Enforcement Actions

According to a Reuters investigation published Friday, Nobitex, Iran's dominant crypto exchange with roughly 11 million users, was founded by brothers Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi, whose family is related by marriage to all three of Iran's supreme leaders. The brothers registered the company in 2018 un

According to a Reuters investigation published Friday, Nobitex, Iran's dominant crypto exchange, was founded by brothers Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi from an elite political family connected by marriage to all three supreme leaders of the Islamic Republic. The exchange claims roughly 11 million users a

Senators escalated scrutiny of a reported Tether loan tied to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family trust, raising conflict-of-interest and national security concerns. Warren and Wyden cited a New York credit filing involving “Dynasty Trust A.” Key Takeaways: Senators questioned a reported T

According to ChainCatcher, Elon Musk stated in an OpenAI lawsuit hearing that while some cryptocurrencies have value, the majority are scams. The remarks were made during cross-examination in Oakland, California court, amid discussions about OpenAI's early consideration of ICO-based

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have written to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino requesting information about loans made by the stablecoin firm to a trust

According to The Block, Andreessen Horowitz submitted an 18-page comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, supporting federal oversight of prediction markets and opposing state-level crackdowns. A16z argued that cease-and-desist letters and proposed bans by state regulato

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz submitted an 18-page comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, supporting the CFTC's position against state-level crackdowns on prediction

According to OFAC on May 2, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control warned that payments demanded by Iran from passing vessels for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz—including fiat currency, digital assets, barter transactions, physical goods, or donations to Iranian R

Warren 與 Wyden 致 Lutnick 與 Tether Ardoino，請求就 Dynasty Trust A 向 Lutnick 子女提供貸款的相關文件。貸款以信託資產擔保，對價為 Cantor Fitzgerald 可轉債及 Tether 5% 股權選擇權，時點在 Lutnick 將持股售予子女次日揭露。核心疑問為資金來源與是否牽涉政府監管影響，形成利益衝突。若 5/13 未回覆，可能影響美國上市與 GENIUS Act 前景。

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino asking about a loan Tether reportedly made to Lutnick's family.

South Korea's Seoul Administrative Court Second Administrative Division granted Bithumb, one of the country's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, a temporary stay of execution on April 30, halting a six-month partial business suspension imposed by regulators. According to the court ruling, the suspens

## Senate Resolution Passes Unanimously U.S. senators are now barred from trading on prediction markets following the unanimous passage of S. Res. 708 on Thursday, according to the Senate Press Gallery. The measure became "effective immediately" and amends the Senate's standing rules, which govern

According to Bloomberg, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent a letter this week to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino questioning whether Tether made a loan to a family trust benefiting Lutnick's children to help them purchase his stake in Cantor Fitzge

According to the FBI, Europol, and Interpol, on April 30, 276 individuals were arrested across 14 countries in "Operation Ghost Chain," a coordinated law enforcement effort targeting organized cryptocurrency fraud syndicates. The operation dismantled infrastructure for "drainer-as-a-service"

By last week, Eric Trump was no longer shown on the leadership page of Alt5 Sigma Corp. (now AI Financial, NASDAQ: ALTS), the Las Vegas-based company tied to World Liberty Financial Inc., the Trump family's crypto venture. His name had appeared on the company's website as recently as March, when he

## Drift Theft Operation North Korean-state-backed spies conducted an in-person operation targeting cryptocurrency platform Drift to drain $285 million, according to reports. The operation involved months of direct engagement with the target. ## Broader North Korean Cyber Threat According to a se

According to The Block, Polymarket has enlisted Chainalysis on Thursday to help police insider trading and market manipulation as the prediction market seeks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation and gain approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to relaunch in the U.S. marke