The Gotbit case

Every US enforcement document on Gotbit in date order, 9 October 2024 to 3 August 2026. Each links its source.

The enforcement ledger holds 9 US documents on Gotbit, from the Justice Department and the SEC, between 9 October 2024 and 3 August 2026. The latest on record, from the SEC on 3 August 2026: SEC filed a proposed settlement of crypto wash-trading manipulation claims against Gotbit Consulting and dismissed its claims against an employee. From the first charges in the ledger, on 9 October 2024, to the latest sentence, on 13 June 2025, took 8 months.

Timeline

Date	Agency	Step	What the document says
09 Oct 2024	DOJ	Criminal charge	Eighteen individuals and entities, including market makers Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and MyTrade, charged with crypto wash trading and pump-and-dump fraud.
15 Oct 2024	SEC	Civil action	SEC sued market maker Gotbit and an employee, alleging wash trading to manipulate the Robo Inu crypto asset market.
31 Oct 2024	DOJ	Criminal charge	Gotbit's founder and CEO, a Russian national in Portugal, was indicted for alleged crypto wash trading and wire fraud conspiracy.
26 Feb 2025	DOJ	Criminal charge	The founder of crypto market maker Gotbit was extradited from Portugal to face charges of alleged market manipulation and wire fraud.
21 Mar 2025	DOJ	Guilty plea	Crypto market maker Gotbit and its founder pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud.
27 Mar 2025	DOJ	Seizure or forfeiture	DOJ filed a civil forfeiture action for about $23 million in stablecoins seized from market maker Gotbit, which consented to forfeiture.
13 Jun 2025	DOJ	Sentence	Crypto market maker Gotbit and its founder were sentenced for wire fraud and market manipulation conspiracy; founder gets 8 months.
30 Mar 2026	DOJ	Criminal charge	Ten employees of four crypto market makers charged with wash-trading pump-and-dump schemes; three extradited from Singapore.
03 Aug 2026	SEC	Proposed settlement	SEC filed a proposed settlement of crypto wash-trading manipulation claims against Gotbit Consulting and dismissed its claims against an employee.

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.