| 24 Aug 2026 | DOJ | A jury convicted a Las Vegas business owner of a $24 million crypto mining Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors. | Conviction | $24.0m alleged fraud |
| 17 Aug 2026 | DOJ | A Georgia man deported from Fiji faces wire fraud and money laundering charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme. | Criminal charge | $165.0m alleged fraud |
| 11 Aug 2026 | SEC | SEC charges Goliath Ventures and its CEO over an alleged $425 million crypto liquidity pool Ponzi scheme; the CEO agreed to a bifurcated settlement. | Civil action | $425.0m alleged fraud |
| 11 Aug 2026 | CFTC | CFTC filed a civil complaint alleging Goliath Ventures and its CEO ran a $397 million crypto trading Ponzi scheme. | Civil action | $397.0m alleged fraud |
| 16 Jul 2026 | DOJ | A Sioux Falls man was indicted on 29 counts for an alleged $20 million investment fraud involving crypto, laundering, and bank fraud. | Criminal charge | $20.0m alleged fraud |
| 07 Jul 2026 | CFTC | CFTC sued a North Carolina commodity pool operator and Argent Capital Management, alleging a $14 million fraudulent pool including crypto. | Civil action | $14.0m alleged fraud |
| 30 Jun 2026 | DOJ | Goliath Ventures CEO pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in a crypto liquidity pool Ponzi scheme causing $250M+ losses. | Guilty plea | $250.0m alleged fraud |
| 12 Jun 2026 | DOJ | A middle Tennessee man was indicted on wire fraud, money laundering and tax charges over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme. | Criminal charge | $1.9m alleged fraud |
| 18 May 2026 | DOJ | An Ohio man was sentenced to nine years in prison for a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that raised over $10 million from investors. | Sentence | $10.0m alleged fraud |
| 12 Feb 2026 | DOJ | Praetorian Group International's CEO was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a $200M bitcoin Ponzi scheme defrauding 90,000 investors. | Sentence | $201.0m alleged fraud |
| 18 Dec 2025 | DOJ | A senior promoter of the IcomTech crypto Ponzi scheme was sentenced to 71 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution and forfeiture. | Sentence | $1.5m forfeiture |
| 14 Nov 2025 | DOJ | An Oklahoma crypto trading firm founder was sentenced to five years in prison for a $9.4 million investment fraud conspiracy. | Sentence | $9.4m alleged fraud |
| 03 Nov 2025 | DOJ | A Houston man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for running a fraudulent crypto investment Ponzi scheme through JASTBITME. | Sentence | — |
| 17 Sept 2025 | DOJ | Praetorian Group International's CEO pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering over a $201M bitcoin Ponzi scheme. | Guilty plea | $201.0m alleged fraud |
| 04 Aug 2025 | DOJ | A Houston man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for running a crypto investment Ponzi scheme through his company JASTBITME. | Guilty plea | — |
| 17 Jul 2025 | DOJ | A former semi-pro rugby player was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a fake cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme. | Sentence | — |
| 27 Jun 2025 | DOJ | A co-owner of virtual currency companies was sentenced to 97 months in prison for running crypto Ponzi schemes that raised over $40 million. | Sentence | $40.0m alleged fraud |
| 29 Apr 2025 | SEC | SEC sued PGI Global's founder, alleging a $198 million crypto and forex Ponzi-like fraud with $57 million misappropriated. | Civil action | $198.0m alleged fraud |
| 22 Apr 2025 | SEC | SEC sued the founder of PGI Global, alleging a $198 million crypto and forex fraud scheme that misappropriated over $57 million. | Civil action | $198.0m alleged fraud |
| 21 Feb 2025 | DOJ | A Brazilian man was extradited from Switzerland to face charges over an alleged $290M+ bitcoin Ponzi scheme run through Trade Coin Club. | Criminal charge | $290.0m alleged fraud |
| 14 Feb 2025 | DOJ | A Las Vegas business owner is charged with running an alleged $24 million crypto mining Ponzi scheme through Profit Connect. | Criminal charge | $24.0m alleged fraud |
| 13 Feb 2025 | DOJ | Two Estonian nationals pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy over the HashFlare crypto mining Ponzi scheme with $577M in sales. | Guilty plea | $577.0m alleged fraud |
| 10 Jan 2025 | DOJ | An Oklahoma man who led Wolf Capital pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a $9.4M crypto investment scheme. | Guilty plea | $9.4m alleged fraud |
| 09 Jan 2025 | DOJ | A former Washington pastor was indicted on 26 fraud counts for an alleged multi-million dollar crypto staking scheme called Solano Fi. | Criminal charge | — |
| 10 Dec 2024 | CFTC | CFTC sued a Washington state pastor and his Solanofi entities over an alleged $5.9 million crypto MLM scheme targeting Hispanic Americans. | Civil action | $5.9m alleged fraud |
| 03 Dec 2024 | DOJ | Two men were sentenced to 10 and 8 years in prison for their roles in the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. | Sentence | $40,000 forfeiture |
| 16 Oct 2024 | DOJ | A senior promoter of the Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme was sentenced to 240 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million. | Sentence | $3.6m forfeiture |
| 04 Oct 2024 | DOJ | The founder of cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme IcomTech was sentenced to 121 months in prison. | Sentence | — |
| 03 Sept 2024 | CFTC | Federal court orders an Oregon man and his funds to pay over $209 million for crypto commodity pool Ponzi schemes; CFTC recovers $18 million. | Civil action | $209.6m penalty |
| 30 Aug 2024 | SEC | SEC charges two brothers and their firms with an alleged $60 million crypto arbitrage bot Ponzi scheme and obtains an asset freeze. | Civil action | $60.0m alleged fraud |
| 26 Aug 2024 | SEC | SEC charged two brothers and their firms with an alleged $60 million crypto arbitrage Ponzi scheme and obtained asset freezes. | Civil action | $60.0m alleged fraud |
| 12 Aug 2024 | SEC | SEC charged NovaTech, its two principals and six promoters over an alleged $650 million crypto investment fraud targeting 200,000 investors. | Civil action | $650.0m alleged fraud |
| 26 Jul 2024 | CFTC | Federal court orders a former El Paso man and Kikit & Mess Investments to pay over $31 million for a forex and crypto fraud scheme. | Civil action | — |
| 03 Jul 2024 | CFTC | A federal court granted the CFTC summary judgment against an Oregon man and his funds over a crypto Ponzi scheme, ordering $83.7M restitution. | Civil action | $83.7m restitution |
| 05 Jun 2024 | DOJ | A Florida man who was a senior promoter of the Forcount crypto Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. | Guilty plea | $4.0m forfeiture |
| 30 May 2024 | DOJ | Two Estonian men charged in an alleged $575 million HashFlare crypto mining Ponzi scheme were extradited to the U.S. | Criminal charge | $575.0m alleged fraud |
| 30 May 2024 | DOJ | Two Estonian nationals were extradited to the US to face charges over an alleged $575M HashFlare crypto mining Ponzi scheme. | Other action | $575.0m alleged fraud |
| 29 May 2024 | DOJ | A disbarred California attorney pleaded guilty to conspiring in a $9.5 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme using fake AI trading promises. | Guilty plea | $9.5m alleged fraud |
| 03 Apr 2024 | DOJ | A former OneCoin head of legal and compliance was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to forfeit $111.44 million. | Sentence | $111.4m forfeiture |
| 15 Mar 2024 | DOJ | A jury convicted two men of wire fraud conspiracy for their roles in the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. | Conviction | — |
| 14 Mar 2024 | SEC | SEC sued 17 individuals over their alleged roles in a $300 million CryptoFX crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Latino investors. | Civil action | $300.0m alleged fraud |
| 05 Mar 2024 | DOJ | A Seattle semi-pro rugby player was indicted on wire fraud charges for an alleged Ponzi scheme posing as a crypto mining operation. | Criminal charge | — |
| 30 Jan 2024 | SEC | 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. | Civil action | $1.70bn alleged fraud |
| 29 Jan 2024 | DOJ | Three people charged, one pleading guilty, in an alleged $1.89 billion HyperFund crypto mining investment fraud scheme. | Criminal charge | $1.89bn alleged fraud |
| 19 Jan 2024 | DOJ | Former CEO of crypto Ponzi scheme IcomTech sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $914,000. | Sentence | $914,000 forfeiture |
| 11 Jan 2024 | DOJ | Sentence by the DOJ | Sentence | $5.0m penalty |