21 actions since January 2024
11 so far in 2026, against 7 by this date in 2025 and 2 in 2024.
Year 2026 2025 2024 Agency DOJ SEC OFAC CFTC Stage Sentence Criminal charge Civil action Guilty plea Settlement Seizure or forfeiture Sanction Conviction Scheme Investment fraud Money laundering Trust scam Ponzi scheme Hack or theft Registration breach Market manipulation Darknet market Sanctions evasion Violent crime Tax Ransomware Date Agency Action Stage Figure 28 Oct 2026 OFAC OFAC sanctioned facilitators of North Korean IT worker fraud, listing crypto addresses, plus Rwandan entities supporting M23. Sanction — 14 Sept 2026 DOJ Prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint against about $61 million in crypto allegedly from sanctioned Iranian oil sales. Seizure or forfeiture $61.0m forfeiture 01 Sept 2026 DOJ DOJ seized about $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas's military wing and disrupted its fundraising websites. Seizure or forfeiture $560,000 forfeiture 24 Aug 2026 OFAC OFAC removed Syria's terrorism-sponsor designation and added numerous Iran-related names, some listed with crypto addresses, to the SDN List. Sanction — 07 Aug 2026 OFAC OFAC sanctioned crypto exchanges and related firms and individuals for funding Iran's IRGC and enabling illicit finance. Sanction — 23 Jul 2026 OFAC OFAC designated Hamas-linked financiers, including one listed with TRON digital currency addresses, and CJNG cartel networks. Sanction — 22 Jun 2026 OFAC OFAC designated ISIS facilitators and financial networks, including a Syrian bitcoin exchange agent and individuals with TRX addresses. Sanction — 20 May 2026 OFAC OFAC designated Sinaloa Cartel-linked individuals and entities, listing Ethereum addresses for two of them. Sanction — 24 Apr 2026 OFAC 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. Sanction — 12 Mar 2026 OFAC OFAC sanctioned facilitators of North Korean IT worker fraud, listing crypto addresses, alongside Hamas-linked charity designations. Sanction — 30 Jan 2026 OFAC OFAC designated Iranian officials and two UK-registered crypto exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion, linked to the IRGC. Sanction — 16 Sept 2025 OFAC OFAC sanctioned individuals and UAE and Hong Kong firms in a financial network supporting Iran's military, listing crypto addresses. Sanction — 11 Sept 2025 DOJ US filed civil forfeiture action for about $584,741 in USDT allegedly owned by an Iranian drone navigation firm founder tied to the IRGC. Seizure or forfeiture $584,741 forfeiture 27 Aug 2025 OFAC OFAC sanctioned two individuals and two entities tied to a DPRK IT worker fraud network, listing a bitcoin address for one designee. Sanction — 14 Aug 2025 OFAC OFAC designated crypto exchange Grinex, Garantex-linked firms and executives, plus Mexican cartel members, to its SDN List. Sanction — 22 Jul 2025 DOJ DOJ unsealed a civil forfeiture action against about $2 million in crypto tied to a Gaza money transfer business allegedly funding Hamas. Seizure or forfeiture $2.0m forfeiture 09 Jun 2025 DOJ A Russian national in New York was charged with using his crypto payment company Evita to move about $530 million for sanctioned Russian banks. Criminal charge $530.0m laundering 02 Apr 2025 OFAC OFAC sanctioned a Houthi-linked procurement network in Russia and added USDT addresses to the Ansarallah SDN entry. Sanction — 04 Dec 2024 OFAC OFAC designated individuals and TGR-linked firms in a money laundering network using digital assets to evade Russia sanctions. Sanction — 27 Mar 2024 OFAC OFAC designated a Hamas-aligned fundraising network, including Gaza Now with listed crypto addresses, and two UK companies. Sanction — 26 Mar 2024 OFAC OFAC designated Qods Force, Houthi, Hizballah and Syrian regime facilitators, including one Hizballah-linked individual with a USDT address. Sanction —
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.
Cite this Bitminer.io, “Crypto enforcement: sanctions evasion”, data to 3 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/enforcement/scheme/sanctions-evasion/. How this is built