Enforcement Actions

According to Economic Times, India's tax department identified over 888 billion rupees (approximately $104 million) in undisclosed virtual digital asset income during the 2026 fiscal year. The department issued more than 44,000 notices to relevant taxpayers as part of its enhanced enforcement

According to Brazilian media, on June 14, Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) rejected the release request of Mirelis Yoselyn Diaz Zerpa, a defendant in the "Bitcoin Pharaoh" Glaidson Acácio dos Santos case. Her legal team had sought house arrest instead of detention, citing the prison's

On June 13, ZachXBT declined all requests from Canadian fraud victims, citing weak enforcement and court delays that limit asset recovery. The blockchain analyst called Toronto a top 5 global cybercrime hub and stated Canadian government agencies may be more negligent than India or Nigeria in

According to Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau, on June 12, the regulator issued a warning against illegal activities conducted under the guise of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The bureau stated that fraudsters have been exploiting the RWA concept through misrepresentation of "financial i

Google filed a lawsuit Friday against Outsider Enterprise, an alleged Chinese cybercrime network, for using the company's Gemini AI to automate fraudulent text messaging campaigns targeting hundreds of thousands of U.S. victims. The defendants allegedly used Gemini AI to generate code and

Google filed a lawsuit on Friday against Outsider Enterprise for allegedly using Gemini AI to automate phishing campaigns that targeted hundreds of thousands of U.S. victims. According to court documents, the Chinese cybercrime network deployed over 2.5 million fraudulent text messages and

According to TRM Labs, three active cryptocurrency scams targeting 2026 FIFA World Cup fans have been identified, with funds moving from Polygon to Tron and directly into exchange deposit addresses. The scams include two fake ticketing sites and one fake betting scheme, with approximately $1.9

According to FT, Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Reform Party, has significantly reduced public media activities since April 29 after facing a parliamentary investigation into an undisclosed £5 million cryptocurrency donation from billionaire Christopher Harborne ahead of the 2024 election. Data

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois reported June 10 that an eighth defendant was charged in a home invasion in Winnetka, an affluent suburb north of Chicago, tied to cryptocurrency access. Armed intruders used a fake food delivery on the afternoon of March 8 to gain ent

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, eight defendants were charged on June 10 in a home invasion in Winnetka, Illinois. On March 8, armed intruders used a fake food delivery to gain access to a residence, then held an adult captive for about an hour and

U.S. prosecutors charged Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev on June 11 with operating AudiA6, a cryptocurrency laundering service that allegedly processed more than $389 million in transactions since 2021. Authorities arrested both defendants Wednesday in Georgia

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on June 11 the office announced charges against Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk, 37, a Ukrainian national, and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev, 25, a Russian national, both residing in Georgia. The two were arrested and charg

According to Xinhua Daily, Sichuan police dismantled a cross-border online pornography crime ring, with total fund flows reaching approximately 12 million yuan ($1.66 million). The suspect website "Xiuxiu Se Man" generated over 100 million page views by inducing minors to make frequent small

According to Livecoins, on June 10, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Financial and Tax Committee approved bill PL 5819/2025, authorizing courts to freeze suspects' assets held at cryptocurrency exchanges and banks. The legislation increases cyber fraud sentences from 4-8 years to 6-10 years, with an

According to Odaily, former SEC and CFTC Chair Gary Gensler filed a friend-of-the-court brief this week opposing the CFTC's claim that the Dodd-Frank Act grants it authority to regulate sports betting. Gensler argued that if Dodd-Frank truly excluded state regulation of sports wagering, this would h

According to Odaily, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit this week against New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Raúl Torrez to prevent the state from applying its gambling regulations to prediction market platforms like Kalshi. The CFTC contends t