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October 10, 2026

01:55 Court

U.S. charges Kishu Inu creator in alleged $9 million token scheme

Kishu Inu creator charged in alleged $9 million rug pull U.S. prosecutors in Illinois charged Alexander Sisemore, known as “Kishu man” and “Kimbo,” with wire fraud over an alleged scheme to secretly sell Kishu Inu tokens while falsely claiming the project had no team allocation. Prosecutors say a founder transferred 6% of supply to Sisemore’s wallets before public sales, helping him make about $9 million as Kishu Inu’s market cap later topped $1.6 billion.

October 9, 2026

21:41 Court

Alex Mashinsky accepts lifetime New York ban in Celsius settlement

Alex Mashinsky takes lifetime New York industry ban in Celsius case Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky agreed to a New York settlement that permanently bars him from the cryptocurrency, securities, and commodities industries and could require up to $35 million in payments. Attorney General Letitia James said the deal resolves a 2023 civil suit over claims he misled investors about Celsius’s safety; Mashinsky is already serving a 12-year federal sentence after pleading guilty to fraud.

20:41 Court

Stake Restarts Brazil Betting Site After Court Protects License Until Oct. 25

Stake relaunches Brazil site after court shields license until Oct. 25 Stake’s Brazil unit put its local site back online after a federal judge in São Paulo barred authorities from treating its license as terminated or blocking its domain until Oct. 25. The injunction keeps the operator under strict conditions, including KYC, AML and responsible gambling controls, while banning promotions and bets funded with welfare money. The government said it will appeal.

20:11 Court

Tax Court case could define when Bitcoin fork coins become taxable income

IRS tax case tests whether unclaimed Bitcoin forks count as income The IRS is arguing in U.S. Tax Court that bitcoin holder Benjamin Rogovy owes income tax on forked assets tied to his private keys even though, aside from a small portion of Bitcoin Cash, he says he never accessed, accepted, or in some cases even knew about them. The case could decide whether self-custody alone can trigger tax on unsolicited fork coins such as Bitcoin Gold, whose software the IRS acknowledges was not immediately available at launch.

16:41 Court

Malaysian Court Lets Ripple Pursue Seamless’s 60% Tranglo Stake Over $24M XRP Debt

Malaysian court grants Ripple claim over Seamless stake in Tranglo A Malaysian court has granted Ripple a charging order over Seamless Group’s 60% stake in Tranglo to recover about $23.95 million in unpaid XRP invoices tied to its ODL service. Ripple can seek a court-approved sale from Oct. 7, while Seamless can still challenge the valuation; the stake was priced at $400 million in January. The debt stems from guarantees Seamless and Regal Planet gave in 2023 after GEA Limited failed to fully pay four invoices.

15:13 Court

New York settles civil case with Alex Mashinsky for up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban

NY settles civil fraud case against Alex Mashinsky for up to $35M New York Attorney General Letitia James said Alex Mashinsky has settled the state’s civil case over claims he misled Celsius customers about the platform’s safety, agreeing to a permanent ban from the securities, commodities and crypto industries and penalties of up to $35 million. Mashinsky is already serving a 12-year federal sentence for securities and commodities fraud tied to Celsius, which froze withdrawals in 2022 before filing for bankruptcy.

01:41 Court

Empire Market Co-Founder Sentenced to 40 Years in US Dark-Web Drug Case

Empire Market co-founder gets 40 years in US dark-web case Rahim Hamilton, co-founder of dark-web marketplace Empire Market, was sentenced on Oct. 5 to 40 years in prison and fined $5 million after pleading guilty in January to a drug-conspiracy charge. Prosecutors said the platform processed more than 4 million transactions and over $430 million in sales from 2018 to 2020, with operators requiring cryptocurrency payments and encouraging mixing services to hide trails. Hamilton also agreed to forfeit about 1,230 BTC, 24.4 ETH and three Virginia properties.

October 8, 2026

18:11 Court

NFL Urges Supreme Court to Hear New Jersey’s Challenge to Kalshi Sports Contracts

NFL backs New Jersey in Supreme Court fight over Kalshi sports contracts The NFL filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review New Jersey’s case against Kalshi, arguing sports-event contracts are gambling and should remain subject to state gambling laws rather than bypassing them under federal commodities rules. The move follows months of failed talks with Kalshi and Polymarket over contract types the league says threaten game integrity and consumer protections; the NBA has not taken a side yet.

October 7, 2026

23:11 Court

Former New Jersey Company Engineer Sentenced Over Bitcoin Extortion Sabotage

Ex-engineer gets 32 months for sabotaging employer and demanding 20 BTC Daniel Rhyne, a former core infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey industrial company, was sentenced on Sept. 28 to 32 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to damaging protected computers and extortion. Prosecutors said he used a hidden virtual machine to delete 13 admin accounts, change passwords across hundreds of users, servers and 3,200+ workstations, then demanded about 20 BTC, roughly $750,000 at the time, to stop further shutdowns.

21:40 Court

New York Jury Convicts Man in $53.3 Million Uranium Finance Exploit Case

New York jury convicts Jonathan Spalletta over $53.3M Uranium Finance exploit A New York jury on Wednesday found Jonathan Spalletta, 36, guilty of theft for exploiting flaws in Uranium Finance’s smart contracts in April 2021 and draining about $53.3 million, despite his defense that he only used tools the platform left open. Prosecutors said he also routed funds through Tornado Cash and spent some on collectibles, while agents later seized about $31 million in crypto and other items from his home.

12:56 Court

Former Engineer Sentenced to 32 Months Over Bitcoin Extortion Attack on Employer

Ex-engineer gets 32 months for Bitcoin ransom attack on employer Daniel Rhyne, a former core infrastructure engineer, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to extortion and damaging a protected computer for attacking his employer’s network and demanding 20 BTC, then worth about $750,000. Prosecutors said he locked out IT administrators, deleted backups and admin accounts, changed passwords across hundreds of systems, and threatened to shut down 40 more servers a day unless paid by Dec. 2, 2023.

October 6, 2026

21:56 Court

Conduit Sues Tether Over Year-Long Freeze of $2.76 Million in USDT

Conduit sues Tether over $2.76M USDT freeze Conduit Technology has sued Tether, alleging the issuer froze $2.76 million in its treasury wallet on Sept. 24, 2025 without a request from Brazilian police and kept the funds locked for more than a year. The complaint says Tether’s T3 Financial Crime Unit selected the address using its own undisclosed criteria, and Conduit is seeking to unfreeze the wallet, recover at least $2.76 million in damages, and force Tether to hand over any reserve income tied to the frozen USDT.

19:11 Court

Conduit sues Tether in New York over $2.76 million USDT freeze

Conduit sues Tether over $2.76M USDT freeze Crypto payments firm Conduit sued Tether in New York, alleging it unlawfully froze $2.76 million in USDT in September 2025 and has refused to return the funds for more than a year. Conduit claims Brazilian Federal Police later said they did not identify its wallet for freezing; the firm is seeking to unfreeze the USDT, at least $2.76 million in damages, and any profit Tether may have earned from the funds.

16:13 Court

Genius Group resumes Bitcoin treasury buying with 10 BTC purchase

Genius Group resumes Bitcoin purchases after court lifts injunction Genius Group said Oct. 6 it bought 10 BTC for about $854,000 between Oct. 2 and Oct. 5, paying an average of $85,364 per coin. The AI-focused education company resumed buying after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction on Aug. 31 that had blocked it from issuing shares, raising funds and purchasing Bitcoin.

10:56 Court

Adam Iza Sentenced to 78 Months in Case Tied to Meta Fraud and Deputy Misconduct

Crypto entrepreneur Adam Iza gets 78 months in prison A federal court sentenced Adam Iza, 26, to 78 months after he admitted hiring off-duty Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies to pull confidential records, obtain search warrants and intimidate rivals, while stealing more than $37 million from Meta and routing proceeds through cryptocurrency custodians to evade taxes. The term will run alongside his earlier 15-year sentence for attempted Bitcoin robbery.

07:12 Court

South Korean Court Backs FSC Order on CP Labs’ Post-Shutdown Custody of Customer Crypto

South Korean court upholds FSC order against CP Labs A South Korean court ruled that CP Labs remained a virtual asset business even after shutting down because it continued to hold and manage customer crypto worth about $10.8 million. The court upheld the Financial Services Commission’s order to transfer the assets to the Digital Asset Protection Foundation, saying the FSC had legal authority under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act and that the move would better protect users and market trust.

04:56 Court

Polymarket asks Dutch court to overturn regulator’s ban and penalty order

Polymarket challenges Dutch ban in court Polymarket has asked a Dutch court to overturn the Netherlands’ ban on its prediction market, arguing its event contracts are financial products that should be supervised by the AFM, not the gambling regulator KSA. The KSA had ordered the platform to stop serving Dutch users by Jan. 17 or face €420,000 a week in penalties, later moving to collect €420,000 after ruling Polymarket’s IP block came a day late and rejecting its objection on June 23.

04:26 Court

Greek Police Arrest 17 in Alleged $9 Million AI Crypto Pyramid Scheme

Greek police arrest 17 in alleged $9M crypto pyramid scheme Greek police said they dismantled an unauthorized crypto pyramid scheme that allegedly took about $9 million from more than 10,000 investors by promising to double USDT or USDC deposits in 50 days through an AI trading system. Authorities said the group used new investors’ funds to pay earlier members, ran branches across Greece to appear legitimate, and has referred the 17 detainees to an investigating judge for formal prosecution.

October 5, 2026

09:43 Court

Five in Paris face indictment over alleged $2 million Hamas crypto financing network

Five indicted in Paris over alleged $2M Hamas crypto financing scheme French authorities have placed five people under formal investigation in Paris after a joint U.S.-French probe alleged a network of non-profits diverted more than $2 million raised through humanitarian appeals to Hamas between 2020 and 2026. Investigators say funds moved via PayPal and Western Union before shifting to bitcoin and other digital assets to evade scrutiny, with parallel proceedings now underway in France and the U.S.

October 4, 2026

21:11 Court

ICBA Challenges OCC in Federal Court Over Crypto-Focused National Trust Charters

ICBA sues OCC over crypto trust bank charters The Independent Community Bankers of America has sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in federal court, alleging it exceeded its authority under the National Bank Act by granting national trust bank charters to crypto firms that do not perform traditional fiduciary duties. The suit seeks to void the OCC’s rule and Interpretive Letter 1176; at least 13 charters are tied to digital asset firms including Circle, Coinbase and Ripple.

October 3, 2026

21:55 Court

ICBA Challenges OCC’s Crypto Trust Bank Charters in Federal Court

ICBA sues OCC over crypto national trust charters The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, seeking to overturn the agency’s March 2026 rule, its 2021 Interpretive Letter 1176, and Protego’s conditional approval. ICBA argues the OCC lacks authority to charter non-fiduciary crypto firms as national trust banks and says the policy underpins 21 approvals or conditional approvals, including at least 13 crypto companies.

11:40 Court

Greek Police Arrest 17 Over Alleged Crypto Scheme Said to Have Raised More Than $8 Million

Greek police arrest 17 in alleged $8M crypto pyramid scheme Greek police said they arrested 17 people, including nine military personnel, over an alleged cryptocurrency investment scheme that collected more than $8 million from at least 10,000 participants. Authorities say the platform promised to double deposits within 50 days without authorization and paid bonuses for recruiting new members. Searches across multiple locations seized €295,090 in cash, devices and bank cards.

00:12 Court

Philippine Advocates Ask Supreme Court to Stop Agency-Led Platform Blocks

Philippine advocates ask Supreme Court to bar agency-led platform blocks Five Philippine technology and legal advocates filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Oct. 1 to strike down platform blocking orders and permanently stop executive agencies from shutting down online platforms without judicial oversight. The case follows the late-September nationwide Discord block ordered after the CICC, DICT and NTC moved against the platform over a local resident-agent demand; the petition argues those agencies acted beyond their legal authority.

October 2, 2026

16:40 Court

Former U.K. crime officer ordered to repay $2.38 million over stolen seized bitcoin

Ex-U.K. crime officer ordered to repay $2.38M over stolen Silk Road bitcoin Former National Crime Agency officer Paul Chowles has been ordered to repay about $2.38 million after stealing 50 BTC seized in the Silk Road 2.0 investigation. Chowles, 44, who was jailed for five and a half years in July 2025, moved the bitcoin from a law enforcement wallet in 2017 and tried to hide it through a series of crypto transactions; investigators recovered 30 BTC.

October 1, 2026

14:56 Court

Illinois Seeks to Push Back Start of 0.2% Digital Asset Tax to July 2027

Illinois officials and crypto groups seek 6-month delay for state digital asset tax Illinois state officials and two crypto industry groups jointly asked a Sangamon County court to push the Digital Asset Tax Act’s start date from Jan. 1, 2027 to July 1, 2027 while a constitutional challenge proceeds. The agreed motion would pause rollout of the 0.2% tax to preserve the status quo as the sides dispute claims that the law is vague, could cause double taxation, and may violate state and federal law.

September 30, 2026

23:41 Court

Florida Court Orders Fundsz Operators to Pay $31 Million in CFTC Fraud Case

Florida court orders Fundsz operators to pay $31M in CFTC fraud case A U.S. federal court ordered Fundsz operators Brian Early and Alisha Ann Kingrey to pay about $31 million after the CFTC said they ran a digital-asset and precious-metals scam. The default judgment includes $15.73 million in restitution and $15.75 million in civil penalties. The CFTC alleged Fundsz promised returns of more than 3% a week and falsely claimed $2,500 could grow to $1 million in four years.

10:26 Court

Ontario court allows Aiden Pleterski to act as his own lawyer at October fraud trial

Ontario court lets Aiden Pleterski represent himself at October fraud trial Ontario Superior Court Justice Shaun Nakatsuru ruled that self-described “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski can act as his own lawyer in his criminal fraud and money-laundering trial after rejecting his request to delay proceedings to find counsel. Pleterski and Colin Murphy were charged over a failed crypto investment scheme that allegedly cost investors more than $40 million.

03:41 Court

UK Court Orders £851,402 Recovery in FCA Crypto Investment Fraud Case

UK court orders £851,402 repayment in FCA crypto fraud case A UK court has ordered Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga to repay £851,402.27 after their convictions over a fake crypto investment scheme that took £1.54 million from at least 65 victims, the FCA said. The regulator plans to return any recovered funds to investors; Bedi has three months to pay £603,404.28 and Mavanga £247,997.99, or face extra prison time.

September 29, 2026

13:13 Court

Former LA deputy sentenced to 21 months for aiding Adam Iza and hiding income

Ex-LA deputy gets 21 months for helping Adam Iza target rivals Former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Eric Chase Saavedra was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for using his badge to help jailed crypto figure Adam Iza intimidate enemies and for hiding about $373,146 from the IRS. Prosecutors said Saavedra pulled sensitive law enforcement data, obtained a warrant with false claims in 2022, and passed an address to Iza, who later sent three armed men to try to seize a laptop said to hold more than $100 million in crypto.

September 28, 2026

18:56 Court

Dutch Police Detain Pepijn van der Stap in ShinyHunters Investigation

Dutch police arrest convicted hacker Pepijn van der Stap over ShinyHunters links Dutch authorities detained 24-year-old Pepijn van der Stap, known online as “Umbreon,” on September 16 on suspicion of aiding hacking group ShinyHunters, KrebsonSecurity reports. Police say he is due in Rotterdam District Court on September 29, and local media said the US is also involved. Van der Stap previously received a four-year suspended sentence for data theft and extortion and was released in December 2025.

September 26, 2026

21:41 Court

US Charges Vietnamese National in Alleged $53.3M Crypto Pig-Butchering Laundering Case

US charges Vietnamese national in alleged $53.3M crypto pig-butchering laundering case US prosecutors charged Trung Nguyen Van, 37, with two money-laundering counts, alleging wallets he controlled received about $53.3 million tied to pig-butchering fraud and sent roughly $53.2 million onward. The case began after one US victim allegedly sent about $16 million in summer 2024 to a fake crypto platform called Triangle and was later unable to withdraw funds.

19:41 Court

KelpDAO Backer Sues LayerZero Over April rsETH Bridge Exploit

KelpDAO files lawsuit against LayerZero over $292M rsETH exploit Evercrest Technologies, the company behind KelpDAO, has filed a civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against LayerZero Labs Ltd., LayerZero Labs Canada Inc. and co-founder Bryan Pellegrino over the April exploit that drained 116,500 rsETH, worth about $292 million at the time. Evercrest alleges LayerZero reviewed and endorsed a 1-of-1 DVN bridge setup later blamed for the attack; the claims have not been proven in court, and LayerZero has not been found liable.

07:40 Court

CFTC Accuses Cash FX Group of Running $950 Million Crypto-Linked Forex Ponzi

CFTC sues Cash FX Group over alleged $950M crypto-linked forex Ponzi The CFTC has filed suit against Cash FX Group, CEO Huascar Jose Lopez Castillo, The Conversion Pros and CEO Ronald Pope, and Justin Halladay, alleging they raised more than $950 million in a multilevel marketing scheme tied to retail forex trading and crypto. The agency says Cash FX did little actual forex trading, misappropriated most funds, used new deposits to pay fake profits, and left participants with at least $406 million in losses.

04:56 Court

Scottish Prison Inmate Admitted Role in Planned $2.6 Million Crypto Home Invasions

Scottish inmate admitted directing gang to target $2.6M in crypto Prosecutors in Edinburgh said Robert Barr, who was jailed at HMP Edinburgh, used an illicit phone to direct home invasion attempts against a local crypto entrepreneur between January and April 2024, targeting holdings he believed were worth more than $2.6 million. Barr pleaded guilty to involvement in serious organized crime, and accomplice Sean Favier also admitted attempting robbery at the Midlothian home.

04:26 Court

U.S. Charges Vietnamese Man in Crypto Laundering Case Tied to $16M Pig-Butchering Scam

U.S. charges Vietnamese man in $53.3M pig-butchering crypto laundering case U.S. federal prosecutors in Missouri charged Trung Nguyen Van, 37, with two money-laundering counts tied to a pig-butchering crypto scam, after his initial court appearance in Los Angeles. Investigators say one victim sent about $16 million to the fake “Triangle” platform in June-August 2024, with more than $569,000 traced to Van’s wallet, and that his wallets received an estimated $53.3 million linked to wire-fraud schemes from 2018 to 2024.

September 25, 2026

21:41 Court

US prosecutors seek seizure of $84.2M tied to Capstone and EQIBank

DOJ moves to seize $84.2M linked to Capstone and EQIBank US federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize $84.2 million tied to Montana payments firm Capstone Ltd. and Dominica-based EQIBank, alleging Capstone ran an unlicensed money-transmitting business in at least six states while presenting itself to banks as an IT services company. The funds include $79.11 million at Wells Fargo Securities, $2.06 million at JPMorgan, $1.86 million in another Wells Fargo account and about $1.1 million in USDT wallets; Capstone and EQIBank deny wrongdoing and have filed innocent-owner defenses.

06:42 Court

Hut 8 Leads Poolin Texas Site Auction With $140 Million Bid

Hut 8 wins $140M bid for Poolin’s Texas data-center sites Hut 8 has emerged as the winning bidder for Poolin’s Pyote and Tarbush sites in Texas with a $140 million offer, nearly triple the combined $52 million stalking-horse bids that opened the bankruptcy auction. The sale is not final: it still needs approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey at a hearing scheduled for September 29.

06:11 Court

KelpDAO files British Columbia lawsuit against LayerZero over $292 million rsETH exploit

KelpDAO sues LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino over $292M rsETH hack KelpDAO has filed suit in British Columbia against LayerZero and co-founder Bryan Pellegrino over the April 18 exploit that drained 116,500 rsETH, worth about $292 million, from its bridge. Kelp alleges LayerZero failed to disclose risks and secure infrastructure later compromised by attackers, while LayerZero says Kelp’s 1-of-1 verifier setup created the single point of failure that enabled the forged cross-chain message.

September 24, 2026

07:42 Court

Brooklyn Court Sentences Ronald Spektor in Coinbase Impersonation Theft Case

Brooklyn court sentences Coinbase impersonator Ronald Spektor A Brooklyn court sentenced Ronald Spektor, 23, to four to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to all 31 counts in a scheme that prosecutors said stole nearly $16 million from about 100 Coinbase users in the U.S. Spektor was accused of impersonating Coinbase staff to trick victims into moving crypto to “secure” wallets, and was ordered to forfeit more than $500,000 in cash, crypto and property and pay nearly $16 million in restitution.

02:42 Court

Iris Rabaya Au Sentenced to 18 Months in Case Tied to Adam Iza’s Fraud Proceeds

Ex-girlfriend of crypto businessman Adam Iza gets 18-month prison term Iris Rabaya Au was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to concealing more than $2.6 million tied to Adam Iza’s criminal activities. Prosecutors said she set up shell companies and bank accounts, used the funds for deputy payments and luxury purchases, helped acquire about $16 million in cryptocurrency for Iza, and failed to report the income on her tax returns. Au was also ordered to pay $1,484,343 in restitution and forfeit luxury assets.

September 23, 2026

10:11 Court

Former Polish Officer Charged in Zondacrypto Probe as Police Search Fuel Depot

Polish prosecutors charge ex-officer in Zondacrypto case Polish prosecutors have charged former police officer Artur K. with membership in an organized criminal group and aiding the misappropriation of Zondacrypto users’ funds and money laundering, after cybercrime officers detained him on Tuesday. Investigators also searched his home and found exchange documents, while police in Katowice are combing the fuel depot where founder Sylwester Suszek was last seen before his March 2022 disappearance, a case now treated as unlawful deprivation of liberty.

September 22, 2026

03:25 Court

California Woman Sentenced to 18 Months Over Unreported Income Tied to Adam Iza

California woman gets 18 months for hiding $2.6M tied to Adam Iza scheme Iris Au, 37, of Irvine was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after failing to report more than $2.6 million moved into her bank accounts between 2020 and 2023 from Adam Iza’s illegal activities. Prosecutors said Au also helped move Iza’s funds through shell companies and used about $16 million to buy cryptocurrency for him; she was ordered to pay $1.48 million in restitution and forfeit luxury assets.

01:40 Court

U.S. prosecutors examine Binance over possible Iran sanctions violations

Manhattan prosecutors probe Binance over possible Iran sanctions breaches U.S. federal prosecutors in Manhattan are examining whether Binance violated sanctions rules by failing to block certain Iran-related transactions, with the Justice Department’s criminal division involved in the probe. It is unclear which transactions are under scrutiny or whether charges will follow, but prosecutors have also widened investigations into crypto flows tied to Iran, including a forfeiture action seeking $61 million allegedly laundered through Binance from black-market oil sales.

September 21, 2026

05:26 Court

Uniswap founder links seven-figure Uniswap.com buy to SBF, while WIPO record stays silent

WIPO transferred Uniswap.com to Uniswap Labs after SushiSwap redirect Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said Sam Bankman-Fried paid seven figures for Uniswap.com before Uniswap Labs won control of the domain in a 2021 WIPO case. The WIPO record confirms the domain redirected users to SushiSwap, and a three-member panel ruled on Sept. 3, 2021 that it was identical to Uniswap’s trademark and had been registered and used in bad faith. WIPO does not name Bankman-Fried as the buyer.

September 19, 2026

21:43 Court

Former CCB Asia Banker Jailed 4 Years in Hong Kong USDT Bribery Case

Hong Kong banker gets 4 years in prison over $470K USDT bribery scheme Former CCB Asia relationship manager Lam Chun-yin was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting he took more than $470,000 in USDT between April and June 2022 to authenticate false financial instruments with a stated value above $1.6 billion. Investigators said neither CCB nor its sister companies issued the 88 false letters of credit and two collateral letters tied to the case.

13:25 Court

Hong Kong Court Jails Former CCB (Asia) Banker for USDT Bribery in Forged Document Scheme

Hong Kong jails ex-CCB (Asia) banker over USDT bribes in forged guarantee scheme A Hong Kong court sentenced former China Construction Bank (Asia) relationship manager Lam Chun-yin, 32, to four years in jail after he admitted taking more than $470,000 in Tether (USDT) to authenticate forged standby letters of credit and collateral letters with a stated value above $1.6 billion. The ICAC said the bribes were routed indirectly through crypto, and the court also ordered Lam to repay about HK$3.7 million to CCB (Asia).

September 18, 2026

14:26 Court

UAE and Sweden Arrest Seven in Crypto-Linked $7.1 Million Laundering Investigation

UAE and Sweden arrest seven in $7.1M crypto-linked laundering case The UAE detained a Swedish fugitive wanted on an Interpol Red Notice, while Swedish police simultaneously arrested six suspected members of his gang in a coordinated operation announced Thursday. Authorities said the network moved about 70 million Swedish krona, or roughly $7.1 million, over 10 months and used cryptocurrencies to conceal criminal proceeds, with investigators tracing digital transactions for links to organized crime and contract killings.

September 17, 2026

10:56 Court

French Court Refuses Emergency Pause on DAC8 Crypto Data-Sharing Decree

French court rejects bid to pause DAC8 crypto data-sharing decree France’s Council of State has refused an emergency request from Bull Bitcoin and Paymium to suspend a decree enforcing the EU’s DAC8 crypto tax-transparency rules, saying the applicants failed to prove sufficient urgency. The ruling keeps the decree in force for now, while a separate lawsuit challenging its legality on constitutional and privacy grounds remains active.

September 16, 2026

17:41 Court

Celsius Estate Sues BitMEX for 6,360 BTC Tied to March 2020 Liquidations

Celsius estate sues BitMEX over March 2020 liquidations, seeks 6,360 BTC The Celsius bankruptcy estate has sued BitMEX in New York bankruptcy court, seeking the return of 6,360 BTC now worth about $495 million over forced liquidations during the March 2020 Covid crash. The Sept. 12 complaint says Celsius lost 1,325.84 BTC on March 12, 2020, while fund JST — whose claims were assigned to Celsius — lost 5,034.33 BTC the next day, and alleges BitMEX designed its liquidation system to trigger customer losses while benefiting its insurance fund.

10:13 Court

Swiftarc Capital Operator Sentenced to 11 Years in $25 Million Ponzi Scheme Case

Swiftarc Capital operator gets 11 years for $25M Ponzi scheme Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in January to three wire fraud counts tied to Swiftarc Capital LLC. Prosecutors said he raised more than $35 million, invested only about $10 million, and used the rest to repay earlier investors and fund private jets, luxury hotels, restaurants and other personal spending; the DOJ also said he tried to obstruct justice after his indictment.