Ian McGinley, director of enforcement at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced his departure on January 17. He joined the agency in February 2023 and has led enforcement actions against Binance, KuCoin, Falcon Labs and others. In a statement announcing his departure on January 17, Ian McGinley said "making the CFTC the premier enforcement agency for digital asset enforcement" was a top priority of his tenure.
The Russian government has seized $10 million worth of bitcoins from a former law enforcement official. Russian court enforcers have begun seizing bitcoins from a former employee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in connection with a large-scale cryptocurrency-related bribery case. Law enforcement officials have begun work on seizing about 103 bitcoins - which belonged to former ICRF employee Marat Tambiev, who was convicted of cryptocurrency bribery in 2023. The co...
A South African law enforcement agency has recently arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of using cryptocurrencies to finance terrorist activities. The investigation was launched in May 2018, when the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and the Detection Unit received information regarding suspicious transactions suspected of being linked to terrorist financing. It is alleged that on November 30, 2017, the suspect made a...
On December 28th, local time learned on December 27th that US President-elect Trump filed a request with the US Supreme Court to suspend the enforcement of TikTok forced sale order. Trump said he hoped the court would give him time to resolve the dispute through political means after he officially took office on January 20th next year. On December 18th local time, the US Supreme Court announced another discussion on the bill banning TikTok from operating in the United States. According to report...
John Reed Stark, the former head of the U.S. SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement, has accused Gary Gensler of promoting five senior officers in the SEC's enforcement division to ensure influence after he leaves office, four of whom have extensive experience in crypto enforcement. He called the moves unprecedented, noting that such promotions typically last a decade, not a month. Stark explained that these are career civil service positions, which means the new administration cannot easily elimi...
According to market news, Trump's nominee for the Drug Enforcement Administration has announced his withdrawal from consideration.
On November 30th, the Chinese Coast Guard conducted law enforcement inspections in the territorial waters and surrounding areas of Huangyan Island in China. Since November, the Chinese Coast Guard has continued to strengthen law enforcement inspections in the territorial waters and surrounding areas of Huangyan Island in China, further strengthening the control of relevant sea areas, and resolutely safeguarding national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
The Securities Exchange Commission set a new record for enforcement action penalties and fines in fiscal year 2024, largely due to a hefty settlement with cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs. In its annual report on Nov. 22, the agency said that in the year ended Sept. 30, despite a 26 percent decrease in the number of cases from last year to 583, the agency's net financial remedies reached $8.20 billion, "the highest amount in the history of the Securities Exchange Commission." Total...
Highlighting its efforts to uphold market integrity and protect investors, the SEC recently announced a record level of enforcement in fiscal year 2024. "A total of 583 enforcement actions were filed in fiscal year 2024, along with $8.20 billion in financial remedies, the highest amount in SEC history," the agency said. Enforcement actions initiated by the SEC increased by 14% compared to 2023. SEC Chairperson Gary Gensler told the Enforcement Department...
DEXX issued a statement on the X platform saying that it has received support from law enforcement agencies, service providers and security teams in many places around the world. There has also been some progress, and it is also advancing in various aspects of integrating resources. However, due to confidentiality reasons, it is impossible to disclose the latest progress to all users at the first time. At the same time, there are a lot of rumors on social media, unverified news and phishing link...
On November 20th, Guoxin Securities announced that the company received the "Notice of Filing a Case" and the "Notice of Lien" issued by the Wuxi Municipal Supervisory Committee, and Vice President Wu Guofang was filed for review and detained. The 35th meeting of the fifth board of directors of the company approved the dismissal of Wu Guofang's vice president position and the removal of his director position of Guoxin Securities Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.
SlowMist posted on the X platform that its team will help law enforcement trace the stolen funds and analyze relevant clues, and will soon release a complete list of hacker addresses with DEXX. Roughly 2,000 suspicious addresses have been identified so far.
U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE): Due to the impact of Hurricane Rafael, 23.4% of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was forced to stop.
On November 7th, the Ministry of Public Security of China and the relevant law enforcement departments of the US Department of Homeland Security recently jointly handled a cross-border telecommunications network fraud case, helping a Zhejiang company and its US partners recover more than 1.7 million US dollars of defrauded funds, effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of relevant enterprises. At present, the law enforcement agencies of China and the United States are active...
U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE): Due to Hurricane Rafael, 17.4% of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut down.