Regulatory
Regulatory actions
SEC filings, OFAC sanctions, criminal indictments and government actions against crypto entities. 12 records.
DOJ Charge Concerned Alleged Theft of Forfeited Crypto
A July 10, 2026 report stated that the U.S. Department of Justice charged federal inmate Rossen Iossifov over the alleged taking of $290,000 in cryptocurrency that had already been forfeited to the U.S. government.
$290000CFTC Action Over Alleged $14M Crypto Pool Fraud
A reported CFTC case alleged that a North Carolina man and his company used a commodity pool tied to crypto and futures trading to obtain about $14 million from about 60 people.
$14.0MOFAC Sanctioned 134 ISIS-K Crypto Addresses in 2026
Treasury added 131 Tron wallets and 3 Monero wallets to the ISIS-K sanctions entry on July 2, 2026, and CoinDesk reported that Tether froze balances on all sanctioned Tron addresses.
$1.4MUkraine Put Seized $8.3M USDT Under ARMA Control
Ukrainian prosecutors said more than $8.3 million in USDT tied to an alleged hacking group was transferred to ARMA, described as the country’s first placement of seized crypto under state management.
$8.3MHut 8 Settled Merger-Linked Investor Suit for $2.35M
A reported $2.35 million settlement resolved a securities class action tied to disclosure claims arising from Hut 8’s 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp., with key procedural and factual details still not established in the present record.
$2.4MRodney Burton Guilty Plea in $1.8B Crypto Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors in Maryland said Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in connection with a $1.8 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
$1.80BMisam Abidi Indicted Over Star Credit Holdings Scheme
Federal prosecutors in Tennessee alleged that Misam M. Abidi used Star Credit Holdings to run a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme from 2020 to 2024, with investors reportedly solicited across the United States.
$1.0MDOJ Charges Two in $389M Crypto Laundering Case
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said two people were charged in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency money-laundering service that processed more than $389 million in unlawful transactions.
$389.0MDOJ Charges Two in Alleged $389M AudiA6 Laundering Case
A June 11, 2026 report stated that the U.S. Department of Justice charged two men over an alleged AudiA6 crypto laundering service tied to more than $389 million in transactions, while core case details remained undisclosed.
$389.0MEU Proposed Ban on 11 Crypto Platforms in Russia Push
The European Commission’s proposed 21st Russia sanctions package included a transaction ban covering 11 crypto platforms, broader crypto-asset service restrictions, and additional designations tied to alleged sanctions circumvention.
Shanghai Sentencing in $29 Million Crypto Forex Case
Chinese authorities traced unusual transactions to a company alleged to have enabled illegal overseas transfers via crypto, and a Shanghai court later sentenced five people in the matter.
$29.0MOFAC Sanctions on Tornado Cash — August 2022
The US Treasury added Tornado Cash smart-contract addresses to the SDN list — the first time OFAC sanctioned autonomous code rather than persons or entities — and arrested co-founder Roman Storm a year later.