wealth Sharing Ltd; DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26679"],["2026-10-30","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",8000000,"stolen",186,"Two Texas brothers were sentenced to 180 and 186 months for kidnapping a Minnesota family and forcing transfer of $8M in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/brothers-sentenced-total-326-months-imprisonment-8-million-armed-robbery-cryptocurrency"],["2026-10-30","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",2894390,"stolen",null,"An Israeli national was extradited and charged with exploiting the Nomad Bridge smart contract to steal about $2.89 million in crypto.","Nomad Bridge","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/israeli-national-extradited-exploiting-nomad-bridge-smart-contract-protocol-stealing"],["2026-10-29","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",200000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sues DEBT Box joint venture partners and principals over an alleged $200 million crypto offering fraud; some defendants settle.","Blox Lending, LLC; Digital Licensing, Inc.; Business Funding Solutions, LLC; DEBT Box","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26678"],["2026-10-28","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",null,null,48,"A Missouri man was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a kidnapping and attempted Bitcoin robbery in Danbury, Connecticut.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/missouri-man-sentenced-4-years-federal-prison-role-cryptocurrency-robbery-scheme"],["2026-10-28","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned facilitators of North Korean IT worker fraud, listing crypto addresses, plus Rwandan entities supporting M23.","First Financial and Technical Development Center; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Rwanda; Zigama Credit and Savings Society","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20261028"],["2026-10-27","DOJ","guilty_plea","violent_crime",null,null,null,"A St. Louis, Missouri man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in a plot to steal Bitcoin via a home invasion in Connecticut.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/missouri-man-admits-role-cryptocurrency-robbery-scheme-0"],["2026-10-23","DOJ","charged","romance_or_trust_scam",36900000,"laundered",null,"A Chinese national was extradited from the Netherlands on charges tied to a Cambodia-based crypto investment scam targeting Americans.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/chinese-national-extradited-alleged-role-multimillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scam"],["2026-10-21","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",14751846,"forfeiture",160,"A Colombia-based crypto broker was sentenced to 160 months for laundering about $14.5 million in Tether drug proceeds and a cocaine import plot.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/colombian-national-sentenced-over-thirteen-years-international-cryptocurrency-money"],["2026-10-19","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",11800000,"stolen",null,"An Uzbekistan man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a fake crypto wallet app used to steal about $11.8 million in EOS.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/uzbekistan-man-pleads-guilty-his-role-cryptocurrency-scheme"],["2026-10-19","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",1159945.34,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and false statements in a crypto investment scam that lost victims $1.16 million.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/wolcott-man-pleads-guilty-charges-stemming-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme"],["2026-10-07","DOJ","convicted","hack_or_theft",53300000,"stolen",null,"A Maryland man was convicted by a jury of computer fraud and money laundering for hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange of over $50 million.","Uranium Finance","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/jonathan-spalletta-convicted-defrauding-crypto-exchange-over-50-million-hacks-0"],["2026-10-07","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",9000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"The creator of the Kishu Inu digital asset was indicted for allegedly running a $9 million rug pull fraud scheme.","Kishu Inu","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/creator-digital-asset-kishu-inu-indicted-allegedly-operating-9-million-rug-pull-fraud"],["2026-09-30","SEC","civil","registration",2680732.84,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained final judgments against three BitConnect promoters for selling unregistered lending program securities and acting as unregistered brokers.","BitConnect","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26660"],["2026-09-30","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"Court enters default judgment ordering a Louisiana man and Arkansas woman to pay over $31 million for a Fundsz digital asset and metals fraud.","Fundsz","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9305-26"],["2026-09-30","OFAC","sanctioned","money_laundering",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned nine individuals and two Mexican companies tied to Tren de Aragua's financial network, listing TRON digital currency addresses.","Enigma Community, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Soluciones Integrales Toluca, S.A. de C.V.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260930"],["2026-09-29","SEC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",15000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued four entities over alleged WhatsApp investment confidence scams using fake AI trading platforms that took at least $15 million.","Cryptoaiml Ltd.; Cryptoaiml Capital Foundation; TSAI Pro Ltd.; TSAI Capital Foundation","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26654"],["2026-09-28","DOJ","seized","hack_or_theft",47000,"forfeiture",null,"Prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $47,000 in USDT allegedly stolen from a Massachusetts victim's Coinbase account.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-cryptocurrency-0"],["2026-09-28","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",90984,"restitution",21,"A former L.A. County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 21 months for violating rights on behalf of a crypto businessman and tax fraud.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-nearly-2-years-prison-violating-rights"],["2026-09-25","DOJ","charged","romance_or_trust_scam",53275939,"laundered",null,"A Vietnamese national was charged with money laundering for allegedly moving crypto proceeds from pig butchering scams.","Triangle","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/vietnamese-national-charged-role-massive-pig-butchering-cryptocurrency-scam"],["2026-09-21","DOJ","sentenced","tax",2600000,"none",18,"An Irvine woman was sentenced to 18 months for failing to report $2.6 million in income from a crypto fraudster's schemes.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/irvine-woman-sentenced-18-months-federal-prison-not-reporting-26-million-income-she"],["2026-09-14","DOJ","seized","sanctions_evasion",61000000,"forfeiture",null,"Prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint against about $61 million in crypto allegedly from sanctioned Iranian oil sales.","Blessed Trust; Hexa Whale","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-seeks-forfeiture-61-million-cryptocurrency-iranian-militarys-black-market"],["2026-09-14","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",25000,"restitution",21,"A former L.A. County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 21 months for civil rights conspiracy and tax fraud while guarding a crypto businessman.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-nearly-2-years-prison-violating-civil"],["2026-09-11","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",1500000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued a former Maryland resident over an alleged $1.5 million offering fraud; funds were allegedly used to buy cryptocurrency and lost.","Robinvest, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26637"],["2026-09-09","DOJ","seized","money_laundering",52000000,"laundered",null,"DOJ's Scam Center Strike Force seized Telegram channels and wallets of Xinbi Guarantee marketplace and restrained $52 million in crypto.","Xinbi Guarantee","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/scam-center-strike-force-conducts-seizures-chinese-run-illicit-scammer-marketplace-and"],["2026-09-09","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",null,null,180,"A California man was sentenced to 15 years for his role in a Danbury kidnapping and attempted Bitcoin robbery scheme.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/california-man-involved-danbury-kidnapping-and-bitcoin-robbery-scheme-sentenced-15-years"],["2026-09-09","OFAC","sanctioned","money_laundering",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee and two linked tech firms tied to cyber scam operations, listing dozens of TRX crypto addresses.","Xinbi Guarantee; Anwen Technology Co., Ltd.; Safew Technology Co., Ltd.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260909"],["2026-09-08","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",245000000,"stolen",null,"A Singaporean ringleader pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy that used social engineering to steal over $245 million in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/singaporean-ringleader-245-million-cryptocurrency-racketeering-enterprise-pleads-guilty"],["2026-09-01","DOJ","seized","sanctions_evasion",560000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ seized about $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas's military wing and disrupted its fundraising websites.","Hamas; Al Qassam Brigades","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-continues-disrupt-hamas-terrorist-financing-schemes-through-seizures"],["2026-08-24","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",1000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A San Francisco man was convicted by a jury of wire fraud for defrauding investors in the Block Bits Capital crypto trading fund.","Block Bits Capital","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-trading-fund-convicted-defrauding-investors"],["2026-08-24","DOJ","convicted","ponzi",24000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A jury convicted a Las Vegas business owner of a $24 million crypto mining Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors.","Profit Connect","https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/jury-convicts-las-vegas-business-owner-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"],["2026-08-24","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC removed Syria's terrorism-sponsor designation and added numerous Iran-related names, some listed with crypto addresses, to the SDN List.","","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260824"],["2026-08-17","DOJ","charged","ponzi",165000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Georgia man deported from Fiji faces wire fraud and money laundering charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme.","The Crypto Program","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/alleged-mastermind-165-million-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-facing-federal-charges"],["2026-08-13","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",53315.75,"stolen",null,"A Washington State man pleaded guilty to hijacking a Niagara Falls bitcoin mining company's computers to divert bitcoin to himself.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/washington-state-man-pleads-guilty-charge-involving-bitcoin-scheme"],["2026-08-11","SEC","civil","ponzi",425000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC charges Goliath Ventures and its CEO over an alleged $425 million crypto liquidity pool Ponzi scheme; the CEO agreed to a bifurcated settlement.","Goliath Ventures, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26608"],["2026-08-11","CFTC","civil","ponzi",397000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"CFTC filed a civil complaint alleging Goliath Ventures and its CEO ran a $397 million crypto trading Ponzi scheme.","Goliath Ventures Inc.","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9280-26"],["2026-08-07","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned crypto exchanges and related firms and individuals for funding Iran's IRGC and enabling illicit finance.","Aban Tether Exchange; Crypto Home DMCC; NFT Home DMCC; Shelbit General Trading LLC; Shelbit Technologies Ltd; SHPS Shelbit; Titan Exchange; Alps International L.L.C-FZ; Aydeniz General Trading L.L.C; Blue Dash General Trading Company Limited; Cailafang Pte. Ltd.; Gleaming HK Trading Limited; Oviedo Overseas Company Limited","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260807"],["2026-08-06","DOJ","sentenced","market_manipulation",10000,"penalty",null,"Founder of crypto market maker MyTrade sentenced to a $10,000 fine for conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud via wash trading.","MyTrade; MyTrade MM","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-mytrade-sentenced-market-manipulation-and"],["2026-08-05","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",10000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"The founder of NFT startup Few and Far was indicted for allegedly defrauding investors of over $10 million raised through FAR token sales.","Few and Far Limited","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud"],["2026-08-04","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",681105,"penalty",null,"SEC settles with a former New Jersey corrections officer over Blazar Token crypto offering and investment fraud schemes.","Blazar Token","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26599"],["2026-08-04","DOJ","charged","violent_crime",null,null,null,"Three Missouri men were charged with Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy in an alleged plot to force a Connecticut target to hand over stolen Bitcoin.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/three-missouri-men-charged-cryptocurrency-robbery-scheme"],["2026-08-03","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"SEC filed a proposed settlement of crypto wash-trading manipulation claims against Gotbit Consulting and dismissed claims against its founder.","Gotbit Consulting LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26598"],["2026-07-31","DOJ","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",47000,"forfeiture",null,"Boston federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $47,000 in USDT allegedly tied to a tech support scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-crypto-involved"],["2026-07-23","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated Hamas-linked financiers, including one listed with TRON digital currency addresses, and CJNG cartel networks.","EL-KAHIRA FOR GENERAL TRADING","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260723"],["2026-07-21","DOJ","seized","investment_fraud",25000000,"forfeiture",null,"Prosecutors filed five civil forfeiture complaints seeking more than $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to investment and romance scams.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/investigations-cryptocurrency-scams-result-seizure-more-25-million"],["2026-07-20","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",22000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC filed partially settled charges against a Florida man and Mining Automatic over a $22 million purported crypto mining investment scheme.","Bright Vision Distribution LLC; Mining Automatic","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26590"],["2026-07-16","DOJ","charged","ponzi",20000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Sioux Falls man was indicted on 29 counts for an alleged $20 million investment fraud involving crypto, laundering, and bank fraud.","Benaiah Capital LLC; Benaiah Holdings, Inc.; Benaiah Digital Fixed Income LP; Benaiah Digital LP; Benaiah Management Company, Inc.; Benaiah Enterprises, LLC; Aslan Management, LLC; Runway Four10","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/sioux-falls-crypto-investor-indicted-wire-fraud-money-laundering-bank-fraud-and"],["2026-07-15","DOJ","charged","darknet",null,null,null,"Two Los Angeles residents were indicted for allegedly running a darknet fentanyl and meth vendor and laundering crypto proceeds.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/california-duo-charged-operating-nationwide-darknet-drug-trafficking-operation"],["2026-07-13","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",25000,"stolen",18,"A former LA County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 18 months for obstructing a probe into a crypto businessman's extortion of a victim.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-18-months-federal-prison-obstructing"],["2026-07-09","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",290000,"laundered",null,"A Bulgarian man serving a federal sentence is charged with moving about $290,000 in forfeited cryptocurrency through exchanges and mixers.","","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-serving-federal-prison-sentence-charged-theft-forfeited-cryptocurrency"],["2026-07-07","CFTC","civil","ponzi",14000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"CFTC sued a North Carolina commodity pool operator and Argent Capital Management, alleging a $14 million fraudulent pool including crypto.","Argent Capital Management LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9264-26"],["2026-07-01","OFAC","sanctioned","money_laundering",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned a Brazilian network laundering drug proceeds for PCC and added crypto addresses to the ISIS-Khorasan SDN listing.","PIXWAVE SOLUCOES DE PAGAMENTOS LTDA; VICTORY TRADING INTERMEDIACAO DE NEGOCIOS COBRANCAS E TECNOLOGIA LTDA; WAVE CONSTRUCOES INTELIGENTES LTDA; AVENIDAS FLUTUANTES UNIPESSOAL LDA","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260701"],["2026-06-30","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",250000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Goliath Ventures CEO pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in a crypto liquidity pool Ponzi scheme causing $250M+ losses.","Goliath Ventures","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/goliath-ventures-ceo-pleads-guilty-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme-conspiracy"],["2026-06-29","SEC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",1182251,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained default final judgments against four entities and two individuals over the alleged fake NanoBit crypto trading platform scam.","NanoBit Limited; Radiant Horizons; Sweet Karma; NanobitUS Securities","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26576"],["2026-06-23","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",1415067.14,"alleged_fraud",15,"A New York man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for impersonating crypto influencers in a fake crypto staking investment scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/new-york-man-sentenced-prison-impersonating-crypto-influencers-investment-scam"],["2026-06-22","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated ISIS facilitators and financial networks, including a Syrian bitcoin exchange agent and individuals with TRX addresses.","ALKARAM DANISMANLIK GAYRIMENKUL IC VE DIS GENEL TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI; BITCOIN EXCHANGE AGENT IDLIB'S NO.1 COIN EXCHANGE; GENERATION CURRENCY BUREAU DE CHANGE LIMITED; MANHATTAN BUREAU DE CHANGE LIMITED; NINE TO NINE EXCHANGE BUREAU DE CHANGE LIMITED; SPIDER GAYRIMENKUL VE GENEL TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260622"],["2026-06-18","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",20000000000,null,null,"A court entered a CFTC consent order permanently enjoining Celsius Network's founder and imposing trading and registration bans.","Celsius Network LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9256-26"],["2026-06-18","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",1000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A jury convicted a former South Lake Tahoe man of crypto and investment fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $1 million.","Crypto-Pal LLC; TDA Global LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/jury-finds-former-south-lake-tahoe-man-guilty-multiple-cryptocurrency-and-investment"],["2026-06-18","DOJ","guilty_plea","violent_crime",8000000,"stolen",null,"Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty to an armed home invasion and kidnapping in Minnesota that forced transfer of over $8 million in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/brothers-plead-guilty-8-million-armed-cryptocurrency-kidnapping-case"],["2026-06-17","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",1800000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Miami man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to the $1.8 billion HyperFund crypto scheme.","HyperFund","https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/miami-man-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-charge-connected-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme"],["2026-06-12","DOJ","charged","ponzi",1900000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A middle Tennessee man was indicted on wire fraud, money laundering and tax charges over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme.","Star Credit Holdings","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/middle-tennessee-man-indicted-crypto-ponzi-scheme"],["2026-06-11","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",389747417,"laundered",null,"Two men in Georgia were arrested and charged with running AudiA6, a crypto laundering service alleged to have laundered over $389 million.","AudiA6; Dark2Web","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/two-charged-connection-cryptocurrency-money-laundering-service-allegedly-laundered"],["2026-06-09","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",97100000,"laundered",60,"A Newcastle, Washington man was sentenced to five years for laundering oil-and-gas investment fraud proceeds via bank accounts and crypto.","Sea Forest International LLC; Apex Oil and Gas Trading LLC; Navigator Energy Logistics LLC; Terminal Energy International Escrow Service LLC; Energo Horizons Logistics (EA) LLC; Legacy Energy Logistics Transport Group LLC; Green Tree Gateway LLC; Dragon Timbers International LLC; ANS & Partners International Limited","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/newcastle-washington-man-sentenced-5-years-prison-helping-overseas-fraudsters-smuggle"],["2026-06-08","DOJ","guilty_plea","violent_crime",null,null,null,"A Missouri man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in a plot to steal Bitcoin that led to a kidnapping in Danbury.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/missouri-man-admits-role-cryptocurrency-robbery-scheme"],["2026-05-29","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",12300000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued a Texas resident alleging he raised about $12.3 million from investors in a fake AI crypto trading bot scheme.","Privvy Investments, LLC; Gateway Digital Investments","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26558"],["2026-05-27","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,null,"Four Massachusetts men were sentenced to prison for selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills via darknet markets for cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/conspirators-sentenced-prison-using-darknet-marketplace-distribute-dangerous"],["2026-05-20","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated Sinaloa Cartel-linked individuals and entities, listing Ethereum addresses for two of them.","Gorditas Chiwas; Grupo Especial Mamba Negra, S. de R.L. de C.V.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260520"],["2026-05-18","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",10000000,"alleged_fraud",108,"An Ohio man was sentenced to nine years in prison for a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that raised over $10 million from investors.","","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-investment-manager-sentenced-nine-years-10m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"],["2026-05-13","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",2000000,"laundered",null,"A German man, the suspected main Dream Market administrator, was indicted for allegedly laundering over $2 million in darknet crypto proceeds.","Dream Market","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/german-citizen-charged-laundering-funds-linked-prominent-darknet-marketplace-dream"],["2026-05-11","DOJ","charged","violent_crime",6500000,"stolen",null,"Three Tennessee men indicted for an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping spree targeting cryptocurrency owners in California.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/three-tennessee-men-indicted-robbery-kidnapping-and-conspiracy-charges-related-6"],["2026-05-11","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",13000000,"stolen",null,"A Canadian man and a Miami co-conspirator were indicted in an alleged support-impersonation crypto theft scheme causing $13M+ in losses.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/canadian-illegal-alien-and-co-conspirator-charged-13-million-cryptocurrency-fraud"],["2026-05-08","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,200,"A Slovakian administrator of the Kingdom Market darknet marketplace, where buyers paid in crypto, was sentenced to 200 months in prison.","Kingdom Market","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/slovakian-administrator-darknet-market-sold-drugs-and-stolen-personal-information"],["2026-05-06","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",250000000,"stolen",78,"A 20-year-old California man was sentenced to 78 months for burglaries and laundering in a $250M+ crypto social engineering theft ring.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/gothferrari-sentenced-78-months-prison-role-massive-cryptocurrency-heist"],["2026-04-28","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",230464,"penalty",null,"SEC settled with RYVYL, Inc. and its two founders over allegedly false claims of blockchain-based payment technology in public filings.","RYVYL, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26541"],["2026-04-28","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",470000000,"laundered",96,"A French resident was sentenced to eight years for laundering over $470 million in drug proceeds via shell companies and a crypto OTC exchange.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/french-national-sentenced-eight-years-prison-laundering-hundreds-millions-dollars"],["2026-04-24","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned firms and tankers in Iran's oil trade and added two TRX crypto addresses to the Central Bank of Iran's SDN entry.","Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran (Central Bank of Iran); Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., Ltd.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260424"],["2026-04-17","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",16000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued a crypto token founder and two affiliated companies for allegedly defrauding investors in a $16 million SAFT offering.","GIBF GP, Inc.; Monsoon Blockchain Corporation; Bitcoin Latinum","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26530"],["2026-04-17","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",8000000,"stolen",null,"A Scottish man pleaded guilty to a phishing and SIM-swap scheme that hacked companies and stole at least $8 million in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/british-national-pleads-guilty-hacking-companies-and-stealing-least-8-million-virtual"],["2026-04-16","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",20000000,"alleged_fraud",276,"A Texas man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for a Meta-1 Coin crypto scam that cost nearly 1,000 investors over $20 million.","Meta-1 Coin Trust","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/texas-man-who-orchestrated-20-million-cryptocurrency-scam-sentenced-23-years-prison"],["2026-04-13","DOJ","other","investment_fraud",40000000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ opened a remission process to compensate OneCoin fraud victims from more than $40 million in forfeited assets.","OneCoin Ltd.","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-compensation-process-onecoin-fraud-victims-funds-recovered"],["2026-04-01","DOJ","seized","hack_or_theft",600000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Connecticut forfeited about $600,000 in Tether tied to a fake Ledger security letter scam that drained a victim's wallet.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/us-attorneys-office-recovers-and-forfeits-more-600k-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme"],["2026-03-30","DOJ","charged","market_manipulation",1000000,"forfeiture",null,"Ten employees of four crypto market makers were charged with wash trading pump-and-dump schemes; three were extradited from Singapore.","Gotbit; Vortex; Antier Solutions Private Limited; Contrarian","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/ten-foreign-nationals-charged-international-operation-targeting-cryptocurrency-market"],["2026-03-30","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",53300000,"stolen",null,"A Maryland man was charged with computer fraud and money laundering over alleged hacks stealing over $50 million from Uranium Finance.","Uranium Finance","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/maryland-man-charged-defrauding-crypto-exchange-over-50-million-hacks"],["2026-03-18","DOJ","charged","other",2005000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Los Angeles rideshare driver was arrested on charges of obtaining over $2 million in fraudulent COVID loans and investing it in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/koreatown-man-arrested-charges-he-obtained-more-2-million-covid-business-loans-he"],["2026-03-16","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",127000,"restitution",63,"A former L.A. County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 63 months for extorting and falsely arresting rivals of a crypto fraudster.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-more-5-years-federal-prison-extorting"],["2026-03-13","DOJ","other","romance_or_trust_scam",470735,"restitution",null,"DOJ will return about $470,735 in forfeited Tether to two Maine victims of a cryptocurrency investment scheme.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/department-justice-return-470735-victims-cryptocurrency-investment-scheme"],["2026-03-12","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned facilitators of North Korean IT worker fraud, listing crypto addresses, alongside Hamas-linked charity designations.","Amnokgang Technology Development Company","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260312"],["2026-03-10","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",3444470,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Boston filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $3.4 million in USDT allegedly tied to an investment scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-34-million"],["2026-03-05","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",10000000,"penalty",null,"SEC filed a proposed settlement with Rainberry over TRX wash trading, with a $10 million penalty, and dismissed all remaining claims.","Rainberry, Inc.; Tron Foundation Limited; BitTorrent Foundation Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26496"],["2026-03-02","DOJ","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",327829,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Boston filed a civil forfeiture action for about $327,829 in USDT allegedly laundered from a romance scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-cryptocurrency"],["2026-02-26","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",580000000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ's Scam Center Strike Force says freezes and seizures of crypto tied to Southeast Asian pig-butchering scams top $580 million.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/dc-scam-center-strike-force-seizures-cryptocurrency-chinese-transnational-criminals-tops"],["2026-02-24","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",61000000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal agents in North Carolina seized over $61 million in Tether allegedly tied to laundering of pig butchering scam proceeds.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/us-attorneys-office-ednc-announces-seizure-61-million-dollars-worth-cryptocurrency"],["2026-02-17","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,57,"A Glendale man was sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to sell drugs on darknet marketplaces for cryptocurrency.","JoyInc; LaFarmacia; WhiteDoc; JanesAddiction; DaShop; WhiteRepublic; Tomorowland; PlanetHollywood; DopeValley; Major2Minor","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/glendale-man-sentenced-nearly-5-years-federal-prison-role-darknet-network-sold-and"],["2026-02-12","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",201000000,"alleged_fraud",240,"Praetorian Group International's CEO was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a $200M bitcoin Ponzi scheme defrauding 90,000 investors.","Praetorian Group International","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/praetorian-group-international-ceo-sentenced-20-years-prison-200m-bitcoin-ponzi-scheme"],["2026-02-10","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",7500000,"forfeiture",100,"The CEO of SafeMoon US LLC was sentenced to 100 months in prison and ordered to forfeit about $7.5 million for a crypto fraud scheme.","SafeMoon US LLC; SafeMoon LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ceo-digital-asset-company-safemoon-sentenced-100-months-prison-multi-million-dollar"],["2026-02-09","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",73600000,"laundered",240,"A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis was sentenced in absentia to 20 years for laundering crypto scam proceeds from Cambodian scam centers.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/dual-national-china-and-st-kitts-and-nevis-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison-role"],["2026-01-30","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated Iranian officials and two UK-registered crypto exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion, linked to the IRGC.","Zedcex Exchange Ltd; Zedxion Exchange Ltd","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260130"],["2026-01-29","DOJ","seized","money_laundering",400000000,"forfeiture",null,"The government obtained final forfeiture of over $400 million in crypto, real estate and other assets tied to the Helix darknet mixer.","Helix; Grams","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/government-forfeits-over-400m-assets-tied-helix-darknet-cryptocurrency-mixer"],["2026-01-27","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",36900000,"laundered",46,"A Chinese national was sentenced to 46 months for laundering over $36.9 million from victims of a Cambodia-based crypto investment scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/chinese-national-sentenced-46-months-federal-prison-role-multimillion-dollar"],["2026-01-27","DOJ","guilty_plea","darknet",null,null,null,"A Slovakian man pleaded guilty to drug distribution conspiracy for helping operate Kingdom Market, a crypto-based darknet marketplace.","Kingdom Market","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/slovakian-man-admits-aiding-darknet-market-sold-drugs-and-stolen-personal-information"],["2026-01-23","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice its civil action against Gemini Trust Company over the Gemini Earn program.","Gemini Trust Company, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26465"],["2026-01-16","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",10000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"CFTC sues an Oklahoma man and Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC, alleging over $10 million fraud via an unregistered commodity pool.","Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9168-26"],["2026-01-12","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",200000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Boston filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $200,000 in USDT allegedly tied to a pig-butchering scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-proceeds-1"],["2025-12-22","SEC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",14000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued three purported crypto trading platforms and four investment clubs for allegedly misappropriating $14 million from retail investors.","Morocoin Tech Corp.; Berge Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd.; Cirkor Inc.; AI Wealth Inc.; Lane Wealth Inc.; AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd.; Zenith Asset Tech Foundation","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26453"],["2025-12-19","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",1800000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC filed proposed final consent judgments against two former FTX executives and a former Alameda executive with injunctions and officer bars.","FTX Trading Ltd.; Alameda Research LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26450"],["2025-12-19","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",1200000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint against about $1.2 million in crypto tied to a wrong-number investment scam.","TMGM; NEEX","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/united-states-files-forfeiture-action-against-12-million-involved-cryptocurrency"],["2025-12-18","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",200000,"forfeiture",null,"A federal judge ordered forfeiture of over $200,000 in bitcoin and USDT tied to an emergency scam targeting elderly victims.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdla/pr/over-200000-cryptocurrency-forfeited-scam-involving-elderly-victims"],["2025-12-18","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",8500000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal agents seized nearly $8.5 million in Tether traced to proceeds of pig butchering cryptocurrency investment scams.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/department-justice-agents-seize-85-million-cryptocurrency-and-disrupt-investment-fraud"],["2025-12-18","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",1500000,"forfeiture",71,"A senior promoter of the IcomTech crypto Ponzi scheme was sentenced to 71 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution and forfeiture.","IcomTech","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/fraudster-sentenced-71-months-prison-crypto-ponzi-scheme-icomtech"],["2025-12-11","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",40000000000,"alleged_fraud",180,"Terraform Labs co-founder sentenced to 15 years for crypto fraud tied to the UST and LUNA collapse causing $40 billion in losses.","Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd.; Luna Foundation Guard Ltd.","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/crypto-enabled-fraudster-sentenced-orchestrating-40-billion-fraud"],["2025-12-09","FinCEN","settled","money_laundering",3500000,"penalty",null,"FinCEN assessed a $3.5 million penalty against Paxful, which admitted willful Bank Secrecy Act violations tied to illicit activity.","Paxful, Inc.; Paxful USA, Inc.","https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-assesses-35-million-penalty-against-paxful-facilitating-suspicious"],["2025-12-08","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",263000000,"stolen",null,"A California man pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy for laundering funds in a social engineering scheme that stole $263M in crypto; three more charged.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/guilty-plea-and-superseding-indictment-announced-social-engineering-scheme-stole-263"],["2025-12-05","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",null,null,null,"Federal prosecutors in Virginia recovered nearly $1.7M in USDT and BUSD via civil forfeiture for victims of a crypto investment scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/united-states-uses-civil-asset-forfeiture-recover-nearly-17m-victims-cryptocurrency"],["2025-12-03","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",169900000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC charged Shima Capital and its owner with misleading investors in raising $169.9 million for crypto funds; both consented to settlements.","Shima Capital Management LLC; Shima Capital Fund I; BitClout SPV","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26430"],["2025-11-24","DOJ","seized","hack_or_theft",84327.5,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors forfeited stolen cryptocurrency and returned about $84,327 to a Richmond Hill, Georgia theft victim.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/us-attorney-heap-announces-forfeiture-cryptocurrency-and-return-fraud-proceeds-victim"],["2025-11-20","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",14000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A federal jury convicted a Texas man of mail fraud for a Meta-1 Coin crypto scheme that cost nearly 1,000 investors at least $14 million.","Meta-1 Coin Trust; Meta Exchange","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/federal-jury-chicago-convicts-man-orchestrating-14-million-cryptocurrency-fraud"],["2025-11-19","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",237832360.55,"laundered",60,"Two co-founders of the Samourai Wallet crypto mixer were sentenced to five and four years in prison for laundering over $237 million.","Samourai Wallet","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-samourai-wallet-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-sentenced-five-and-four-years"],["2025-11-19","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",4500000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A North Texas crypto mining company founder was convicted by a jury of wire fraud and conspiracy in a $4.5 million mining investment scheme.","Geosyn Mining, LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/north-texas-man-convicted-conspiracy-and-wire-fraud-cryptocurrency-mining-scheme"],["2025-11-19","OFAC","sanctioned","ransomware",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned Russian bulletproof hosting firms and individuals supporting ransomware, including a listed bitcoin address.","Media Land, LLC; Media Land Technology LLC; ML.Cloud, LLC; Data Center Kirishi LLC; Datavice MCHJ; Hypercore Ltd; Smart Digital Ideas DOO","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20251119"],["2025-11-19","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned a Canadian drug trafficking leader, associates and linked companies, listing their crypto addresses on the SDN List.","2351885 ONTARIO INC; GRUPO ARES IMPERIAL S. DE R.L. DE C.V.; GRUPO RVG COMBUSTIBLES S.A. DE C.V.; LMJ TRADING LTD; MADE IN ITALY MOTORCYCLES LIMITED; STILE ITALIANO S.R.L.; TMR LTD; VRG ENERGETICOS S.A. DE C.V.; WINDROSE TACTICAL SOLUTIONS S.R.L.S.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20251119_33"],["2025-11-18","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",10000000,"laundered",null,"The founder of a Chicago crypto ATM company and the company were indicted in an alleged $10 million money laundering conspiracy.","Virtual Assets LLC; Crypto Dispensers","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/founder-chicago-cryptocurrency-company-indicted-alleged-10-million-money-laundering"],["2025-11-18","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",25000000,"laundered",null,"A California man pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy for laundering at least $25 million from a social engineering crypto theft ring.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/cryptocurrency-money-launderer-pleads-guilty-rico-conspiracy-scheme-stole-263-million"],["2025-11-14","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",9400000,"alleged_fraud",60,"An Oklahoma crypto trading firm founder was sentenced to five years in prison for a $9.4 million investment fraud conspiracy.","Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cryptocurrency-investment-firm-founder-sentenced-five-years-prison-defrauding-investors-94m"],["2025-11-13","DOJ","seized","money_laundering",1185922.91,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Georgia announced civil forfeiture of about $1.19 million in crypto tied to a real estate agent fraud and laundering network.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/us-attorney-heap-announces-forfeiture-over-1-million-cryptocurrency-result-fraud-and"],["2025-11-13","DOJ","sentenced","other",null,null,108,"A Detroit man was sentenced to 9 years in prison for concealing Bitcoin donations he intended to provide to ISIS.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/detroit-man-sentenced-after-meticulously-plotting-and-secretly-sending-cryptocurrency"],["2025-11-12","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",401657274.33,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ launched a Scam Center Strike Force targeting Southeast Asian pig-butchering scams, announcing crypto seizures and forfeiture filings.","Democratic Karen Benevolent Army","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/new-scam-center-strike-force-battles-southeast-asian-crypto-investment-fraud-targeting"],["2025-11-04","OFAC","sanctioned","money_laundering",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned North Korean bankers and institutions involved in laundering cybercrime proceeds and IT worker funds, listing USDT addresses.","Korea Mangyongdae Computer Technology Corporation; Ryujong Credit Bank; Cheil Credit Bank","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20251104"],["2025-11-03","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",null,null,51,"A Houston man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for running a fraudulent crypto investment Ponzi scheme through JASTBITME.","JASTBITME","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/texas-resident-sentenced-role-crypto-ponzi-scheme"],["2025-10-14","DOJ","settled","tax",50000000,"penalty",null,"An early bitcoin investor entered a deferred prosecution agreement and paid nearly $50 million over unreported bitcoin gains on expatriation.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/early-cryptocurrency-investor-known-bitcoin-jesus-admits-misconduct-and-enters"],["2025-10-14","DOJ","charged","romance_or_trust_scam",15000000000,"forfeiture",null,"Chairman of Cambodia's Prince Group indicted for alleged forced-labor crypto scam compounds; $15B in bitcoin targeted for forfeiture.","Prince Holding Group","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/chairman-prince-group-indicted-operating-cambodian-forced-labor-scam-compounds-engaged"],["2025-10-14","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",22000000,"forfeiture",180,"A Chinese national who led a darknet oxycodone vendor operation was sentenced to 15 years and ordered to forfeit about 200 bitcoin.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/chinese-national-sentenced-15-years-prison-conspiring-sell-oxycodone-darknet"],["2025-10-14","FinCEN","sanctioned","money_laundering",null,null,null,"FinCEN finalized a rule cutting Cambodia-based Huione Group off from the U.S. financial system over crypto scam and hack laundering.","Huione Group","https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-final-rule-severing-huione-group-us-financial-system"],["2025-10-14","OFAC","sanctioned","romance_or_trust_scam",null,null,null,"OFAC designated the Prince Group transnational criminal organization and linked individuals and entities, including crypto addresses.","Prince Group; Prince Holding Group; Grand Legend International Asset Management Group Co. Ltd.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20251014"],["2025-09-30","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",1798529,"alleged_fraud",null,"A New York man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for impersonating crypto influencers on Telegram in a fake crypto staking investment scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/new-york-man-pleads-guilty-impersonating-crypto-influencers-investment-scam"],["2025-09-29","DOJ","guilty_plea","violent_crime",127000,"stolen",null,"A former LA County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to conspiring with a crypto businessman to extort a rival and falsely arrest another.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-los-angeles-county-sheriffs-deputy-pleads-guilty-conspiring-corrupt"],["2025-09-26","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",28000000,"forfeiture",108,"A UK citizen who ran an online drug market paid in crypto was sentenced to nine years and ordered to forfeit over $28 million in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/illegal-online-drug-market-dismantled-and-more-28-million-cryptocurrency-forfeited"],["2025-09-25","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",5528121,"restitution",null,"A Tennessee couple agreed to a consent order to pay $5.5M restitution and a $1.36M penalty over the \"Blessings Thru Crypto\" commodity pool fraud.","Blessings Thru Crypto","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9133-25"],["2025-09-25","DOJ","charged","violent_crime",8000000,"stolen",null,"Two Texas brothers charged federally with kidnapping for allegedly holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint and stealing $8M in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/brothers-charged-8-million-armed-crypto-kidnapping-heist-0"],["2025-09-24","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned two Indian nationals and an online pharmacy for supplying counterfeit fentanyl-laden pills, listing a TRX crypto address.","KS International Traders","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250924"],["2025-09-22","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",430000,"alleged_fraud",null,"An Alabama investment adviser settled SEC charges that he defrauded at least 15 clients of over $430,000 through Infinity Wealth Management.","Infinity Wealth Management, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26406"],["2025-09-18","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",2400000,"laundered",120,"A Montana man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a conspiracy that laundered over $2.4 million in scam proceeds through cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/montana-man-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-engaging-cryptocurrency-money-laundering"],["2025-09-17","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"Court orders Systematic Alpha Management and its owner to pay $2.8M via consent order for unfairly allocating crypto and FX futures trades.","Systematic Alpha Management LLC; Jersey City Partners LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9127-25"],["2025-09-17","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",201000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Praetorian Group International's CEO pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering over a $201M bitcoin Ponzi scheme.","Praetorian Group International","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/praetorian-group-international-ceo-pleads-guilty-200m-bitcoin-ponzi-scheme"],["2025-09-16","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned individuals and UAE and Hong Kong firms in a financial network supporting Iran's military, listing crypto addresses.","ALLIANCE FIRST TRADING L.L.C; ALPA HONG KONG LIMITED; ALPA INVESTMENT L.L.C; ALPA TRADING - FZCO; EVEREST INTERNATIONAL L.L.C; MINATO COMMERCIAL BROKERS; MINATO GOODS WHOLESALERS; MINATO INVESTMENT L.L.C; PAUL AD SONS TRADING FZE; POWELL INTERNATIONAL FZE; POWELL RAW MATERIALS TRADING L.L.C; UNIQUE STATION TRADING","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250916"],["2025-09-15","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",750000,"disgorgement",null,"A court entered a consent order requiring a former Voyager Digital CEO to pay $750,000 in disgorgement to customers and accept a trading ban.","Voyager Digital Ltd.; Voyager Digital Holdings Inc.; Voyager Digital LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9122-25"],["2025-09-11","DOJ","seized","sanctions_evasion",584741,"forfeiture",null,"US filed civil forfeiture action for about $584,741 in USDT allegedly owned by an Iranian drone navigation firm founder tied to the IRGC.","San’at Danesh Rahpooyan Aflak Co. (SDRA)","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-seeks-civil-forfeiture-cryptocurrency-associated-iranian-national-mohammad"],["2025-09-09","DOJ","seized","hack_or_theft",5000000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint against over $5 million in bitcoin allegedly stolen from five victims via SIM swap attacks.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/justice-department-seeks-forfeiture-over-5-million-bitcoin-stolen-sim-swapping-scams"],["2025-09-09","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",12000000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint against over $12 million in Tether tied to a fake ShakepayEX crypto investment scam.","ShakepayEX","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/united-states-files-forfeiture-action-against-more-12-million-funds-involved"],["2025-09-08","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",36900000,"laundered",51,"A California man was sentenced to 51 months for laundering over $36.9M from victims of a Cambodia-based crypto investment scam.","Axis Digital Limited","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-man-sentenced-role-global-digital-asset-investment-scam-conspiracy-resulting"],["2025-09-03","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned a China-based chemical company and two Chinese nationals, one listed with a bitcoin address, over synthetic opioid trafficking.","Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical Co., Ltd.","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250903"],["2025-09-02","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",868247,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint against Tether (USDT) allegedly tied to cryptocurrency confidence scams targeting victims in four states.","LME Crypto Group","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/justice-department-seeks-forfeiture-848247-cryptocurrency-confidence-scams"],["2025-08-29","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",140000000,"alleged_fraud",52,"Former CEO and CFO of crypto lender Cred LLC were sentenced to 52 and 36 months in prison for wire fraud conspiracy.","Cred LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-ceo-and-cfo-cryptocurrency-lender-cred-llc-sentenced-multiple-years-prison-wire"],["2025-08-27","DOJ","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",325060,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Ohio filed a civil forfeiture complaint against about $325,060 in USDT tied to an investment scam on two siblings.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/cryptocurrency-fraud-scam-victimized-ohio-brother-and-sister-losing-more-1m"],["2025-08-27","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned two individuals and two entities tied to a DPRK IT worker fraud network, listing a bitcoin address for one designee.","Korea Sinjin Trading Corporation; Shenyang Geumpungri Network Technology Co., Ltd","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250827"],["2025-08-25","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",1971399.8,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Virginia obtained civil forfeiture of about $1.97M in crypto scam proceeds to return to a victim.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/united-states-uses-civil-asset-forfeiture-recover-19m-victim-cryptocurrency-investment"],["2025-08-15","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",3500000,"stolen",null,"A crypto influencer was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for defrauding cloud providers of $3.5 million in computing to mine crypto.","MultiMillionaire LLC; CP3O LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/crypto-influencer-sentenced-prison-multi-million-dollar-cryptojacking-scheme"],["2025-08-14","DOJ","seized","ransomware",2800000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ unsealed warrants seizing over $2.8 million in crypto, cash and a vehicle tied to an alleged Zeppelin ransomware operator.","","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-seizure-over-28-million-cryptocurrency-cash-and-other-assets"],["2025-08-14","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated crypto exchange Grinex, Garantex-linked firms and executives, plus Mexican cartel members, to its SDN List.","Garantex Europe OU; Grinex; A7 LLC; A7 Agent LLC; A71 LLC; Old Vector LLC; Exved; InDeFi Smartbank","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250814"],["2025-08-07","NYDFS","settled","money_laundering",null,null,null,"NYDFS issued a consent order to Paxos Trust Company over AML and due diligence failures tied to its Binance and BUSD relationship.","Paxos Trust Company, LLC","https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry-guidance/enforcement-discipline/ea20250807-co-paxos-trust-company"],["2025-08-06","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",237832360.55,"forfeiture",null,"Co-founders of Samourai Wallet crypto mixer pleaded guilty to conspiring to run an unlicensed money transmitter moving crime proceeds.","Samourai Wallet","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-samourai-wallet-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-plead-guilty"],["2025-08-06","DOJ","convicted","money_laundering",1000000000,"laundered",null,"A Tornado Cash co-founder was convicted by a jury of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business moving over $1B.","Tornado Cash","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-tornado-cash-crypto-mixing-service-convicted-knowingly-transmitting-criminal"],["2025-08-04","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",null,null,null,"A Houston man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for running a crypto investment Ponzi scheme through his company JASTBITME.","JASTBITME","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/texas-resident-pleads-guilty-crypto-ponzi-scheme"],["2025-07-30","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",794000,"stolen",12,"A Canadian man was sentenced to a year in prison for hijacking artists' X accounts to steal NFTs and crypto from over 200 victims.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/canadian-cybercriminal-sentenced-year-prison-nft-theft-scheme"],["2025-07-29","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",10000000,"alleged_fraud",84,"Founder and CEO of AML Bitcoin sentenced to 84 months in prison for a roughly $10 million crypto investment fraud and money laundering.","AML Bitcoin","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/founder-and-ceo-aml-bitcoin-sentenced-seven-years-prison-multi-million-dollar-fraud"],["2025-07-28","DOJ","civil","ransomware",1700000,"forfeiture",null,"US filed a civil forfeiture complaint for over $1.7 million in bitcoin seized from a Chaos ransomware group member's address.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/united-states-files-civil-complaint-northern-district-texas-seeking-forfeiture-over-17"],["2025-07-23","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",325000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ obtained a restraining order against operators of the fake Triangular crypto platform and filed to forfeit $325,000 in seized crypto.","Triangular","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/united-states-disrupts-cryptocurrency-investment-fraud-and-files-civil-forfeiture"],["2025-07-22","DOJ","seized","investment_fraud",7100000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Seattle filed a civil action to forfeit about $7.1 million in crypto tied to an oil storage investment fraud.","Sea Forest International LLC; Apex Oil and Gas Trading LLC; Navigator Energy Logistics LLC; Terminal Energy International Escrow Service LLC; Energo Horizons Logistics (EA) LLC; Legacy Energy Logistics Transport Group LLC; Green Tree Gateway LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/us-commences-civil-action-forfeit-71-million-cryptocurrency-tied-oil-and-gas-storage"],["2025-07-22","DOJ","seized","other",2000000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ unsealed a civil forfeiture action against about $2 million in crypto tied to BuyCash, a Gaza money transfer firm allegedly funding Hamas.","Buy Cash Money and Money Transfer Company (BuyCash)","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-unseals-civil-action-filed-against-approximately-2m-digital-currency-involved"],["2025-07-17","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",null,null,30,"A former semi-pro rugby player was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a fake cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/former-semi-professional-rugby-player-sentenced-prison-cryptocurrency-mining-ponzi"],["2025-07-15","SEC","other","market_manipulation",160000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Court denied a former controlling shareholder's motion to dismiss SEC insider trading claims tied to Long Island Iced Tea's blockchain pivot.","Long Island Iced Tea Corp.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26350"],["2025-07-08","DOJ","guilty_plea","other",null,null,null,"A Detroit man pleaded guilty to concealing Bitcoin donations he intended for ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/detroit-man-pleads-guilty-concealing-his-cryptocurrency-donations-isis"],["2025-07-08","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",650000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A founder and a promoter of OmegaPro were charged over an alleged $650M forex and crypto investment scheme paid in virtual currency.","OmegaPro","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/omegapro-founder-and-promoter-charged-running-global-650m-foreign-exchange-and-crypto"],["2025-07-02","DOJ","seized","other",40300,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint to recover $40,300 in USDT stolen by scammers impersonating the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/united-states-seeks-recovery-40300-cryptoscheme-impersonated-trump-vance-inaugural"],["2025-07-01","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned Russian bulletproof hosting provider Aeza Group, affiliates and four individuals, listing a TRX digital currency address.","AEZA GROUP LLC; AEZA INTERNATIONAL, LTD.; AEZA LOGISTIC LLC; CLOUD SOLUTIONS LLC","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250701"],["2025-06-30","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",900000,"stolen",null,"Four North Korean nationals charged with posing as remote IT workers to steal and launder over $900,000 in virtual currency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/four-north-koreans-charged-nearly-1-million-cryptocurrency-theft-scheme"],["2025-06-27","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",40000000,"alleged_fraud",97,"A co-owner of virtual currency companies was sentenced to 97 months in prison for running crypto Ponzi schemes that raised over $40 million.","EmpowerCoin; ECoinPlus; Jet-Coin","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/co-owner-virtual-currency-companies-sentenced-97-months-prison-operating-crypto-ponzi"],["2025-06-18","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",225300000,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint against over $225.3 million in crypto tied to laundering of crypto confidence scam proceeds.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams"],["2025-06-13","DOJ","sentenced","market_manipulation",23000000,"forfeiture",8,"Crypto market maker Gotbit and its founder were sentenced for wash trading; founder gets 8 months and the firm forfeits about $23 million.","Gotbit Consulting LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-gotbit-and-founder-sentenced-market-manipulation"],["2025-06-12","DOJ","seized","hack_or_theft",680467.92,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ used civil forfeiture to recover over $680,000 in crypto stolen from SafeMoon via an exploit and front-running bot, returning it to the victim.","SafeMoon, LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/united-states-returns-over-680000-stolen-cryptocurrency-using-civil-asset-forfeiture"],["2025-06-11","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",19326324,"penalty",null,"A federal court ordered a Michigan man, a California man, and two My Big Coin companies to pay over $25 million for digital asset fraud.","My Big Coin Pay, Inc.; My Big Coin, Inc.","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9084-25"],["2025-06-09","DOJ","charged","sanctions_evasion",530000000,"laundered",null,"A Russian national in New York was charged with using his crypto payment company Evita to move about $530 million for sanctioned Russian banks.","Evita Investments Inc.; Evita Pay Inc.","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-payment-company-charged-evading-sanctions-and-export-controls"],["2025-06-09","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",36900000,"laundered",null,"Five men pleaded guilty to laundering over $36.9 million from victims of a Cambodia-based digital asset investment scam.","Axis Digital Limited; Deltec Bank","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-men-plead-guilty-their-roles-global-digital-asset-investment-scam-conspiracy-resulting"],["2025-06-06","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,144,"Four New York and New Jersey men sentenced to prison for selling counterfeit meth-laced Adderall on darknet markets for cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/four-men-sentenced-conspiracy-traffic-counterfeit-adderall-darknet-marketplace-sites"],["2025-06-03","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",679981.22,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint against about $680,000 in USDT tied to an alleged crypto investment scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/ohio-man-loses-nearly-half-million-dollars-cryptocurrency-investment-scam"],["2025-05-29","OFAC","sanctioned","romance_or_trust_scam",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned Philippines-based Funnull Technology Inc and its Chinese administrator as a cyber scam facilitator, listing crypto addresses.","FUNNULL TECHNOLOGY INC","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250529"],["2025-05-23","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",868247,"forfeiture",null,"The US seized over $868,247 in cryptocurrency alleged to be proceeds of a cryptocurrency confidence investment scheme.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/united-states-seizes-more-868247-alleged-proceeds-cryptocurrency-confidence-scheme"],["2025-05-23","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",2500000,"forfeiture",null,"A federal judge ordered forfeiture of about $2.5 million in cryptocurrency tied to confidence scams, to be used to compensate victims.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/united-states-recovers-approximately-25-million-cryptocurrency-involved-fraudulent"],["2025-05-22","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",500000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued a start-up CEO for allegedly misleading a venture firm into a $500,000 investment in a claimed blockchain payment platform.","Amalgam Capital Ventures LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26309"],["2025-05-22","DOJ","seized","darknet",200000000,"forfeiture",null,"International Operation RapTor against darknet drug trafficking led to 270 arrests and seizures of over $200 million in currency and digital assets.","Nemesis Market; Incognito Market; Tor2Door; Bohemia; Kingdom Markets","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/law-enforcement-seize-record-amounts-illegal-drugs-firearms-and-drug-trafficking-proceeds"],["2025-05-21","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",9000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A jury convicted the CEO of SafeMoon LLC of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy for diverting liquidity pool funds.","SafeMoon LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/chief-executive-officer-digital-asset-company-found-guilty-multi-million-dollar-crypto"],["2025-05-21","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",1000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A New York man was charged with defrauding investors of over $1 million through a sham blockchain startup, Amalgam Capital Ventures.","Amalgam Capital Ventures","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ny-man-charged-using-sham-blockchain-venture-defraud-investors"],["2025-05-20","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",100000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued Unicoin and three top executives, alleging false claims in crypto rights certificate offerings that raised over $100 million.","Unicoin, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-75"],["2025-05-16","DOJ","sentenced","market_manipulation",50000,"forfeiture",14,"An Alabama man was sentenced to 14 months for a SIM swap that hijacked the SEC's X account to post a fake Bitcoin ETF approval.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/alabama-man-sentenced-hack-sec-x-account-spiked-value-bitcoin"],["2025-05-15","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",263000000,"stolen",null,"A superseding indictment charges 12 more people in an alleged RICO conspiracy behind over $263 million in crypto thefts and laundering.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/additional-12-defendants-charged-rico-conspiracy-over-263-million-cryptocurrency-thefts"],["2025-05-08","SEC","settled","registration",50000000,"penalty",null,"SEC filed a settlement agreement with Ripple and two executives proposing to cut the $125M penalty to $50M; the court declined, and the $125M judgment stands.","Ripple Labs, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26306"],["2025-05-08","DOJ","sentenced","other",185000,"laundered",364,"A Springfield, Virginia man was sentenced to 364 months for sending over $185,000 in cryptocurrency to support ISIS.","","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-sentenced-over-30-years-prison-crypto-terror-financing-scheme"],["2025-05-08","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",48393446,"forfeiture",144,"Celsius Network founder and former CEO sentenced to 12 years in prison for commodities and securities fraud and CEL token manipulation.","Celsius Network LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-celsius-sentenced-12-years-fraud-and-market-manipulation"],["2025-05-02","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"SEC dismissed with prejudice its civil enforcement action against a crypto promoter, citing its reformed approach to crypto regulation.","","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26302"],["2025-05-01","FinCEN","sanctioned","money_laundering",4000000000,"laundered",null,"FinCEN named Cambodia-based Huione Group a primary money laundering concern and proposed cutting its access to US correspondent accounts.","Huione Group; Huione Pay PLC; Huione Crypto; Haowang Guarantee","https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-finds-cambodia-based-huione-group-be-primary-money-laundering-concern"],["2025-04-30","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"SEC dismissed with prejudice its civil enforcement action against Dragonchain entities and its founder via joint stipulation.","Dragonchain, Inc.; Dragonchain Foundation; The Dragon Company","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26299"],["2025-04-24","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",200000,"penalty",null,"Nova Labs, creator of the Helium Network, consented to a final judgment and $200,000 penalty over misrepresentations to equity investors.","Nova Labs, Inc.; Helium Network","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26291"],["2025-04-23","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",12662564,"restitution",216,"A Long Island man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a crypto investment and loan fraud scheme that cost victims over $12 million.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/long-island-man-sentenced-18-years-prison-following-conviction-trial-defrauding"],["2025-04-23","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,180,"A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 15 years for selling fentanyl pills on darknet markets including Tor2Door for cryptocurrency.","Tor2Door","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/darknet-drug-trafficker-pennsylvania-sentenced-dc-selling-mass-quantities-fentanyl"],["2025-04-22","SEC","civil","ponzi",198000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued the founder of PGI Global, alleging a $198 million crypto and forex fraud scheme that misappropriated over $57 million.","PGI Global; BBMR Threshold LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-69"],["2025-04-17","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",425000,"penalty",null,"UAE crypto market maker CLS Global consented to a final judgment with a $425,000 penalty over alleged manipulation of NexFundAI.","CLS Global FZC LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26287"],["2025-04-11","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",5055377,"forfeiture",78,"A Lebanese and Italian national was sentenced to 78 months for selling counterfeit alprazolam pills on darknet markets for cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/darknet-vendor-sentenced-conspiracy-sell-counterfeit-drugs"],["2025-04-10","DOJ","charged","darknet",null,null,null,"Four Los Angeles County men were arrested and charged with running a darknet drug distribution network that sold drugs for cryptocurrency.","JoyInc; LaFarmacia; WhiteDoc; JanesAddiction; DaShop; WhiteRepublic; Tomorowland; PlanetHollywood; DopeValley; Major2Minor","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/4-arrested-latest-la-county-based-jcode-operation-allegedly-operating-drug"],["2025-04-10","NYDFS","settled","money_laundering",null,null,null,"NYDFS issued a consent order to Block, Inc. over AML compliance failures at Cash App, including its Bitcoin business.","Block, Inc.; Cash App","https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry-guidance/enforcement-discipline/ea20250410-block"],["2025-04-08","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",4564936.47,"alleged_fraud",null,"Secret Service seized a second web domain, NFT-UNI.com, used in a crypto pig butchering scheme that defrauded a Warren County victim.","NFT-UNI.com","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/secret-service-seizes-another-web-domain-used-furtherance-cryptocurrency-pig"],["2025-04-02","DOJ","sentenced","market_manipulation",428059,"penalty",null,"Crypto market maker CLS Global sentenced to pay $428,059 and three years' probation for wash trading the NexFundAI token.","CLS Global FZC LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-sentenced-cryptocurrency-wash-trading"],["2025-04-02","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",45000,"stolen",null,"A Minnesota man pleaded guilty to computer fraud for using his former employer's AWS account to mine Ethereum, causing over $45,000 in costs.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/minnesota-man-pleads-guilty-cryptojacking-scheme"],["2025-04-02","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned a Houthi-linked procurement network in Russia and added USDT addresses to the Ansarallah SDN entry.","AM ASIA M6 LTD; LLC EDISON; LLC KOLIBRI GROUP; LLC SKY FRAME; ANSARALLAH","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250402"],["2025-03-28","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",412201.15,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained a consent final judgment against a Latvian national over the fraudulent Denaro ICO and Innovamine crypto mining offerings.","Denaro; Innovamine","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26279"],["2025-03-27","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"The SEC filed a joint stipulation with Kraken to dismiss, with prejudice, its civil enforcement action against the exchange.","Payward, Inc.; Payward Ventures, Inc.; Kraken","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26278"],["2025-03-27","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"The SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice its civil enforcement action against Consensys Software Inc.","Consensys Software Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26277"],["2025-03-27","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice its civil enforcement action against crypto firm Cumberland DRW LLC.","Cumberland DRW LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26276"],["2025-03-27","DOJ","seized","other",201400,"forfeiture",null,"DOJ seized about $201,400 in cryptocurrency from wallets and accounts allegedly used to fund and launder money for Hamas.","Hamas","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-disrupts-hamas-terrorist-financing-scheme-through-seizure-cryptocurrency"],["2025-03-27","DOJ","seized","market_manipulation",23000000,"forfeiture",null,"US filed civil forfeiture action to recover about $23 million in stablecoins seized from market maker Gotbit after its guilty plea.","Gotbit Consulting LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-seeks-civil-forfeiture-approximately-23-million-cryptocurrency-seized"],["2025-03-21","CFTC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",2200000,"restitution",null,"A federal court entered a default judgment against Debiex ordering over $2.2M restitution and a penalty for a crypto romance scam.","Debiex","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9058-25"],["2025-03-21","DOJ","guilty_plea","market_manipulation",23000000,"forfeiture",null,"Crypto market maker Gotbit and its founder pleaded guilty to wash trading fraud; the firm agreed to forfeit about $23 million in crypto.","Gotbit Consulting LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-gotbit-and-founder-plead-guilty-market"],["2025-03-14","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",398369,"penalty",null,"SEC filed settled fraud charges against a Massachusetts man who raised $1.7 million for Forex trading via crypto; he will pay about $400,000.","","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26267"],["2025-03-14","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",1337700,"forfeiture",45,"A Brooklyn podcaster and crypto event emcee was sentenced to 45 months for wire fraud over sham real estate and crypto investments.","Build Strong Homes LLC; Vandelay Contracting Corp.","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/brooklyn-podcaster-and-cryptocurrency-personality-known-tj-stone-sentenced-45-months"],["2025-03-13","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",null,null,87,"A San Francisco man was sentenced to 87 months for laundering darknet drug sale proceeds through cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/california-man-sentenced-cryptocurrency-money-laundering-conspiracy"],["2025-03-12","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",2000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Texas cryptocurrency founder was convicted by a jury of wire fraud and money laundering over the marketing and sale of AML Bitcoin.","AML Bitcoin","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/cryptocurrency-founder-and-ceo-convicted-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering-connection"],["2025-03-10","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,78,"Two Tulsa men were sentenced for running a dark web pharmacy selling misbranded drugs from China for cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/two-tulsans-sentenced-running-illegal-dark-web-cryptocurrency-pharmacy"],["2025-03-07","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",96000000000,"laundered",null,"DOJ took down Garantex exchange domains, froze over $26M, and unsealed charges against two operators for alleged laundering and sanctions evasion.","Garantex","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/garantex-cryptocurrency-exchange-disrupted-international-operation"],["2025-03-04","DOJ","charged","tax",2600000,"none",null,"An Irvine woman agreed to plead guilty to filing a false tax return, failing to report over $2.6 million tied to a fraudster's crimes.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/ex-girlfriend-crypto-godfather-agrees-plead-guilty-tax-charge-failing-report-more-26"],["2025-03-04","OFAC","sanctioned","darknet",null,null,null,"OFAC added an Iranian man tied to an online darknet marketplace for fentanyl sales to the SDN List, listing bitcoin and monero addresses.","","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250304"],["2025-02-28","DOJ","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",8207578,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint against about $8.2 million in USDT tied to a crypto investment trust scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/ohio-woman-loses-life-savings-cryptocurrency-investment-scam"],["2025-02-27","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"The SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss its civil enforcement action against Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc.","Coinbase Inc.; Coinbase Global Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-47"],["2025-02-27","DOJ","convicted","money_laundering",2400000,"laundered",null,"A Montana man was convicted by a jury of laundering over $2.4 million in scam proceeds through cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/montana-man-convicted-cryptocurrency-money-laundering-conspiracy"],["2025-02-26","SEC","settled","registration",100000,"penalty",null,"A court entered a consented final judgment against a blockchain company founder and Opporty International over an unregistered, misleading ICO.","Opporty International, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26257"],["2025-02-26","DOJ","charged","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"The founder of crypto market maker Gotbit was extradited from Portugal to face charges of wash-trading market manipulation and wire fraud.","Gotbit","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-gotbit-extradited-united-states-face"],["2025-02-21","DOJ","charged","ponzi",290000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Brazilian man was extradited from Switzerland to face charges over an alleged $290M+ bitcoin Ponzi scheme run through Trade Coin Club.","Trade Coin Club","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/brazilian-extradited-switzerland-united-states-face-indictment-charging-involvement"],["2025-02-19","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",1000000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Boston filed a civil forfeiture action to recover over $1 million in crypto allegedly from a pig-butchering scheme.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-proceeds-0"],["2025-02-14","DOJ","charged","ponzi",24000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Las Vegas business owner is charged with running an alleged $24 million crypto mining Ponzi scheme through Profit Connect.","Profit Connect; Profit Connect Wealth Services","https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/owner-las-vegas-company-indicted-24-million-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"],["2025-02-13","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",577000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Two Estonian nationals pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy over the HashFlare crypto mining Ponzi scheme with $577M in sales.","HashFlare","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-estonian-nationals-plead-guilty-577m-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme"],["2025-02-13","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,51,"A Las Vegas couple was sentenced to federal prison for selling drugs on darknet markets and laundering proceeds with cryptocurrency.","MrsFeelGood","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/darknet-drug-trafficking-couple-las-vegas-sentenced-dc-federal-prison-terms"],["2025-02-11","OFAC","sanctioned","ransomware",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned Russian hosting provider Zservers and two Russian nationals for providing infrastructure enabling ransomware attacks.","Zservers","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250211"],["2025-02-10","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",7600000,"restitution",null,"A federal court entered a consent order requiring a Florida man to pay over $7.6 million in restitution for the My Big Coin digital asset fraud.","My Big Coin Pay, Inc.; My Big Coin, Inc.","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9051-25"],["2025-02-10","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",1500000,"restitution",null,"A federal court ordered a New York resident to pay over $1.5 million in restitution in a CFTC digital asset trading fraud case.","","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9050-25"],["2025-02-10","DOJ","guilty_plea","market_manipulation",50000,"none",null,"An Alabama man pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a SIM swap hack of the SEC's X account that posted a fake Bitcoin ETF approval.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/guilty-plea-hacking-secs-x-account-caused-bitcoin-value-spike"],["2025-02-07","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",37000000,"stolen",240,"An Indiana man was sentenced to 20 years for a cyber intrusion that stole $37 million in crypto from nearly 600 investment firm clients.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/indiana-man-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison-conspiracies-involving-cyber-intrusion-and"],["2025-02-03","DOJ","convicted","money_laundering",900000,"forfeiture",null,"Two Chinese chemical company executives were convicted of fentanyl precursor importation and money laundering; $900,000 in crypto seized.","Hubei Amarvel Biotech Co., Ltd.","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-chinese-chemical-company-executives-convicted-and-multiple-websites-and-0"],["2025-02-03","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",65000000,"stolen",null,"A Canadian man was charged with exploiting KyberSwap and Indexed Finance DeFi protocols to allegedly obtain about $65 million.","KyberSwap; Indexed Finance","https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canadian-man-charged-65m-cryptocurrency-hacking-schemes"],["2025-01-27","DOJ","guilty_plea","registration",297000000,"penalty",null,"KuCoin operator Peken Global pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay over $297 million.","KuCoin; Peken Global Limited","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/kucoin-pleads-guilty-unlicensed-money-transmission-charge-and-agrees-pay-penalties"],["2025-01-21","DOJ","guilty_plea","market_manipulation",428059,"penalty",null,"CLS Global agreed to plead guilty to crypto wash trading charges, pay $428,059, and exit U.S. crypto markets.","CLS Global FZC LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-agrees-plead-guilty-charges-related"],["2025-01-18","SEC","civil","registration",null,null,null,"SEC sued Nova Labs alleging unregistered crypto asset offerings and false claims about companies using its wireless network.","Nova Labs, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26229"],["2025-01-17","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",38500000,"penalty",null,"Digital Currency Group and a former Genesis CEO agreed to pay $38.5 million combined to settle SEC charges of misleading investors.","Digital Currency Group Inc.; Genesis Global Capital LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-22"],["2025-01-17","DOJ","guilty_plea","violent_crime",37000000,"stolen",null,"A self-styled crypto 'Godfather' and an LASD deputy agreed to plead guilty to civil rights conspiracy, fraud and tax crimes.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/crypto-godfather-and-lasd-detective-agree-plead-guilty-violating-civil-rights-business"],["2025-01-17","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",20000000,"laundered",121,"An Indian national who ran a crypto-to-cash laundering service on dark net markets was sentenced to 121 months in prison.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/international-crypto-vendor-sentenced-money-laundering-conspiracy"],["2025-01-16","SEC","settled","hack_or_theft",553000,"stolen",null,"SEC charged a New York blockchain engineer with a rug pull of the Game Coin token; he agreed to settle without admitting the allegations.","Game Coin, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26223"],["2025-01-15","SEC","settled","registration",1650000,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained a final judgment ordering Abra to pay a $1.65 million penalty over its unregistered crypto lending product Abra Earn.","Plutus Lending, LLC; Abra","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26221"],["2025-01-15","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",100000000,"penalty",null,"Crypto exchange BitMEX was sentenced to a $100 million fine and two years' probation for willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act.","HDR Global Trading Ltd.; BitMEX","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/global-cryptocurrency-exchange-bitmex-fined-100-million-violating-bank-secrecy-act"],["2025-01-13","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"A federal court entered default judgments ordering Mosaic Exchange Ltd. and its CEO to pay over $1.1 million for a fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme.","Mosaic Exchange Ltd.","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9032-25"],["2025-01-13","CFTC","settled","other",5000000,"penalty",null,"Gemini Trust agreed to a consent order to pay a $5 million penalty for false or misleading statements to the CFTC about a bitcoin futures contract.","Gemini Trust Company LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9031-25"],["2025-01-13","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,215,"Two Southern California men who supplied fentanyl pills to a darknet ring paid in crypto were sentenced to federal prison.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/two-southern-california-men-who-supplied-fentanyl-sold-darknet-customers-all-50-states"],["2025-01-10","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",null,null,null,"Three Russian nationals were charged with money laundering for allegedly operating the crypto mixers Blender.io and Sinbad.io.","Blender.io; Sinbad.io","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/operators-cryptocurrency-mixers-charged-money-laundering"],["2025-01-10","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",9400000,"alleged_fraud",null,"An Oklahoma man who led Wolf Capital pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a $9.4M crypto investment scheme.","Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/cryptocurrency-investment-firm-founder-pleads-guilty-defrauding-thousands-investors-over-9m"],["2025-01-09","DOJ","charged","ponzi",null,null,null,"A former Washington pastor was indicted on 26 fraud counts for an alleged multi-million dollar crypto staking scheme called Solano Fi.","Solano Fi","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/former-tri-cities-pastor-indicted-multi-million-dollar-cryptocurrency-scam"],["2024-12-20","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",123000000,"penalty",null,"Tai Mo Shan agreed to pay $123 million to settle SEC charges it misled investors about TerraUSD stability and acted as an unregistered LUNA underwriter.","Tai Mo Shan Limited","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-212"],["2024-12-20","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",22000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Two Southern California men were indicted for allegedly running NFT rugpull schemes that defrauded investors of over $22 million.","Vault of Gems; Faceless; Sinful Souls; Clout Coin; Dirty Dogs; Uncovered; MoonPortal; Squiggles; Roost Coin","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/beverly-hills-and-ventura-county-men-indicted-allegedly-running-nft-crypto-fraud"],["2024-12-19","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"A former South Lake Tahoe man was indicted on 12 counts of wire fraud in an alleged cryptocurrency investment scam.","Crypto-Pal LLC; TDA Global","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/south-lake-tahoe-man-indicted-12-counts-wire-fraud-cryptocurrency-trading-scam"],["2024-12-17","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",4461828,"stolen",48,"A former crypto research firm finance executive was sentenced to 48 months for stealing about $4.46 million from his employer.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/cryptocurrency-firm-executive-sentenced-4-years-federal-prison-stealing-446-million"],["2024-12-17","DOJ","guilty_plea","darknet",null,null,null,"A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills on darknet markets for Bitcoin and Monero.","Tor2Door","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/darknet-drug-trafficker-pennsylvania-pleads-guilty-dc-selling-mass-quantities-fentanyl"],["2024-12-16","SEC","other","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"SEC filed a subpoena enforcement action against Cast Your Nets Ministries and affiliates in a probe involving an advertised crypto asset.","Cast Your Nets Ministries; CYNM Consulting, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26195"],["2024-12-16","DOJ","convicted","other",185000,"laundered",null,"A federal jury convicted a Springfield, Virginia man of sending over $185,000 in cryptocurrency to support ISIS.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/federal-jury-convicts-springfield-man-crypto-financing-scheme-isis"],["2024-12-16","DOJ","seized","money_laundering",900000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Seattle forfeited about 32.68 Bitcoin tied to a business email compromise scheme, aiming to repay victims.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/us-attorneys-office-forfeits-cryptocurrency-and-helps-victims-business-email"],["2024-12-13","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",56000,"stolen",null,"A former Secret Service agent pleaded guilty to stealing about $56,000 in cryptocurrency from an agency evidence vault.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/former-secret-service-agent-pleads-guilty-theft-cryptocurrency-evidence-vault"],["2024-12-12","DOJ","sentenced","tax",1095031,"restitution",24,"An Austin, Texas man was sentenced to two years in prison for filing false tax returns underreporting bitcoin gains.","","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/early-bitcoin-investor-sentenced-filing-tax-returns-falsely-reported-his-cryptocurrency"],["2024-12-12","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",33000000,"laundered",120,"A Houston couple was sentenced to prison for running an unlicensed money transmitting business that laundered drug proceeds via virtual currency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/couple-sentenced-laundering-millions-drug-proceeds-using-virtual-currency"],["2024-12-11","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",5000000,"penalty",null,"A federal court ordered five individuals behind Icomtech to pay over $5 million in restitution and penalties for a bitcoin trading fraud.","Icomtech","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9017-24"],["2024-12-11","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",350000,"alleged_fraud",41,"A former Spokane man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for a fake cryptocurrency investment fund scheme that defrauded investors.","MAC Blockchain Solutions","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/spokane-fraudster-sentenced-more-3-years-federal-prison-operating-cryptocurrency"],["2024-12-10","CFTC","civil","ponzi",5900000,"alleged_fraud",null,"CFTC sued a Washington state pastor and his Solanofi entities over an alleged $5.9 million crypto MLM scheme targeting Hispanic Americans.","Solanofi; Solano Partners Ltd.; Solano Capital Investments","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9015-24"],["2024-12-05","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",3500000,"stolen",null,"A Nebraska man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a cryptojacking scheme that defrauded cloud providers of over $3.5 million in computing resources.","MultiMillionaire LLC; CP3O LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/nebraska-man-pleads-guilty-multi-million-dollar-cryptojacking-case"],["2024-12-04","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated individuals and TGR-linked firms in a money laundering network using digital assets to evade Russia sanctions.","PULLMAN GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC; SIAM EXPERT TRADING COMPANY LIMITED; TGR CORPORATE CONCIERGE LTD; TGR DWC-LLC; TGR PARTNERS","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20241204"],["2024-12-03","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",40000,"forfeiture",120,"Two men were sentenced to 10 and 8 years in prison for their roles in the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.","IcomTech","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-defendants-sentenced-10-years-and-eight-years-prison-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"],["2024-12-03","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",48000000,"forfeiture",null,"Celsius founder and former CEO pleaded guilty to commodities and securities fraud, agreeing to forfeit over $48 million.","Celsius Network LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/celsius-founder-and-former-ceo-alexander-mashinsky-pleads-guilty-multi-billion-dollar"],["2024-11-29","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",100000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued Touzi Capital and its managing member for allegedly misleading investors in crypto mining fund offerings raising over $100 million.","Touzi Capital, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26182"],["2024-11-25","DOJ","convicted","money_laundering",25000,"laundered",null,"A Massachusetts man was convicted at trial of money laundering and running an unlicensed business converting cash to Bitcoin.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/lancaster-man-convicted-money-laundering-and-operating-unlawful-money-transmission"],["2024-11-20","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",null,null,null,"Nine people were charged with laundering drug cash into cryptocurrency for Mexican and Colombian cartels and running unlicensed money transmission.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/fifteen-defendants-charged-operation-targeting-conversion-bulk-us-cash-proceeds-drug"],["2024-11-15","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",311145854,"laundered",36,"An Ohio man who operated the Helix darknet bitcoin mixer was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to forfeit over $400M.","Helix; Grams","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/operator-helix-darknet-cryptocurrency-mixer-sentenced-money-laundering-conspiracy-and"],["2024-11-14","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",null,null,60,"A hacker was sentenced to five years in prison for laundering about 120,000 bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack.","Bitfinex","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/bitfinex-hacker-sentenced-money-laundering-conspiracy-involving-billions-stolen"],["2024-11-12","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",73600000,"laundered",null,"A foreign national pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder at least $73.6 million from crypto investment scam victims via shell companies and USDT.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/foreign-national-pleads-guilty-laundering-millions-dollars-illicit-proceeds"],["2024-11-08","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",395563025.39,"forfeiture",150,"The operator of the Bitcoin Fog darknet mixer was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for laundering about $400 million in bitcoin.","Bitcoin Fog","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/bitcoin-fog-operator-sentenced-money-laundering-conspiracy"],["2024-11-04","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",45000,"stolen",null,"A northern Minnesota man was indicted for allegedly using his former employer's AWS account to mine Ethereum in a cryptojacking scheme.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/northern-minnesota-man-indicted-cryptojacking-scheme"],["2024-11-04","DOJ","other","romance_or_trust_scam",8000000,"restitution",null,"A judge ordered over $8 million in seized funds distributed as restitution to investors after a former bank CEO's crypto embezzlement.","Heartland Tri-State Bank","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/victims-cryptocurrency-scam-awarded-restitution"],["2024-10-31","DOJ","charged","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"Founder of crypto market maker Gotbit indicted in superseding indictment for alleged wash trading and wire fraud conspiracy.","Gotbit","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-gotbit-indicted-market-manipulation-and"],["2024-10-31","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",400000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A federal jury convicted an Alabama NFT developer of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a Solana NFT rug pull.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/jury-finds-non-fungible-token-developer-guilty-defrauding-investors-and-laundering"],["2024-10-30","DOJ","guilty_plea","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"Founder of crypto market maker MyTrade pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud via wash trading bots.","MyTrade; MyTrade MM","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-mytrade-pleads-guilty-market-manipulation"],["2024-10-28","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",30000000,"laundered",null,"An Indiana man was charged in a superseding indictment with money laundering and tax crimes tied to running unlicensed exchange AurumXchange.","AurumXchange","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/operator-unlicensed-virtual-currency-exchange-aurumxchange-charged-federal-money"],["2024-10-21","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,248,"A Van Nuys man was sentenced to 248 months for selling fentanyl and cocaine on darknet markets for cryptocurrency, causing a fatal overdose.","White House Market; ToRReZ; AlphaBay","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/van-nuys-man-sentenced-more-20-years-prison-trafficking-fentanyl-and-cocaine-darknet"],["2024-10-17","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",null,null,null,"An Alabama man was arrested and charged over a SIM swap that hijacked the SEC's X account to post a fake bitcoin ETF approval.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/fbi-arrests-alabama-man-january-2024-sec-x-hack-spiked-value-bitcoin"],["2024-10-17","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",20000000,"stolen",60,"An Indian national was sentenced to 60 months in prison for stealing over $20 million in crypto via fake Coinbase websites.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/indian-national-sentenced-prison-20-million-dollar-fraud-scheme-involving-fake"],["2024-10-16","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",3610718.67,"forfeiture",240,"A senior promoter of the Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme was sentenced to 240 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million.","Forcount; Weltsys","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/senior-promoter-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-sentenced-240-months-prison"],["2024-10-15","SEC","civil","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"SEC charges crypto market maker ZM Quant and two employees with allegedly manipulating markets for crypto assets through wash trading.","ZM Quant Investment Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26158"],["2024-10-15","SEC","civil","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"SEC sues crypto market maker Gotbit and an employee for allegedly manipulating the market for the Robo Inu crypto asset via wash trading.","Gotbit Consulting LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26156"],["2024-10-15","SEC","civil","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"SEC charges UAE market maker CLS Global and an employee with allegedly manipulating trading in the NexFundAI crypto asset.","CLS Global FZC LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26154"],["2024-10-15","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"SEC charged a California crypto promoter with manipulating markets for Saitama Inu and Robo Inu; she consented to a bifurcated settlement.","Gotbit Consulting LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26153"],["2024-10-10","SEC","civil","registration",2000000000,"none",null,"SEC sued Cumberland DRW for allegedly operating as an unregistered dealer in over $2 billion of crypto asset securities.","Cumberland DRW LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26151"],["2024-10-09","SEC","civil","market_manipulation",null,null,null,"SEC charged three purported crypto market makers and nine individuals with manipulating markets for crypto assets sold as securities.","ZM Quant; Gotbit; CLS Global","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-166"],["2024-10-09","DOJ","charged","market_manipulation",25000000,"forfeiture",null,"Eighteen individuals and entities, including crypto token firms and market makers, were charged in Boston over alleged wash trading and pump-and-dump schemes.","Gotbit Consulting LLC; Z M Quant Investment LTD; CLS Global FZC, LLC; MyTrade MM; Saitama LLC; NexFundAI; Robo Inu","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-individuals-and-entities-charged-international-operation-targeting-widespread"],["2024-10-04","DOJ","seized","hack_or_theft",200000,"forfeiture",null,"US filed a civil forfeiture complaint against 200,000 USDT traced from bitcoin fraudulently taken from an Ohio victim's wallet.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/united-states-seeks-forfeit-200000-tether-usdt-cryptocurrency-valued-200000"],["2024-10-04","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",null,null,121,"The founder of cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme IcomTech was sentenced to 121 months in prison.","IcomTech","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-icomtech-sentenced-121-months-prison"],["2024-10-02","SEC","settled","registration",63567.51,"penalty",null,"Rari Capital and its three co-founders consented to final judgments over unregistered crypto pool offerings and misleading yield claims.","Rari Capital, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26148"],["2024-10-01","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",37000000,"stolen",null,"A 21-year-old Indiana man pleaded guilty to conspiracies over a cyber intrusion that stole $37 million in crypto from about 600 victims.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/indiana-man-pleads-guilty-conspiracies-involving-cyber-intrusion-and-37-million"],["2024-09-27","SEC","settled","registration",700000,"penalty",null,"SEC settled charges against Mango DAO, Blockworks Foundation and Mango Labs over unregistered MNGO token sales and broker activity.","Mango Labs, LLC; Mango DAO; Blockworks Foundation; Mango Markets","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26140"],["2024-09-27","CFTC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",3600000,"alleged_fraud",null,"CFTC sued fake trading platforms Aipu and Fidefx for allegedly misappropriating $3.6 million from customers in an online scam.","Aipu Limited; Fidefx Investments Limited","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8987-24"],["2024-09-27","SEC","civil","hack_or_theft",3750000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued a U.K. citizen alleged to have hacked five U.S. public companies and traded on earnings data, using bitcoin to hide his identity.","","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-153"],["2024-09-26","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",1150000000,"laundered",null,"Two Russian nationals charged with running money laundering services and carding sites; DOJ seizes domains of crypto exchanges including Cryptex.","Cryptex; UAPS; PinPays; PM2BTC; Rescator; Joker's Stash","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/two-russian-nationals-charged-connection-operating-billion-dollar-money-laundering"],["2024-09-26","DOJ","convicted","investment_fraud",5000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Long Island man was convicted at trial of wire fraud, money laundering and stolen property conspiracy in a crypto brokering and investment fraud.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/long-island-man-convicted-trial-participating-multimillion-dollar-cryptocurrency"],["2024-09-26","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",6000000,"forfeiture",null,"The US seized over $6 million in cryptocurrency tied to a Southeast Asia-based crypto-confidence investment scam targeting Americans.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/united-states-seizes-more-6-million-alleged-proceeds-crypto-confidence-scheme"],["2024-09-26","FinCEN","sanctioned","money_laundering",51200000,"laundered",null,"Treasury sanctioned Cryptex and a Russian national and named exchanger PM2BTC a primary money laundering concern over ransomware laundering.","PM2BTC; Cryptex; UAPS","https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/treasury-takes-coordinated-actions-against-illicit-russian-virtual-currency"],["2024-09-25","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",163766,"penalty",null,"TrueCoin and TrustToken settled SEC charges over unregistered, misleadingly marketed TUSD stablecoin investment offerings.","TrueCoin LLC; TrustToken, Inc.; TrueFi","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26126"],["2024-09-24","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",75000,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained a consented final judgment and $75,000 penalty against a Canadian man in Long Blockchain insider trading case.","Long Blockchain Company","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26124"],["2024-09-24","CFTC","civil","registration",null,null,null,"CFTC charged four online binary options platforms offering crypto-based products with failing to register as futures commission merchants.","cryptoiminerstrade.com; Expert Stocks Zone; FalconForexBot; swiftminingexpert.com","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8976-24"],["2024-09-20","CFTC","civil","investment_fraud",36000000,"penalty",null,"A federal court ordered a New York man to pay over $36 million in restitution and penalties for a forex and digital asset fraud scheme.","","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8970-24"],["2024-09-20","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",6338500,"alleged_fraud",60,"A Nigerian citizen extradited from the UK was sentenced to five years for selling stolen card data on darknet markets that used Bitcoin.","Skynet","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/defendants-sentenced-global-darknet-conspiracy"],["2024-09-19","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",230000000,"stolen",null,"Two young men were charged with conspiring to steal and launder over $230 million in bitcoin from a Washington, D.C. victim.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/indictment-charges-two-230-million-cryptocurrency-scam"],["2024-09-18","SEC","settled","other",745000,"penalty",null,"Audit firm Prager Metis agreed to pay $745,000 to settle SEC charges of negligence in its audits of crypto platform FTX.","Prager Metis CPAs, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26112"],["2024-09-18","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"SEC settled charges against DeFi platform Rari Capital and its co-founders for misleading investors and acting as unregistered brokers.","Rari Capital, Inc.; Rari Capital Infrastructure LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-138"],["2024-09-17","SEC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",2200000,"stolen",null,"SEC sued CoinW6 alleging a romance investment scam using a fake crypto trading platform that stole about $2.2 million from investors.","CoinW6","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26111"],["2024-09-17","SEC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",2000000,"stolen",null,"SEC sued four entities and three individuals over an alleged relationship scam using the fake NanoBit crypto trading platform.","NanoBit Limited; Radiant Horizons Limited; Sweet Karma Fashion Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26110"],["2024-09-13","DOJ","sentenced","violent_crime",3500000,"stolen",564,"A Florida man was sentenced to 47 years, and 11 co-conspirators also sentenced, for violent home invasions and SIM swaps to steal crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/twelve-defendants-sentenced-violent-home-invasion-robberies-steal-cryptocurrency"],["2024-09-12","DOJ","guilty_plea","tax",550000,"none",null,"An Austin, Texas man pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return underreporting gains from bitcoin sales, causing over $550,000 tax loss.","","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/early-bitcoin-investor-pleads-guilty-filing-tax-return-falsely-reported-his-cryptocurrency"],["2024-09-12","SEC","settled","registration",1500000,"penalty",null,"eToro USA settled SEC charges of operating an unregistered broker and clearing agency for crypto trading, paying a $1.5 million penalty.","eToro USA LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-125"],["2024-09-12","OFAC","sanctioned","romance_or_trust_scam",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned a Cambodian tycoon and his businesses linked to forced labor used in cyber and virtual currency scams.","L.Y.P. Group Co., Ltd; Garden City Hotel; Koh Kong Resort; O-Smach Resort; Phnom Penh Hotel","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240912"],["2024-09-10","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",852000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued an Alabama private fund manager alleging he misled investors in a fund that raised at least $852,000 in crypto assets.","Apex Financial Institute Pvt. Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26102"],["2024-09-04","CFTC","settled","registration",175000,"penalty",null,"Uniswap Labs settled CFTC charges that it illegally offered leveraged digital asset tokens to retail users, paying a $175,000 penalty.","Universal Navigation Inc. d/b/a Uniswap Labs","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8961-24"],["2024-09-03","CFTC","civil","ponzi",209614892,"penalty",null,"Federal court orders an Oregon man and his funds to pay over $209 million for crypto commodity pool Ponzi schemes; CFTC recovers $18 million.","Jafia, LLC; Rose City Income Fund I LP; Rose City Income Fund II; Seneca Ventures, LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8959-24"],["2024-09-03","SEC","settled","other",225000,"penalty",null,"SEC settled charges with crypto-focused adviser Galois Capital over custody rule failures and misleading redemption terms; $225,000 penalty.","Galois Capital Management LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-111"],["2024-08-26","SEC","settled","registration",600000000,"none",null,"SEC filed settled charges against Abra for unregistered offers and sales of its Abra Earn crypto lending product and operating as an unregistered investment company.","Plutus Lending, LLC; Abra","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26082"],["2024-08-26","SEC","civil","ponzi",60000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC charged two brothers and their firms with an alleged $60 million crypto arbitrage Ponzi scheme and obtained asset freezes.","GCZ Global LLC; Triten Financial Group LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-107"],["2024-08-22","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",5000000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in North Carolina seized nearly $5 million in Tether traced to laundered proceeds of pig butchering investment scams.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/investment-fraud-disrupted-seizure-5-million-cryptocurrency"],["2024-08-12","SEC","civil","ponzi",650000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC charged NovaTech, its two principals and six promoters over an alleged $650 million crypto investment fraud targeting 200,000 investors.","NovaTech Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26072"],["2024-08-09","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",1400000,"penalty",null,"Ideanomics and three executives settled SEC fraud charges over misleading financials, including improper accounting for a crypto asset deal.","Ideanomics, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-94"],["2024-08-08","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",12700000000,"restitution",null,"CFTC obtained a consent judgment ordering FTX and Alameda to pay $12.7 billion in restitution and disgorgement to fraud victims.","FTX Trading Ltd.; Alameda Research LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8938-24"],["2024-07-30","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",257000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued the founder of BitClout, alleging fraud and an unregistered offering of the BTCLT token that raised over $257 million.","BitClout","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26063"],["2024-07-30","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",3000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"The founder of the BitClout token was arrested and charged with wire fraud for allegedly misleading an investor about control of about $3 million.","BitClout","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-bitclout-digital-asset-charged-fraud-connection-sale-bitclout-tokens"],["2024-07-26","CFTC","civil","ponzi",null,null,null,"Federal court orders a former El Paso man and Kikit & Mess Investments to pay over $31 million for a forex and crypto fraud scheme.","Kikit & Mess Investments, LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8934-24"],["2024-07-24","DOJ","sentenced","other",1100000,"restitution",32,"A Georgia man was sentenced to 32 months in prison for taking over $1.1 million for crypto mining computers he never delivered.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/columbia-county-man-sentenced-federal-prison-bilking-customers-purchase-cryptocurrency"],["2024-07-18","DOJ","guilty_plea","hack_or_theft",4461828,"stolen",null,"A former crypto research firm finance VP pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing about $4.46 million from his employer.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/cryptocurrency-firm-executive-admits-stealing-446-million-employer"],["2024-07-16","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",2546415.01,"forfeiture",null,"Prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $2.5 million in USDT allegedly tied to pig butchering scams targeting Americans.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/us-files-civil-forfeiture-action-recover-cryptocurrency-worth-25-million-victims-pig"],["2024-07-10","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",null,null,null,"BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to maintain an AML program.","HDR Global Trading Limited; BitMEX","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/global-cryptocurrency-exchange-bitmex-pleads-guilty-bank-secrecy-act-offense"],["2024-07-08","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",45000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC obtained default judgments against two promoters of the $45 million CoinDeal unregistered offering fraud scheme.","CoinDeal","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26046"],["2024-07-03","CFTC","civil","ponzi",83700000,"restitution",null,"A federal court granted the CFTC summary judgment against an Oregon man and his funds over a crypto Ponzi scheme, ordering $83.7M restitution.","Jafia, LLC; Rose City Income Fund I; Rose City Income Fund II; Seneca Ventures, LLC","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8931-24"],["2024-07-03","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",2100000,"stolen",33,"A Colorado man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for stealing about $2.1 million in cryptocurrency from a client he advised.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/colorado-man-sentenced-nearly-three-years-prison-stealing-21-million-cryptocurrency"],["2024-07-02","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",50000000,"penalty",null,"Silvergate Capital and two former executives settled SEC charges of misleading investors about its AML monitoring of crypto customers.","Silvergate Capital Corporation; Silvergate Bank","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26044"],["2024-07-01","SEC","civil","registration",null,null,null,"SEC sued Consensys Software alleging unregistered securities offers via MetaMask Staking and operating as an unregistered broker.","Consensys Software Inc.; MetaMask","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26039"],["2024-06-26","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",11800000,"stolen",null,"A man from Uzbekistan was extradited and arraigned on charges of using a fake crypto wallet app to steal about $11.8 million in EOS.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/uzbekistan-man-extradited-ukraine-and-arraigned-charges-stealing-millions-dollars"],["2024-06-26","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",350000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A former Spokane man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for running a fake crypto investment fund that took over $350,000 from investors.","MAC Blockchain Solutions","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/man-pleads-guilty-operating-cryptocurrency-investment-scheme-and-defrauding-investors"],["2024-06-25","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",425000,"penalty",null,"An investment adviser and its president consented to final judgments and $425,000 in penalties over fraud including undisclosed loss of crypto assets.","Lufkin Advisors, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26036"],["2024-06-25","DOJ","sentenced","market_manipulation",2000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A former crypto company CEO and its finance head were sentenced to prison for manipulating the price of the HYDRO token.","Hydrogen Technology; Moonwalkers Trading Limited","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/two-men-sentenced-orchestrating-multimillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-securities-fraud-and-wire"],["2024-06-25","DOJ","convicted","violent_crime",150000,"stolen",null,"A Florida man was convicted by a federal jury for leading a crew that used violent home invasions and kidnappings to steal cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/man-convicted-violent-home-invasion-robberies-steal-cryptocurrency"],["2024-06-25","DOJ","sentenced","other",null,null,144,"A South Texas man was sentenced for receiving child sexual abuse material he purchased with cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/south-texan-imprisoned-cryptocurrency-purchase-and-child-pornography-download"],["2024-06-21","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",2200000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Colorado man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for soliciting investors in a fake crypto MEV trading bot, with losses over $2.2 million.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/colorado-man-pleads-guilty-crypto-investment-fraud-scheme"],["2024-06-13","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",4500000000,"penalty",null,"Terraform Labs and its co-founder agreed to pay more than $4.5 billion to settle SEC fraud claims after a jury verdict on the UST collapse.","Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-73"],["2024-06-12","SEC","other","registration",null,null,null,"SEC obtained a court order enforcing an investigative subpoena to the issuer of LGBCoin, denying his petition to quash.","LGBCoin","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26022"],["2024-06-06","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"Three UK nationals charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy over an alleged Evolved Apes NFT rug pull.","Evolved Apes","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-united-kingdom-nationals-charged-connection-evolved-apes-nft-scam"],["2024-06-05","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",4000000,"forfeiture",null,"A Florida man who was a senior promoter of the Forcount crypto Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.","Forcount; Weltsys","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/senior-promoter-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-conspiracy"],["2024-05-30","DOJ","charged","ponzi",575000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Two Estonian men charged in an alleged $575 million HashFlare crypto mining Ponzi scheme were extradited to the U.S.","HashFlare; Polybius","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/two-estonian-defendants-indicted-massive-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-extradited-us"],["2024-05-29","DOJ","guilty_plea","ponzi",9500000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A disbarred California attorney pleaded guilty to conspiring in a $9.5 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme using fake AI trading promises.","Circle Society; Bitcoin Wealth Management; Omicron Trust; Mind Capital; Cloud9Capital","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/disbarred-attorney-pleads-guilty-promoting-95m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme"],["2024-05-28","DOJ","sentenced","other",6000000,"forfeiture",90,"A former FTX executive was sentenced to 90 months for unlawful political contributions and running an unlicensed money transmitting business.","FTX; Alameda Research; FTX Digital Markets Ltd.; North Dimension","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-ftx-executive-ryan-salame-sentenced-90-months-prison"],["2024-05-28","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC sanctioned three individuals and three Thai companies tied to the 911 S5 botnet cybercrime network, listing crypto addresses.","Lily Suites Company Limited; Spicy Code Company Limited; Tulip Biz Pattaya Group Company Limited","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240528_33"],["2024-05-23","SEC","civil","registration",5000000,"none",null,"A federal court granted the SEC partial summary judgment finding a crypto influencer sold SPRK tokens in an unregistered securities offering.","Sparkster, Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26011"],["2024-05-23","DOJ","guilty_plea","other",47100000,"stolen",null,"A former Kansas bank CEO pleaded guilty to embezzling $47.1 million of bank funds sent to crypto wallets, causing the bank to fail.","Heartland Tri-State Bank","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/fmr-executive-pleads-guilty-after-losing-banks-471-million-crypto-scheme"],["2024-05-17","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",1330000,"restitution",null,"A Brooklyn man posing as a crypto entrepreneur pleaded guilty to wire fraud for swindling investors of over $1.3 million.","Vandelay Contracting Corp.; Build Strong Homes LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/brooklyn-man-and-cryptocurrency-personality-tj-stone-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud"],["2024-05-17","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",73000000,"laundered",null,"Two Chinese nationals were arrested and charged with laundering at least $73 million from crypto investment scams through shell companies.","","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/two-foreign-nationals-arrested-laundering-least-73m-through-shell-companies-tied"],["2024-05-16","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,15,"A Helena man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for distributing fentanyl he bought on the dark web with cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/helena-man-sentenced-prison-trafficking-fentanyl-purchased-dark-web-using-cryptocurrency"],["2024-05-16","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",341000,"stolen",null,"Secret Service seized a web domain used in a crypto pig butchering scheme that cost a Warren County victim over $341,000.","OKEX-NFT.net","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/secret-service-seizes-web-domain-used-furtherance-cryptocurrency-pig-butchering-scheme"],["2024-05-16","DOJ","charged","darknet",null,null,null,"Four California and Nevada men were arrested and charged with packaging and shipping fentanyl and cocaine sold on darknet markets for crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/two-day-takedown-results-arrest-defendants-who-allegedly-packaged-and-shipped-fentanyl"],["2024-05-15","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",25000000,"stolen",null,"Two brothers were arrested and charged with allegedly exploiting the Ethereum blockchain to steal about $25 million in crypto in 12 seconds.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-brothers-arrested-attacking-ethereum-blockchain-and-stealing-25-million"],["2024-05-14","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,120,"A Glendale man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for darknet drug trafficking and laundering bitcoin proceeds for the NoLove organization.","NoLove","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/glendale-man-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-participating-darknet-drug-trafficking"],["2024-05-13","CFTC","settled","registration",589504,"penalty",null,"CFTC settled charges against Falcon Labs for acting as an unregistered FCM giving U.S. customers access to crypto derivatives platforms.","Falcon Labs, Ltd.","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8909-24"],["2024-05-07","DOJ","guilty_plea","registration",null,null,null,"Former CEO of crypto futures exchange Digitex Futures pleaded guilty to causing Bank Secrecy Act violations by skipping an AML program.","Digitex Futures Exchange","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/cryptocurrency-futures-market-ceo-pleads-guilty-violating-bank-secrecy-act"],["2024-05-07","DOJ","charged","other",225000,"stolen",null,"A former California nonprofit CEO was arrested on charges she embezzled over $225,000 in federal grants, partly for cryptocurrency.","Citadel Community Development Corporation; Citadel Community Care Facility","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-inland-empire-nonprofit-ceo-arrested-indictment-alleging-she-embezzled-federal"],["2024-05-07","OFAC","sanctioned","ransomware",null,null,null,"OFAC added a Russian national described as a senior leader of the LockBit ransomware group to the SDN List, including a bitcoin address.","LockBit","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240507"],["2024-05-03","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",783000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Three former Cred LLC executives were indicted for an alleged crypto lending fraud causing customer losses possibly exceeding $780 million.","Cred LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-ceo-cfo-and-cco-cred-llc-charged-alleged-multi-million-dollar-cryptocurrency"],["2024-05-01","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",1000000,"forfeiture",24,"A Missouri darknet vendor who sold millions of counterfeit Xanax pills for cryptocurrency was sentenced to 24 months in prison.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/darknet-vendor-who-sold-millions-counterfeit-xanax-sentenced"],["2024-04-30","DOJ","charged","tax",48000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"An early bitcoin investor known as 'Bitcoin Jesus' was indicted for allegedly evading taxes on bitcoin holdings, causing a $48 million IRS loss.","MemoryDealers.com Inc.; Agilestar.com Inc.","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/early-bitcoin-investor-known-bitcoin-jesus-indicted-allegedly-committing-tax-fraud-and"],["2024-04-29","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,260,"Two men were sentenced to over 19 and 21 years for selling fentanyl pills on darknet markets for crypto, causing fatal overdoses.","Dark0de","https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/oc-and-houston-men-sentenced-decades-prison-supplying-fentanyl-and-other-drugs-sold"],["2024-04-24","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",5600000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC charged Texas crypto mining and hosting firm Geosyn Mining and its co-founders with an alleged $5.6 million fraudulent unregistered offering.","Geosyn Mining, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25983"],["2024-04-24","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",100000000,"laundered",null,"Two co-founders of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet were arrested and charged with money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting conspiracies.","Samourai Wallet","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-and-ceo-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-arrested-and-charged-money-laundering"],["2024-04-18","DOJ","charged","romance_or_trust_scam",null,null,null,"A California man was charged in a tech-support impersonation scam that took a retiree's savings via Bitcoin ATMs and gold purchases.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/man-charged-149-million-scam-involving-bitcoin-atm-deposits-and-bulk-gold-purchases"],["2024-04-18","DOJ","convicted","market_manipulation",110000000,"stolen",null,"A Puerto Rico man was convicted by a jury of manipulating Mango Markets to obtain about $110 million in cryptocurrency.","Mango Markets","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/man-convicted-110-million-cryptocurrency-scheme"],["2024-04-15","DOJ","charged","hack_or_theft",3500000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Nebraska man was indicted for an alleged cryptojacking scheme defrauding cloud providers of $3.5 million in computing resources.","MultiMillionaire LLC; CP3O LLC","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/nebraska-man-indicted-multi-million-dollar-cryptojacking-scheme"],["2024-04-12","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",12000000,"stolen",36,"A former security engineer was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two decentralized crypto exchanges and stealing over $12 million.","Nirvana Finance","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-security-engineer-sentenced-three-years-prison-hacking-two-decentralized"],["2024-04-11","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",null,null,null,"A Jacksonville, Florida woman pleaded guilty to laundering drug trafficking proceeds through cryptocurrency to buy drugs on the dark web.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/florida-woman-convicted-cryptocurrency-money-laundering-scheme"],["2024-04-03","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",111440000,"forfeiture",48,"A former OneCoin head of legal and compliance was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to forfeit $111.44 million.","OneCoin","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/head-legal-and-compliance-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-pyramid-scheme-onecoin-0"],["2024-04-02","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",1116140,"penalty",null,"Court enters default final judgment ordering GA Investors, operator of fraudulent crypto investment websites, to pay over $1.1 million.","GA Investors","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25963"],["2024-04-02","DOJ","sentenced","registration",5047462,"forfeiture",57,"A Miami crypto exchanger was sentenced to 57 months for running an unlicensed money transmitting business that converted drug proceeds.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/miami-cryptocurrency-exchanger-sentenced-prison-running-unlicensed-money-transmitter"],["2024-03-29","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",2800000,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained a consented final judgment against an ICO promoter, FLiK and CoinSpark over fraudulent initial coin offerings.","FLiK; CoinSpark","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25961"],["2024-03-28","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",11000000000,"forfeiture",300,"FTX founder sentenced to 25 years in prison and over $11 billion forfeiture for defrauding customers, investors and lenders.","FTX; Alameda Research","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/samuel-bankman-fried-sentenced-25-years-prison"],["2024-03-27","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated a Hamas-aligned fundraising network, including Gaza Now with listed crypto addresses, and two UK companies.","Gaza Now; Aakhirah Limited; Al-Qureshi Executives","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240327"],["2024-03-26","CFTC","civil","registration",null,null,null,"CFTC filed a civil action charging KuCoin operators with running an unregistered crypto derivatives exchange and lacking KYC.","KuCoin; Mek Global Limited; PhoenixFin PTE Ltd.; Flashdot Limited; Peken Global Limited","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8884-24"],["2024-03-26","DOJ","charged","registration",5000000000,"laundered",null,"KuCoin and two of its founders were criminally charged with Bank Secrecy Act and unlicensed money transmission offenses.","KuCoin; Flashdot Limited; Peken Global Limited; Phoenixfin Private Limited","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/prominent-global-cryptocurrency-exchange-kucoin-and-two-its-founders-criminally"],["2024-03-26","DOJ","guilty_plea","money_laundering",null,null,null,"A San Francisco man pleaded guilty to laundering dark web drug sale proceeds through cryptocurrency and importing MDMA.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/california-man-convicted-cryptocurrency-money-laundering-conspiracy-and-importing"],["2024-03-26","DOJ","guilty_plea","investment_fraud",620000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A former New Jersey corrections officer pleaded guilty to securities fraud, including a sham crypto token marketed to first responders.","Blazar Token","https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/former-new-jersey-corrections-officer-admits-role-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme-targeted"],["2024-03-26","OFAC","sanctioned","sanctions_evasion",null,null,null,"OFAC designated Qods Force, Houthi, Hizballah and Syrian regime facilitators, including one Hizballah-linked individual with a USDT address.","Al-Ta'ir Company; Freebird Travel and Tourism; Grains Middle East Trading DWC-LLC; Hassaleh International Company; KNH Shipping Private Limited; Limited Liability Company STG Logistic; Mass Com Group General Trading and Contracting Company WLL; Maya Exchange Company; Melody Shipmanagement Pvt Ltd; Neptunus LLC; Orchidia Regional for General Trading and Contracting Company; Quoc Viet Marine Transport JSC","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240326"],["2024-03-20","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC added Iran- and Russia-linked individuals and entities to the SDN List, including a Russian individual with listed USDT addresses.","Social Design Agency; Company Group Structura LLC; Alborz Organic Material Engineering Company; DM Gold Kiymetli Madenler Anonim Sirketi; Gokler Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi; Klas Kimyasal Urunler Ticaret Limited Sirketi; Mazaya Alardh Aldhabia LLC; Mazixon GmbH and Co KG; Mazixon Verwaltungs GmbH; Pishro Mobtaker Peyvand; TIT Uluslararasi Nakliyat Deri Tekstil Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240320"],["2024-03-19","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",10000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Houston, Texas man was indicted in Chicago for allegedly running a Meta-1 Coin digital currency scam that took over $10 million from investors.","Meta-1 Coin Trust; Meta Exchange","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/texas-man-charged-orchestrating-digital-currency-scam-bilked-investors-out-more-10"],["2024-03-19","SEC","settled","registration",21000000,"penalty",null,"Genesis Global Capital agreed to pay a $21 million penalty to settle SEC charges over unregistered sales via the Gemini Earn crypto lending program.","Genesis Global Capital, LLC; Gemini Trust Company, LLC","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-37"],["2024-03-15","CFTC","settled","investment_fraud",64356794,"penalty",null,"Court consent order requires Empires Consulting (EmpiresX) to pay over $64 million in restitution and penalties for commodity pool fraud.","Empires Consulting Corp.; EmpiresX","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8879-24"],["2024-03-15","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",133000,"laundered",16,"A Queens man was sentenced to 16 months in prison for laundering Bitcoin he believed was drug proceeds and running an unlicensed money business.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-sentenced-16-months-prison-laundering-bitcoin-and-operating-unlicensed"],["2024-03-15","DOJ","convicted","ponzi",null,null,null,"A jury convicted two men of wire fraud conspiracy for their roles in the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.","IcomTech","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-defendants-convicted-trial-participating-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-icomtech"],["2024-03-14","SEC","civil","ponzi",300000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued 17 individuals over their alleged roles in a $300 million CryptoFX crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Latino investors.","CryptoFX LLC","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25949"],["2024-03-14","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",null,null,null,"A former Loomis, California man was indicted on charges of laundering Silk Road drug proceeds received in Bitcoin.","Silk Road","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/silk-road-drug-trafficker-charged-laundering-drug-proceeds-through-cryptocurrency"],["2024-03-13","DOJ","guilty_plea","registration",1300000,"forfeiture",null,"A California cryptocurrency exchanger pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to forfeit $1.3M.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/online-cryptocurrency-exchanger-pleads-guilty-operating-unlicensed-money-transmitting"],["2024-03-13","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",2300000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action for about $2.3 million in crypto seized from Binance accounts tied to a pig butchering scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/united-states-files-forfeiture-action-recover-cryptocurrency-traceable-pig-butchering"],["2024-03-12","DOJ","convicted","money_laundering",400000000,"laundered",null,"A Russian-Swedish man was convicted by a jury of running the Bitcoin Fog darknet mixer, which laundered about $400 million in bitcoin.","Bitcoin Fog","https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/jury-finds-russian-swedish-operator-bitcoin-fog-guilty-running-darknet-cryptocurrency"],["2024-03-11","SEC","civil","market_manipulation",1635204,"penalty",null,"SEC obtained a default judgment against a friend of a former Coinbase manager for insider trading ahead of crypto listing announcements.","","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25947"],["2024-03-08","DOJ","seized","romance_or_trust_scam",1400000,"forfeiture",null,"Federal prosecutors in Chicago seized about $1.4 million in USDT from an unhosted wallet linked to an alleged tech support scam.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/united-states-seizes-14-million-cryptocurrency-linked-alleged-tech-support-scam"],["2024-03-05","DOJ","charged","ponzi",null,null,null,"A Seattle semi-pro rugby player was indicted on wire fraud charges for an alleged Ponzi scheme posing as a crypto mining operation.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/semi-pro-rugby-player-indicted-ponzi-scheme-involving-false-representations-about"],["2024-02-28","NYDFS","settled","other",940000000,"none",null,"NYDFS issued a consent order to Gemini over failures in oversight of its Earn lending program with Genesis Global Capital.","Gemini Trust Company, LLC; Genesis Global Capital, LLC","https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/enforcement_discipline/ea20240228_co_gemini"],["2024-02-21","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",300000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Two men were charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy over an alleged NFT rug pull that drew over $300,000 in crypto.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/two-individuals-charged-non-fungible-token-rug-pull-and-laundering-proceeds-through"],["2024-02-20","OFAC","sanctioned","ransomware",null,null,null,"OFAC added two Russian nationals tied to the LockBit ransomware group to the SDN List, listing their bitcoin and ether addresses.","LockBit","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240220"],["2024-02-14","SEC","other","investment_fraud",null,null,null,"SEC obtained a court order enforcing investigative subpoenas against two top promoters of the NovaTech crypto asset investment program.","NovaTech","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25942"],["2024-02-13","DOJ","other","money_laundering",3502708.69,"restitution",null,"A Keene, New Hampshire man convicted of bitcoin money laundering was ordered to pay $3.5 million restitution to 29 victims and forfeit assets.","Shire Free Church; Church of the Invisible Hand; Crypto Church of New Hampshire; NH Peace Church","https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/ian-freeman-ordered-pay-more-35-million-restitution-victims-and-forfeit-proceeds-his"],["2024-02-13","DOJ","charged","registration",null,null,null,"The CEO of crypto futures exchange Digitex Futures was charged with causing it to violate the Bank Secrecy Act by lacking an AML program.","Digitex Futures Exchange","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/cryptocurrency-futures-market-ceo-charged-violating-bank-secrecy-act"],["2024-02-12","DOJ","sentenced","darknet",null,null,293,"A darknet fentanyl dealer paid in cryptocurrency such as bitcoin was sentenced to 293 months in federal prison in Texas.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/darknet-fentanyl-dealer-sentenced-24-years"],["2024-02-07","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",3000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Court entered final judgments against two promoters of the CoinDeal blockchain investment scheme, ordering disgorgement and penalties.","CoinDeal","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25939"],["2024-02-07","SEC","settled","registration",1500000,"penalty",null,"TradeStation Crypto agreed to pay a $1.5 million SEC penalty to settle charges of offering an unregistered crypto lending product.","TradeStation Crypto, Inc.","https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-16"],["2024-02-07","DOJ","charged","tax",4000000,"none",null,"A Texas man was indicted for allegedly filing false tax returns underreporting bitcoin gains and structuring cash deposits.","","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/texas-man-charged-filing-tax-returns-falsely-reported-his-cryptocurrency-gains"],["2024-02-07","DOJ","convicted","market_manipulation",300000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A Pennsylvania man was convicted by a jury of conspiring to manipulate the price of Hydrogen Technology's HYDRO token via spoof and wash trades.","Hydrogen Technology; Moonwalkers Trading Limited","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/man-convicted-300m-securities-price-manipulation-and-wire-fraud-cryptocurrency-conspiracy"],["2024-02-02","SEC","settled","investment_fraud",1200000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC settled fraud charges with a crypto course founder and his firm over a never-launched hedge fund that took $1.2 million from students.","Rockwell Capital Management LLC; American Bitcoin Academy; Rockwell Fund","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25936"],["2024-02-01","DOJ","charged","money_laundering",null,null,null,"A Belarusian-Cypriot national was charged with money laundering conspiracy and running the unlicensed crypto exchange BTC-e.","BTC-e; Soft-FX; FX Open","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/foreign-national-charged-international-money-laundering-conspiracy-and-role-operation"],["2024-01-30","SEC","civil","ponzi",1700000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"SEC sued the founder and a top promoter of the HyperFund crypto pyramid scheme that raised over $1.7 billion; the promoter agreed to settle.","HyperFund","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25933"],["2024-01-29","DOJ","sentenced","registration",5517323.48,"laundered",30,"A Guam cryptocurrency broker was sentenced to 30 months for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business moving $5.5 million.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-gu/pr/guam-cryptocurrency-broker-sentenced-30-months-federal-prison-55-million-bitcoin-scheme"],["2024-01-29","DOJ","charged","ponzi",1890000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"Three people charged, one pleading guilty, in an alleged $1.89 billion HyperFund crypto mining investment fraud scheme.","HyperFund","https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/three-individuals-charged-189-billion-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme"],["2024-01-26","DOJ","guilty_plea","darknet",150000000,"forfeiture",null,"An Indian national pleaded guilty to running a dark web narcotics conspiracy paid in crypto, forfeiting about $150 million in cryptocurrency.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/defendant-pleads-guilty-dark-web-narcotics-case-involving-largest-cryptocurrency"],["2024-01-25","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",400000000,"laundered",120,"A former law firm partner was sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering about $400 million in OneCoin fraud proceeds.","OneCoin; Fenero Funds","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-law-firm-partner-sentenced-10-years-prison-laundering-400-million-onecoin-fraud"],["2024-01-23","SEC","civil","investment_fraud",19676401.27,"disgorgement",null,"Court ordered Crowd Machine and Metavine to disgorge over $19.6 million from a fraudulent unregistered crypto token offering and pay penalties.","Crowd Machine, Inc.; Metavine, Inc.; Metavine Pty. Ltd.","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25931"],["2024-01-23","DOJ","guilty_plea","registration",5047462,"laundered",null,"A Miami crypto exchanger pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business that exchanged over $5 million via LocalBitcoins.","LocalBitcoins.com","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/miami-cryptocurrency-exchanger-pleads-guilty-running-unlicensed-money-transmitter"],["2024-01-22","OFAC","sanctioned","other",null,null,null,"OFAC designated Hamas financial facilitators and exchange firms tied to virtual currency transfers, plus Kata'ib Hizballah leaders and Fly Baghdad.","Herzallah Exchange and General Trading Company LLC; Al-Markaziya Li-Siarafa; Arab China Trading Company; Fly Baghdad Airlines Company; Al-Massal Land Travel and Tourism Company","https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240122"],["2024-01-19","CFTC","civil","romance_or_trust_scam",2300000,"alleged_fraud",null,"CFTC filed a civil suit alleging Debiex used romance scam tactics to misappropriate $2.3 million from customers seeking crypto trading.","Debiex","https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8850-24"],["2024-01-19","DOJ","charged","investment_fraud",150000000,"alleged_fraud",null,"A German national and CEO of USI Tech is charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering over a crypto investment scheme.","USI Tech","https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ceo-crypto-investment-platform-charged-multi-million-dollar-international-fraud-2"],["2024-01-19","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",914000,"forfeiture",60,"Former CEO of crypto Ponzi scheme IcomTech sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $914,000.","IcomTech","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ceo-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme-icomtech-sentenced-five-year-prison-term"],["2024-01-19","DOJ","sentenced","investment_fraud",1600000,"forfeiture",24,"Investment firm CEO sentenced to two years in prison for cherry-picking scheme with misrepresented crypto and FX futures strategies.","Systematic Alpha Management LLC","https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/ceo-sentenced-transnational-cherry-picking-scheme-involving-foreign-exchange-and"],["2024-01-18","DOJ","sentenced","hack_or_theft",520000,"stolen",24,"A Sugar Land man was sentenced to 24 months for identity theft after stealing $520,000 and laundering it as Bitcoin via Bitstamp.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/sugar-land-resident-sent-prison-bitstamp-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme"],["2024-01-11","DOJ","sentenced","ponzi",5000000,"penalty",null,null,"","https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-san-francisco-resident-sentenced-four-years-prison-crimes-related-ichioka"],["2024-01-11","NYDFS","settled","registration",null,null,null,"NYDFS issued a consent order to Genesis Global Trading over AML and cybersecurity compliance failures under its BitLicense.","Genesis Global Trading, Inc.","https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/enforcement_discipline/ea20240111_genesis_global_trading"],["2024-01-08","DOJ","sentenced","money_laundering",65000000,"forfeiture",19,"A Maryland father was sentenced to 19 months, joining his son's 54-month term, for laundering darknet drug trafficking Bitcoin proceeds.","","https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/father-and-son-sentenced-laundering-drug-trafficking-bitcoin-proceeds-intended-federal"],["2024-01-03","SEC","settled","market_manipulation",325000,"penalty",null,"A California man consented to a final judgment and a $325,000 penalty for insider trading ahead of Long Blockchain's pivot announcement.","Long Blockchain Company","https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-25920"]]}