DOJ and FBI unmask international wash-trading network; 10 foreign nationals indicted
Ten foreign nationals are facing federal charges after a U.S. undercover investigation exposed what authorities describe as coordinated wash trading and pump-and-dump activity tied to four crypto market-making firms. The case marks one of the clearest signals yet that U.S. enforcement is expanding beyond token issuers and into the infrastructure that shapes trading activity itself.
Democrats vow oversight of DOJ inquiry into Binance amid reported Iran sanctions allegations
Three Senate Democrats have moved to place a Department of Justice investigation into Binance under direct political scrutiny after media reports suggested the exchange may have facilitated transactions tied to Iran. The intervention raises the pressure on one of the crypto market’s most important centralized gateways at a moment when sanctions compliance is back in […]
DOJ Flags Three Crypto Frauds as Centerpiece of ‘America First’ Enforcement Push
The U.S. Department of Justice used its 2025 Year in Review, to spotlight three cryptocurrency-linked schemes as flagship examples of modern fraud enforcement. The signal is that crypto is being treated as a recurring enforcement thread inside broader fraud sweeps, not as a niche category.