| 27 Oct 2026 | DOJ | A St. Louis, Missouri man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in a plot to steal Bitcoin via a home invasion in Connecticut. | Guilty plea | — |
| 19 Oct 2026 | DOJ | An Uzbekistan man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a fake crypto wallet app used to steal about $11.8 million in EOS. | Guilty plea | $11.8m stolen |
| 19 Oct 2026 | DOJ | A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and false statements in a crypto investment scam that lost victims $1.16 million. | Guilty plea | $1.2m alleged fraud |
| 08 Sept 2026 | DOJ | A Singaporean ringleader pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy that used social engineering to steal over $245 million in crypto. | Guilty plea | $245.0m stolen |
| 13 Aug 2026 | DOJ | A Washington State man pleaded guilty to hijacking a Niagara Falls bitcoin mining company's computers to divert bitcoin to himself. | Guilty plea | $53,316 stolen |
| 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 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | DOJ | Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty to an armed home invasion and kidnapping in Minnesota that forced transfer of over $8 million in crypto. | Guilty plea | $8.0m stolen |
| 17 Jun 2026 | DOJ | A Miami man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to the $1.8 billion HyperFund crypto scheme. | Guilty plea | $1.80bn alleged fraud |
| 08 Jun 2026 | DOJ | A Missouri man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in a plot to steal Bitcoin that led to a kidnapping in Danbury. | Guilty plea | — |
| 17 Apr 2026 | DOJ | A Scottish man pleaded guilty to a phishing and SIM-swap scheme that hacked companies and stole at least $8 million in crypto. | Guilty plea | $8.0m stolen |
| 08 Dec 2025 | DOJ | A California man pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy for laundering funds in a social engineering scheme that stole $263M in crypto; three more charged. | Guilty plea | $263.0m stolen |
| 18 Nov 2025 | DOJ | A California man pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy for laundering at least $25 million from a social engineering crypto theft ring. | Guilty plea | $25.0m laundering |
| 30 Sept 2025 | DOJ | A New York man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for impersonating crypto influencers on Telegram in a fake crypto staking investment scam. | Guilty plea | $1.8m alleged fraud |
| 29 Sept 2025 | DOJ | A former LA County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to conspiring with a crypto businessman to extort a rival and falsely arrest another. | Guilty plea | $127,000 stolen |
| 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 |
| 06 Aug 2025 | DOJ | Co-founders of Samourai Wallet crypto mixer pleaded guilty to conspiring to run an unlicensed money transmitter moving crime proceeds. | Guilty plea | $237.8m forfeiture |
| 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 | — |
| 08 Jul 2025 | DOJ | A Detroit man pleaded guilty to concealing Bitcoin donations he intended for ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. | Guilty plea | — |
| 09 Jun 2025 | DOJ | Five men pleaded guilty to laundering over $36.9 million from victims of a Cambodia-based digital asset investment scam. | Guilty plea | $36.9m laundering |
| 02 Apr 2025 | DOJ | A Minnesota man pleaded guilty to computer fraud for using his former employer's AWS account to mine Ethereum, causing over $45,000 in costs. | Guilty plea | $45,000 stolen |
| 21 Mar 2025 | DOJ | Crypto market maker Gotbit and its founder pleaded guilty to wash trading fraud; the firm agreed to forfeit about $23 million in crypto. | Guilty plea | $23.0m forfeiture |
| 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 Feb 2025 | DOJ | An Alabama man pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a SIM swap hack of the SEC's X account that posted a fake Bitcoin ETF approval. | Guilty plea | $50,000 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | DOJ | KuCoin operator Peken Global pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay over $297 million. | Guilty plea | $297.0m penalty |
| 21 Jan 2025 | DOJ | CLS Global agreed to plead guilty to crypto wash trading charges, pay $428,059, and exit U.S. crypto markets. | Guilty plea | $428,059 penalty |
| 17 Jan 2025 | DOJ | A self-styled crypto 'Godfather' and an LASD deputy agreed to plead guilty to civil rights conspiracy, fraud and tax crimes. | Guilty plea | $37.0m stolen |
| 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 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | DOJ | A former Secret Service agent pleaded guilty to stealing about $56,000 in cryptocurrency from an agency evidence vault. | Guilty plea | $56,000 stolen |
| 05 Dec 2024 | DOJ | A Nebraska man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a cryptojacking scheme that defrauded cloud providers of over $3.5 million in computing resources. | Guilty plea | $3.5m stolen |
| 03 Dec 2024 | DOJ | Celsius founder and former CEO pleaded guilty to commodities and securities fraud, agreeing to forfeit over $48 million. | Guilty plea | $48.0m forfeiture |
| 12 Nov 2024 | DOJ | A foreign national pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder at least $73.6 million from crypto investment scam victims via shell companies and USDT. | Guilty plea | $73.6m laundering |
| 30 Oct 2024 | DOJ | Founder of crypto market maker MyTrade pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud via wash trading bots. | Guilty plea | — |
| 01 Oct 2024 | DOJ | A 21-year-old Indiana man pleaded guilty to conspiracies over a cyber intrusion that stole $37 million in crypto from about 600 victims. | Guilty plea | $37.0m stolen |
| 12 Sept 2024 | DOJ | An Austin, Texas man pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return underreporting gains from bitcoin sales, causing over $550,000 tax loss. | Guilty plea | $550,000 |
| 18 Jul 2024 | DOJ | A former crypto research firm finance VP pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing about $4.46 million from his employer. | Guilty plea | $4.5m stolen |
| 10 Jul 2024 | DOJ | BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to maintain an AML program. | Guilty plea | — |
| 26 Jun 2024 | DOJ | A former Spokane man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for running a fake crypto investment fund that took over $350,000 from investors. | Guilty plea | $350,000 alleged fraud |
| 21 Jun 2024 | DOJ | A Colorado man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for soliciting investors in a fake crypto MEV trading bot, with losses over $2.2 million. | Guilty plea | $2.2m alleged fraud |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23 May 2024 | DOJ | A former Kansas bank CEO pleaded guilty to embezzling $47.1 million of bank funds sent to crypto wallets, causing the bank to fail. | Guilty plea | $47.1m stolen |
| 17 May 2024 | DOJ | A Brooklyn man posing as a crypto entrepreneur pleaded guilty to wire fraud for swindling investors of over $1.3 million. | Guilty plea | $1.3m restitution |
| 07 May 2024 | DOJ | Former CEO of crypto futures exchange Digitex Futures pleaded guilty to causing Bank Secrecy Act violations by skipping an AML program. | Guilty plea | — |
| 11 Apr 2024 | DOJ | A Jacksonville, Florida woman pleaded guilty to laundering drug trafficking proceeds through cryptocurrency to buy drugs on the dark web. | Guilty plea | — |
| 26 Mar 2024 | DOJ | A San Francisco man pleaded guilty to laundering dark web drug sale proceeds through cryptocurrency and importing MDMA. | Guilty plea | — |
| 26 Mar 2024 | DOJ | A former New Jersey corrections officer pleaded guilty to securities fraud, including a sham crypto token marketed to first responders. | Guilty plea | $620,000 alleged fraud |
| 13 Mar 2024 | DOJ | A California cryptocurrency exchanger pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to forfeit $1.3M. | Guilty plea | $1.3m forfeiture |
| 26 Jan 2024 | DOJ | An Indian national pleaded guilty to running a dark web narcotics conspiracy paid in crypto, forfeiting about $150 million in cryptocurrency. | Guilty plea | $150.0m forfeiture |
| 23 Jan 2024 | DOJ | A Miami crypto exchanger pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business that exchanged over $5 million via LocalBitcoins. | Guilty plea | $5.0m laundering |