Enforcement Actions

According to U.S. prosecutors, on May 6, Roni Cohen-Pavon, former chief revenue officer of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius, received a sentencing recommendation for leniency due to his cooperation with authorities. Cohen-Pavon pleaded guilty in September 2023 to fraud and conspiracy to

According to CFTC Chair Michael Selig at Consensus Miami on Tuesday, the agency is considering writing rules to codify protections for non-custodial software developers. In March, the CFTC issued a no-action letter stating it would not pursue enforcement against crypto wallet provider Phantom for

According to Kelp DAO's announcement on Tuesday, the protocol blamed LayerZero for approving a risky configuration that enabled a $292 million exploit on April 18. Kelp said LayerZero personnel approved a 1-of-1 verifier setup—relying on a single entity to validate cross-chain transactions—without w

According to Digital Asset, Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a U.S. federal judge on December 12, 2024, on fraud and money laundering charges. Kwon is expected to serve approximately six years before potential extradition to South Korea, following an

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warned on Tuesday at Consensus Miami that the next two weeks are pivotal for passing broader U.S. cryptocurrency legislation, as the Senate Banking Committee prepares for a critical hearing. If the Senate Banking Committee does not hold a markup during this window, Garli

According to on-chain analyst Specter, Wasabi protocol attackers transferred approximately $5.9 million in stolen funds to Tornado Cash on May 5, completing a centralized coin-mixing operation. The funds follow a multi-stage complex transfer path involving previous breaches at KelpDAO and

According to Crypto ISAC announcement on Tuesday, Ripple is sharing internal intelligence on North Korea-linked threat actors with the crypto sector, including fraud-associated domains, wallet addresses, and indicators of compromise from recent hacking campaigns. The move follows the $280 million D

On May 4, 2026, on-chain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed report accusing the decentralized exchange aggregator Tokenlon of facilitating the movement of illicit funds tied to the Lazarus Group, the North Korean hacking syndicate linked to major crypto heists. According to ZachXBT's

Aave has filed a court challenge to block a New York restraining notice that froze $71 million in ETH on Arbitrum following the rsETH exploit. The lender argues the frozen funds belong to protocol users rather than North Korea-linked judgment creditors, as claimed by authorities. The restraining ord

According to BlockBeats, FDT (First Digital Trust) founder Vincent Chok stated today (May 5) that WLFI is not the first project publicly targeted by Sun Yuchen. FDT has been embroiled in litigation with Sun for over one year. Chok noted that throughout the past 12 months, Sun Yuchen has made public

According to Reuters on May 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed 24 prediction market exchange-traded funds set to debut this week. The pause affects ETFs from issuers including Bitwise, Roundhill, and GraniteShares as the SEC reviews how the products would function and associated inves

According to BlockBeats, on May 5, Ripple announced it is sharing internal threat intelligence about North Korean hackers with the crypto industry through Crypto ISAC. The move addresses a fundamental shift in attack methodology: rather than exploiting smart contract code vulnerabilities, threat act

WLFI對孫宇晨提起誹謗訴訟，指其發動輿論施壓以逼迫解凍價值數億美元資產；孫回擊稱為毫無根據的公關作秀，將在法庭自證清白。事件源自WLFI代幣凍結與Dolomite借貸暴露的治理透明度問題；孫昔以巨資買入WLFI代幣與川普官方迷因幣，現與川普家族對簿公堂。WLFI稱凍結符合Clarity Act條款，並指控他違約、轉移代幣、放空及散布負面輿論，訴訟尚在審理。

Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court on May 1 seeking to lift a court-ordered freeze on roughly $73 million in ether recovered from the April 18 Kelp DAO exploit, arguing that temporary possession of stolen assets does not equate to ownership. The motion challenges restrictions preven

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has filed a lawsuit alleging $25 million in crypto custody fraud against Etana and the firm's CEO, according to the complaint. The allegations center on claims that client funds were misused, commingled, and concealed as part of a "Ponzi-like" s

Aave 向紐約南區法院提出緊急動議，要求解除對 30,766 ETH（約7,300萬美元）的凍結。核心主張：贓物仍屬原始用戶，小偷無法取得所有權；贓物在 Arbitrum 安全委員會回撥時立即回歸受害人；對北韓 Lazarus Group 的證據屬傳聞，聽證預計五月底舉行。此案將影響 DeFi 治理與未來資產歸屬風險。