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Crypto enforcement: registration breach

34 US enforcement actions involving registration breach in crypto since January 2024.

34 actions since January 2024

DateAgencyActionStageFigure
30 Sept 2026SECSEC obtained final judgments against three BitConnect promoters for selling unregistered lending program securities and acting as unregistered brokers.Civil action$2.7m penalty
23 Jan 2026SECSEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice its civil action against Gemini Trust Company over the Gemini Earn program.Other action—
08 May 2025SECSEC filed a settlement agreement with Ripple and two executives to resolve its civil case, cutting the $125M penalty to $50M paid to the SEC.Settlement$50.0m penalty
02 May 2025SECSEC dismissed with prejudice its civil enforcement action against a crypto promoter, citing its reformed approach to crypto regulation.Other action—
30 Apr 2025SECSEC dismissed with prejudice its civil enforcement action against Dragonchain entities and its founder via joint stipulation.Other action—
27 Mar 2025SECThe SEC filed a joint stipulation with Kraken to dismiss, with prejudice, its civil enforcement action against the exchange.Other action—
27 Mar 2025SECThe SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice its civil enforcement action against Consensys Software Inc.Other action—
27 Mar 2025SECSEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice its civil enforcement action against crypto firm Cumberland DRW LLC.Other action—
27 Feb 2025SECThe SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss its civil enforcement action against Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc.Other action—
26 Feb 2025SECA court entered a consented final judgment against a blockchain company founder and Opporty International over an unregistered, misleading ICO.Settlement$100,000 penalty
27 Jan 2025DOJKuCoin operator Peken Global pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay over $297 million.Guilty plea$297.0m penalty
18 Jan 2025SECSEC sued Nova Labs alleging unregistered crypto asset offerings and false claims about companies using its wireless network.Civil action—
15 Jan 2025SECSEC obtained a final judgment ordering Abra to pay a $1.65 million penalty over its unregistered crypto lending product Abra Earn.Settlement$1.6m penalty
10 Oct 2024SECSEC sued Cumberland DRW for allegedly operating as an unregistered dealer in over $2 billion of crypto asset securities.Civil action$2.00bn
02 Oct 2024SECRari Capital and its three co-founders consented to final judgments over unregistered crypto pool offerings and misleading yield claims.Settlement$63,568 penalty
27 Sept 2024SECSEC settled charges against Mango DAO, Blockworks Foundation and Mango Labs over unregistered MNGO token sales and broker activity.Settlement$700,000 penalty
24 Sept 2024CFTCCFTC charged four online binary options platforms offering crypto-based products with failing to register as futures commission merchants.Civil action—
12 Sept 2024SECeToro USA settled SEC charges of operating an unregistered broker and clearing agency for crypto trading, paying a $1.5 million penalty.Settlement$1.5m penalty
04 Sept 2024CFTCUniswap Labs settled CFTC charges that it illegally offered leveraged digital asset tokens to retail users, paying a $175,000 penalty.Settlement$175,000 penalty
26 Aug 2024SECSEC filed settled charges against Abra for unregistered offers and sales of its Abra Earn crypto lending product and operating as an unregistered investment company.Settlement$600.0m
01 Jul 2024SECSEC sued Consensys Software alleging unregistered securities offers via MetaMask Staking and operating as an unregistered broker.Civil action—
12 Jun 2024SECSEC obtained a court order enforcing an investigative subpoena to the issuer of LGBCoin, denying his petition to quash.Other action—
23 May 2024SECA federal court granted the SEC partial summary judgment finding a crypto influencer sold SPRK tokens in an unregistered securities offering.Civil action$5.0m
13 May 2024CFTCCFTC settled charges against Falcon Labs for acting as an unregistered FCM giving U.S. customers access to crypto derivatives platforms.Settlement$589,504 penalty
07 May 2024DOJFormer CEO of crypto futures exchange Digitex Futures pleaded guilty to causing Bank Secrecy Act violations by skipping an AML program.Guilty plea—
02 Apr 2024DOJA Miami crypto exchanger was sentenced to 57 months for running an unlicensed money transmitting business that converted drug proceeds.Sentence$5.0m forfeiture
26 Mar 2024CFTCCFTC filed a civil action charging KuCoin operators with running an unregistered crypto derivatives exchange and lacking KYC.Civil action—
26 Mar 2024DOJKuCoin and two of its founders were criminally charged with Bank Secrecy Act and unlicensed money transmission offenses.Criminal charge$5.00bn laundering
19 Mar 2024SECGenesis Global Capital agreed to pay a $21 million penalty to settle SEC charges over unregistered sales via the Gemini Earn crypto lending program.Settlement$21.0m penalty
13 Mar 2024DOJA California cryptocurrency exchanger pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to forfeit $1.3M.Guilty plea$1.3m forfeiture
13 Feb 2024DOJThe CEO of crypto futures exchange Digitex Futures was charged with causing it to violate the Bank Secrecy Act by lacking an AML program.Criminal charge—
07 Feb 2024SECTradeStation Crypto agreed to pay a $1.5 million SEC penalty to settle charges of offering an unregistered crypto lending product.Settlement$1.5m penalty
29 Jan 2024DOJA Guam cryptocurrency broker was sentenced to 30 months for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business moving $5.5 million.Sentence$5.5m laundering
23 Jan 2024DOJA Miami crypto exchanger pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business that exchanged over $5 million via LocalBitcoins.Guilty plea$5.0m laundering

Each row is one published step in a case, linked to its source document, so a case can appear again as it moves from charge to plea to sentence. Where one step was announced twice within days, it counts once. Justice Department rows are press releases whose headline names crypto. Figures are the main amount each document states, and for charges they are allegations. Allegations are unproven unless a conviction, plea or settlement is stated. Summaries and stages are machine-read from the document and checked automatically, so the linked document is the authority.

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