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The Garantex case
Every US enforcement document on Garantex in date order, 7 March 2025 to 14 August 2025. Steps: sanctions and charges. Each links its source.
The enforcement ledger holds 2 US documents on Garantex, from the Justice Department and OFAC, between 7 March 2025 and 14 August 2025. The latest on record, from OFAC on 14 August 2025: OFAC designated crypto exchange Grinex, Garantex-linked firms and executives, plus Mexican cartel members, to its SDN List. OFAC’s action of 14 August 2025 added 18 crypto addresses to the sanctions list.
Timeline
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2025 | DOJ | Criminal charge | Garantex exchange's domains were seized and its operators charged with money laundering conspiracy; over $26 million was frozen. |
| 14 Aug 2025 | OFAC | Sanction | OFAC designated crypto exchange Grinex, Garantex-linked firms and executives, plus Mexican cartel members, to its SDN List. |
Each row links the agency’s own document. A step announced twice, by an agency’s headquarters and a regional office, is listed once. Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated, and a later step can change the outcome.
On Bitminer.io
- Q1 2025 in US crypto enforcement: BitMEX fined $100 million as Garantex is shut down
- Crypto addresses on the US sanctions list: 77 added in 2024, 165 in 2025
On the US sanctions list: Garantex Europe OU (12 crypto addresses)
The enforcement ledger is complete from January 2024 and holds only some earlier documents; filings that weren’t announced in a press release aren’t in it. People are described by their role, not named. Search Garantex across every ledger
Cite this Bitminer.io, “The Garantex case”, data to 6 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/case/garantex/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data