The Department of Justice alleged U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke bought Polymarket shares on Nicolás Maduro's removal after participating in Operation Absolute Resolve in Caracas

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In April 2026, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged by the Department of Justice for allegedly earning over $400,000 on a prediction market using nonpublic military information regarding Venezuela

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal previously sent formal inquiry notices to Binance regarding Iran-connected money laundering and to Tether regarding U.S. policy influence

Democratic majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives gain subpoena authority in January 2027, exposing non-compliant cryptocurrency executives to potential civil or criminal penalties

President Donald Trump pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, who had served prison time after pleading guilty to federal anti-money laundering violations

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The U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC sanctioned four individuals and 41 entities connected to Cambodia-based Prince Group

U.S. federal prosecutors initiated civil forfeiture proceedings to recover approximately 127,271 Bitcoins, valued at about $14 billion to $15 billion, connected to Prince Group

The four individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on November 5, 2026 were Qiu Yong, Zhao Mengyao, He Yujing, and Visal Pang

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India's Enforcement Directorate searched premises linked to CoinDCX and Delta Exchange India, alleging CoinDCX routed users' trades through offshore platforms including Binance and Bybit

In October 2025, U.S. federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering

In mid-2025, the Thailand SEC referred unlicensed crypto exchange platforms including Bybit and OKX to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society for a June 28 access cutoff

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission filed a criminal complaint against BG Limited, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, alleging unlicensed digital-asset exchange operations for Thai users from 2022 to 2025

Thailand's SEC alleged Bitget solicited Thai users through social channels including 'Bitget Thailand' on X, 'BGB Thai Holder' on Telegram, and 'bitgetthailand' on TikTok from 2022 through 2025

The Thailand SEC submitted Bitget's website, domains, and mobile application to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to block public access to the platform starting December 5, 2026

The Thailand SEC alleged Bitget violated Section 26 of the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 by operating a trading system without a license, charging fees, and displaying values in Thai baht

The Thailand SEC lodged a criminal complaint naming Kritsana Kritsananuwat as an alleged supporter who promoted Bitget through Facebook and YouTube channels

Bitget did not publicly respond to the Thailand SEC criminal complaint in the statement published alongside its Oct. 20 release announcing the local GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics exchange acquisition

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Tron founder Justin Sun requested sanctions against World Liberty Financial and its attorneys, seeking nearly $264,000 in legal fees and costs

Former FBI supervisory special agent Patrick Steven Yaroch is scheduled to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, to stealing approximately $1 million in cryptocurrency

SEC Deputy Chief Counsel Jonathan Ingram noted the Canton Coin no-action letter represents a staff enforcement position based on specific facts, not a binding legal conclusion or legal ruling on Canton Coin's security status

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to Digital Asset stating it will not recommend enforcement action regarding the programmatic issuance of Canton Coin without securities registration