Enforcement Actions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against crypto executive Donald Basile and his companies GIBF GP Inc. and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation for allegedly conducting a $16 million fraudulent securities offering. According to the SEC, Basile offered investors Simple

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a public warning on April 28 regarding fraudulent digital tokens circulating under the names of two newly licensed stablecoin issuers. Tokens carrying the tickers "HKDAP" and "HSBC" have appeared in the market without authorization from Anchorpoint

加拿大自由黨政府提議全面禁止全境加密ATM，理由為詐騙與洗錢風險高，依FINTRAC的內部分析。全國約4,000台ATM、全球人均最多，缺乏專屬監管，禁令設計以受監管實體店交易渠道取代。若成案，將成G7首例禁ATM，對全球產業發出強信號。

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance protocol co-founded by the Trump family, faced a federal lawsuit filed by investor Justin Sun in April 2026, alleging asset freezing and governance manipulation. The legal action coincided with heightened congressional scrutiny regarding the

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan has denied Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial, filing an order Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York that rejects claims of new evidence showing the now-bankrupt FTX exchange was solvent. The judge dismissed Bankman-Fried's

According to ChainCatcher, Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky agreed to settle with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on April 29, paying $10 million and facing a permanent ban on promoting, marketing, or distributing any products or services related to asset deposits, exchanges, investments, or w

Gate News message, April 29 — A U.S. court has sentenced Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, a descendant of the Cartier luxury jewelry family, to eight years in prison for operating an unlicensed over-the-counter crypto exchange. Prosecutors said the operation moved more than $470 million in drug

Gate News message, April 29 — South Korea's Financial Commission decided at its eighth regular meeting to refer two virtual asset market manipulation cases to investigative authorities. The detected manipulation methods combined traditional securities market tactics with API abuse techniques

Gate News message, April 29 — Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Financial Services Agency, National Police Agency, and Ministry of Finance jointly issued a guidance notice on April 28 warning that cryptocurrencies pose a heightened money laundering risk when used in re

Polymarket, one of the largest prediction markets in operation, has reportedly approached the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to lift a four-year ban on American users of its main on-chain exchange, according to Bloomberg. With four of five CFTC commissioner seats vacant, Chair Mich

Gate News message, April 29 — Kyber Network hacker Andean Medjedovic is transferring stolen funds to Tornado Cash, according to Arkham's blockchain monitoring data. Medjedovic previously stole $48.8 million from KyberSwap in late 2023 and $16.5 million from Indexed Finance in an earlier

據 Decrypt 報道，美國陸軍一級軍士長加農·肯·範·戴克（Gannon Ken Van Dyke）於 4 月 29 日在紐約聯邦法院就利用機密情報在預測市場 Polymarket 獲利的指控拒不認罪，以 25 萬美元保釋金獲釋，並被勒令上繳護照及限制出行；檢察官稱，這是聯邦政府首次就預測市場活動相關案件提起訴訟。

美國聯邦調查局（FBI）於 4 月 20 日在 X 平台「十大通緝犯」帳號發文，宣布正與地方執法機構聯合調查 74 歲加州男子侯乃平（譯名，Nai Ping Hou）的失蹤案。FBI 公告確認，他失蹤前後逾 100 萬美元遭提取並用於購買黃金及加密貨幣，相關帳戶在執法部門接獲報案前已被清空。

Gate News message, April 29 — U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial on Tuesday, dismissing his evidence as "baseless" and criticizing his claims as "wildly conspiratorial." Bankman-Fried had argued that newly discovered evidence showed F

Missing California man Nai Ping Hou’s finances are now central to a suspicious disappearance investigation. Over $1 million in withdrawn funds tied to gold and cryptocurrency purchases has raised concerns about who controlled his assets. Key Takeaways: FBI investigators are examining Nai Ping Hou

根據區塊鏈安全審計機構 CertiK 於 4 月 28 日發布的報告，反洗錢（AML）執法已取代證券違規認定，成為加密公司面臨的首要監管威脅。報告顯示，美國司法部和金融犯罪執法網絡（FinCEN）在 2025 年上半年共開出 9 億美元的 AML 相關罰款；同期，美國證券交易委員會（SEC）加密資產罰款年跌 97%。

根據印度網路犯罪協調中心（I4C）於 4 月 28 日發布官方警示，針對 Trust Wallet 用戶的「錢包竊取」詐騙案件持續增加，攻擊者透過偽造「加密資產驗證」步驟誘騙用戶向惡意智能合約授予錢包權限，資金隨即被自動化腳本轉出。I4C 表示，上述詐騙案件的增長趨勢，源於國家網路犯罪舉報入口網站收到的投訴數量激增。

Gate News message, April 29 — A class-action lawsuit alleges that Believe founder Ben Pasternak extracted $54 million in fees through a Launchcoin migration process, according to ChainCatcher. The suit claims the migration included a two-week window period that resulted in token holder dilution,

Gate News message, April 29 — Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) highlighted that emerging technologies, particularly cryptocurrency, are presenting significant challenges to law enforcement and investigations. Speaking at the bureau's annual data release press conference, CPI

Gate News message, April 29 — World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project involving the Trump family, has come under scrutiny after the Wall Street Journal reported on April 28 that its partnership with digital asset venture firm AB involves individuals sanctioned by the U.S. government for