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overview

documents
415
monetary total
$7.3B
unique defendants
20
entity mentions
149

EDGAR detection & validation

token / "digital asset" / SAFT language in S-1 or 1-A

method
regex
EDGAR forms
1-A · S-1 · 8-K
recall 43%
precision 2%

form-presence validated on 28 positive vs 1003 control filers.

High recall, low precision — these forms are filed by most companies; a filing-text content rule is needed to sharpen this signal.

example filers (CIK): 0000014707, 0000802510, 0000914024, 0001065280, 0001065860

filings per month · top parties

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top defendants

namecases
Robert Farkas6
PlexCorps5
Dominic Lacroix5
Sabrina Paradis-Royer5
Samuel Bankman-Fried5
CoinSpark4
Bittrex, Inc.4
William Hiroaki Shihara4
Caroline Ellison4
Crowd Machine, Inc.4
Opporty International, Inc.4
Raymond Trapani4
Nova Labs, Inc.3
FLiK3
Ryan S. Felton3
Owen B. Smith3
Chance B. White3
Neil S. Chandran3
GA Investors3
Justin Sun3

top entities

entitymentions
damian williams27
gurbir s. grewal21
Preet Bharara15
investor funds10
centra tech, inc.9
liberty reserve8
Geoffrey S. Berman8
gary gensler7
silk road7
kristina littman7
permanent injunctive relief6
Jay Clayton6
sohrab sharma6
unregistered securities6
arthur budovsky6

largest monetary amounts

caseamount
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Genesis Global Capital, LLC, et al.$900.0M
United States v. Crypto Companies, et al.$750.0M
United States v. Crypto Capital, et al.$750.0M
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech, Ltd.$650.0M
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech, Ltd.$650.0M
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. PLUTUS LENDING LLC$607.0M
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. PLUTUS LENDING LLC$600.0M
SEC v. AriseBank, et al.$600.0M
OKX Pleads Guilty To Violating U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws And Agrees To Pay Penalties Totaling More Than $500 Million$504.0M
United States v. Jay Clayton, et al.$470.0M
United States v. Geoffrey S. Berman, et al.$400.0M
United States v. Fbi Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney Jr., et al.$400.0M

documents (415, showing 200)

datetitleagency
Section 4(g)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), 15 U.S.C. § 78d(g)(6), requires theSEC-PR
2026-04-28United States v. de Hoop Cartier, No. 23-cr-587 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 28, 2026), pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and was sentenced to eight years in prison for laundering over $470 million in illicit proceeds through shell companies and cryptocurrency accountsDOJ-SDNY
2026-04-17Donald G. Basile, GIBF GP, Inc, and Monsoon Blockchain CorporationSEC-LR
2026-04-17SEC v. DONALD G. BASILE (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 17, 2026), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2026-03-05claims alleged against DeAndre Cortez Way in this ac tion. The SEC’sSEC-LR
2026-03-05SEC v. JUSTIN SUN (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 5, 2026), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2026-01-23Gemini Trust Company, LLCSEC-LR
2025-12-22SEC v. Morocoin Tech Corp. (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 22, 2025), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2025-12-19SEC v. Nishad Singh, No. 26450 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2022), USEC-LR
2025-12-17SEC v. DANH C. VO (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2025), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2025-12-17Securities and Exchange Commission v. Danh C. Vo, et al., No. 1:25-cv-01513 (D. Del. Dec. 17, 2025), alleged fraudulently raising over $95.6 million through a bitcoin mining scheme and misappropriating $48.5 million of investor funds for gambling and family giftsSEC-LR
2025-12-11United States v. Kwon, No. 23-cr-487 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 11, 2025), sentenced to 15 years for orchestrating a $40 billion fraud through deceptive claims about algorithmic stablecoins and laundering proceeds to evade prosecutionDOJ-SDNY
2025-11-19United States v. Rodriguez et al., S.D.N.Y. (Nov. 19, 2025), the defendants were sentenced to five and four years in prison for operating a cryptocurrency mixing service that transmitted over $237 million in criminal proceeds.DOJ-SDNY
2025-09-17Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Setting Aside Action by DelegatedSEC-PR
2025-08-13Tech Company CEO Charged With Securities And Wire Fraud After Gambling Away Seed Round FundingDOJ-SDNY
2025-08-12United States v. Do Hyeong Kwon, S.D.N.Y. (Aug. 12, 2025), Kwon pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud in connection with fraudulent schemes at Terraform.DOJ-SDNY
2025-08-06United States v. Storm (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 6, 2025), Roman Storm was convicted of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business that transmitted more than $1 billion in criminal proceeds.DOJ-SDNY
2025-08-06United States v. Rodriguez et al., No. 25-cr-487 (S.D.N.Y. July 30, 2025), pleaded guilty to operating a cryptocurrency mixing service that transmitted over $200 million in criminal proceedsDOJ-SDNY
2025-05-27SEC v. Unicoin, No. 26314 (S.D.N.Y. May 27, 2025), USEC-LR
2025-05-21United States v. Jeremy Jordan-Jones, S.D.N.Y. (May 21, 2025), United States indicted Jordan-Jones for wire fraud, securities fraud, false statements to a bank, and aggravated identity theft for allegedly defrauding investors of over $1 million.DOJ-SDNY
2025-05-20Unicoin, Top Executives Charged in Offering Fraud That Raised More than $100 Million from Thousands of InvestorsSEC-PR
2025-05-08United States v. Mashinsky, No. 23 Cr. 789 (S.D.N.Y. May 8, 2025), pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and securities fraud for deceiving customers about Celsius’s financial stability and artificially inflating the price of its crypto token CEL using customer depositsDOJ-SDNY
2025-05-07SEC v. Richard T. Kim, No. 26304 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2025), USEC-LR
2025-05-02SEC v. Ian Balina, No. 26302 (S.D.N.Y. May 2, 2025), USEC-LR
2025-04-24SEC v. Nova Labs, No. 26291 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 17, 2025), USEC-LR
2025-04-23United States v. Austin, No. 25-091 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 23, 2025), the defendant was sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and interstate transportation of stolen property.DOJ-SDNY
2025-03-28SEC v. Auzins, No. 26279 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2021), defs:bodySEC-LR
2025-02-26SEC v. Grybniak, No. 1:20 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 26, 2025), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2025-02-26Securities and Exchange Commission v. Grybniak, et al., No. 1:20-cv-327-EK-MMH (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2020), SEC granted partial summary judgment and obtained final judgment against founder and company for conducting an unregistered and misleading ICO involving OPP Tokens, including material misrepresentations about the platform’s growth, partnerships, and regulatory complianceSEC-LR
2025-02-24OKX Pleads Guilty To Violating U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws And Agrees To Pay Penalties Totaling More Than $500 MillionDOJ-SDNY
2025-01-27United States v. Peken Global Limited et al., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12345 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 27, 2025), Peken Global Limited pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay penalties totaling more than $297 million.DOJ-SDNY
2025-01-18SEC v. Nova Labs, No. 26229 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 17, 2025), USEC-LR
2025-01-18SEC v. NOVA LABS, No. 1:25-00539 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 18, 2025), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2025-01-16SEC v. Eric Zhu, No. 26223 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 16, 2025), USEC-LR
2025-01-16SEC v. ERIC ZHU, No. 474479 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 16, 2025), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2025-01-15Global Cryptocurrency Exchange BitMEX Fined $100 Million For Violating Bank Secrecy ActDOJ-SDNY
2025-01-15Complaint, and Defendant Plutus Lending, LLC d/b/a Abra hasSEC-LR
2025-01-02United States v. Kwon, No. 25-cr-12 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 2, 2025), indicted for orchestrating fraud and market manipulation that caused over $40 billion in investor losses through Terraform’s cryptocurrenciesDOJ-SDNY
2025-01-02United States v. Do Kwon, S.D.N.Y., indicted for alleged securities fraud and money laundering in connection with the Terra/Luna cryptocurrency scheme.DOJ-SDNY
2025-01-01SEC Charges Digital Currency Group and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, Former CEO of Genesis Global Capital, for Misleading Investors about Genesis’s Financial ConditionSEC-PR
2025-01-01SEC Charges Three Purported Crypto Asset Trading Platforms and Four Investment Clubs with Scheme That Targeted Retail Investors on Social MediaSEC-PR
2024-12-20In re Tai Mo Shan LimitedSEC-PR
2024-12-16SEC v. Cast Your Nets Ministries et al., No. 26195 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 12, 2024), llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-12-12SEC v. CHIBUZO AUGUSTINE, No. 15 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 12, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-11-29PETER F. DEL GRECO (Cal. Bar No. 164925)SEC-LR
2024-11-18United States v. Hung, S.D.N.Y. (May 5, 2026), indicted.DOJ-SDNY
2024-10-15Plaintiff, Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”), alleges the following against the defendants, ZM Quant Investment Ltd. (“ZM Quant”); Baijun Ou, a/k/a Eric Ou; and Ruiqi LauSEC-LR
2024-10-15SEC v. CLS Global FZC LLC and Andrey Zhorzhes, No. 26154 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 9, 2024), llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-10-15SEC v. VY PHAM, No. 24-CV- (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 15, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-10-15SEC v. Russell Armand, No. 26155 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 9, 2024), USEC-LR
2024-10-15SEC v. RUSSELL ARMAND, No. 24-CV- (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 15, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-10-10SEC v. Cumberland DRW LLC, No. 26151 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 10, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-10-04United States v. David Carmona, (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2024), United States District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon sentenced Carmona to 121 months in prison for operating the IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.DOJ-SDNY
2024-10-02SEC v. Rari Capital, No. 26148 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2024), USEC-LR
2024-09-27SEC v. Mango Labs, No. 26140 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2024), llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-09-26United States v. Eugene William Austin, Jr., S.D.N.Y. (Sept. 26, 2024), the jury convicted the defendant of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and interstate transportation of stolen property.DOJ-SDNY
2024-09-25SEC v. TrueCoin LLC and TrustToken, No. 26126 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 24, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-09-17SEC v. Coinw6 et al., No. 2:24‑cv‑07924 (C.D. Cal. Sep. 17, 2024), alleged that the defendant operated a romance‑investment scam using a fake crypto‑asset platform that defrauded at least 11 U.S. investors of more than $2.2 million.SEC-LR
2024-09-17Securities and Exchange Commission v. CoinW6, No. 2:24-cv-07924 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 17, 2024), alleged to have operated a romance investment scam by using social media to deceive investors into funding fictitious crypto trading platforms and then misappropriating approximately $2.2 millionSEC-LR
2024-09-17SEC v. NanoBit Limited, No. 26110 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2024), USEC-LR
2024-09-17SEC v. NANOBIT LIMITED (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-09-10SEC v. James O. Ward, No. 26102 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2024), USEC-LR
2024-08-26SEC v. Plutus Lending, No. 26082 (D.D.C. Aug. 26, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-08-26against Plutus Lending, LLC d/b/a Abra (“Defendant” or “Abra”).SEC-LR
2024-08-12SEC v. Nova Tech Ltd, No. 1:24-cv-23058 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-08-12SEC v. NovaTech Ltd., No. 26072 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2024), defs:bodySEC-LR
2024-07-30SEC v. Nader Al-Naji, No. 26063 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 30, 2024), USEC-LR
2024-07-30SEC Charges Nader Al-Naji with Fraud and Unregistered Offering of Crypto Asset SecuritiesSEC-PR
2024-07-30United States v. Al-Naji, No. 24-cr-387 (S.D.N.Y. July 30, 2024), indicted for defrauding an investor of approximately $3 million by falsely representing that he would not control BitClout token proceeds, when in fact he misappropriated the funds for personal expenses and gifts to family and friendsDOJ-SDNY
2024-07-30SEC v. NADER AL-NAJI, No. 24 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 30, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-07-10Global Cryptocurrency Exchange BitMEX Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act OffenseDOJ-SDNY
2024-07-08SEC v. Jury Trial Demanded, No. 2:23-cv (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 8, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-07-08SEC v. Neil S. Chandran, No. 26046 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 4, 2023), defs:bodySEC-LR
2024-07-01SEC v. Consensys Software INC (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 1, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-06-28SEC v. Consensys Software INCSEC-PR
2024-06-13Terraform and Kwon to Pay $4.5 Billion Following Fraud VerdictSEC-PR
2024-06-12Securities and Exchange Commission v. Koutoulas, No. 23-22345-CIV (S.D. Fla. June 26, 2023), SEC obtained court order compelling compliance with subpoena in investigation into whether Let’s Go Brandon Coin was offered and sold as a securitySEC-LR
2024-06-06Three United Kingdom Nationals Charged In Connection With “Evolved Apes” NFT ScamDOJ-SDNY
2024-05-23Securities and Exchange Commission v. Balina, No. 1:22-CV-00950-DAE (W.D. Tex. May 22, 2024), ordered to pay disgorgement and civil penalties for promoting unregistered securities without disclosing compensationSEC-LR
2024-04-24SEC v. GEOSYN MINING, No. 00796242 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-04-24Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested And Charged With Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting OffensesDOJ-SDNY
2024-04-03United States v. Dilkinska, S.D.N.Y. (Apr. 3, 2024), Irina Dilkinska was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme.DOJ-SDNY
2024-04-02SEC v. GA Investors, No. 25963 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), USEC-LR
2024-03-29SEC v. FLIK (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-03-29Securities and Exchange Commission v. Felton et al., No. 20-cv-03739 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 10, 2020), obtained final judgment permanently enjoining defendants from securities law violations and ordering disgorgement of $2.8 million plus interest, satisfied by criminal restitution ordersSEC-LR
2024-03-28United States v. Bankman-Fried, No. 22-cr-343 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2024), sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a multibillion-dollar fraud by misappropriating customer funds from FTX and defrauding investors and lendersDOJ-SDNY
2024-03-26United States v. KuCoin et al., (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2024), indicted for conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to maintain adequate anti-money laundering controls.DOJ-SDNY
2024-03-19Genesis Agrees to Pay $21 Million Penalty to Settle SEC ChargesSEC-PR
2024-03-15United States v. Brend et al., No. 23 Cr. 487 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 14, 2024), jury convicted defendants of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of investors of tens of millions of dollarsDOJ-SDNY
2024-02-14SEC v. Dapilinu Dunbar and Corrie Sampson, No. 25942 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2023), USEC-LR
2024-02-07In re TradeStation CryptoSEC-PR
2024-02-07SEC v. Arline E. Woodbury and Joyce L. Holverson, No. 25939 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2023), USEC-LR
2024-02-07Plaintiff, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), alleges asSEC-LR
2024-02-02SEC v. Brian Sewell and Rockwell Capital Management LLC, No. 25936 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 2, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-02-02SEC v. BRIAN SEWELL and ROCKWELL (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 2, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-01-25United States v. Scott, S.D.N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2024), Scott was sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering approximately $400 million of OneCoin fraud proceeds.DOJ-SDNY
2024-01-23SEC v. Crowd Machine, No. 25931 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 6, 2022), defs:bodySEC-LR
2024-01-23SEC v. CROWD MACHINE, No. 4:22-cv-0076-HSG (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 23, 2024), United States District CourtSEC-LR
2024-01-23SEC v. CROWD MACHINE, No. 4399135 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 23, 2024), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2024-01-02"DOJ/SEC Enforcement Action: [Company Name] - [Nature of Violation] - [Date]"DOJ-SDNY
2024-01-01Tai Mo Shan to Pay $123 Million for Negligently Misleading Investors About Stability of Terra USDSEC-PR
2024-01-01SEC Charges Crypto Companies TrustToken and TrueCoin With Defrauding Investors Regarding Stablecoin Investment ProgramSEC-PR
2024-01-01SEC Announces Departure of Enforcement Director Gurbir S. GrewalSEC-PR
2024-01-01SEC Charges Founder of American Bitcoin Academy Online Crypto Course with Fraud Targeting StudentsSEC-PR
2024-01-01Securities and Exchange Commission v. Rari Capital, Inc.SEC-PR
2024-01-01SEC Charges Multiple Individuals and Entities in Relationship Investment ScamsSEC-PR
2023-12-28SEC v. Diana Mae Fernandez, No. 25918 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2023), USEC-LR
2023-12-14United States v. Shakeeb Ahmed, No. 23-cr-00XXX (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2023), Ahmed pleaded guilty to computer fraud for hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges and agreed to forfeit over $12.3 million.DOJ-SDNY
2023-11-21Securities and Exchange Commission v. Payward, Inc. et al., No. 3:23-cv-06003 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2023), The SEC alleges that Payward, Inc. and Payward Ventures, Inc., collectively doing business as Kraken, operated as a broker, dealer, exchange, and clearing agency with respect to crypto asset securities without registering with the SEC.SEC-LR
2023-11-09United States v. Dilkinska, No. 17-cr-737 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2023), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering for her role in laundering proceeds from the OneCoin pyramid schemeDOJ-SDNY
2023-11-02United States v. Bankman-Fried, No. 23-380 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 2023), United States convicted Bankman-Fried of wire fraud, money‑laundering, commodities fraud, and securities fraud.DOJ-SDNY
2023-11-01SEC v. SafeMoon LLC, No. 25888 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 1, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-11-011.Beginning in March 2021, SafeMoon LLC, SafeMoon US LLC (togetherSEC-LR
2023-10-31United States v. Amir Bruno Elmaani, No. [Case Number Omitted] (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2023), Amir Bruno Elmaani, founder of the cryptocurrency Oyster Pearl, was sentenced to four years in prison for tax offenses committed in connection with the Pearl token.DOJ-SDNY
2023-10-19SEC v. Thor Technologies, No. 25884 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2022), USEC-LR
2023-09-28SEC v. Arline E. Woodbury and Joyce L. Holverson, No. 25865 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2023), USEC-LR
2023-09-12United States v. Greenwood, No. 21-cr-563 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 12, 2023), pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $4 billion fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme through a global multi-level-marketing network, in which he and his co-conspirators misrepresented OneCoin as a legitimate digital currency while siphoning over $300 million in investor fundsDOJ-SDNY
2023-08-28In re Impact TheorySEC-PR
2023-08-23SEC v. John A. DeSalvo, No. 25814 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 23, 2023), USEC-LR
2023-08-23SEC v. JOHN A. DESALVO, No. 23-cv-8092 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 23, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-08-23United States v. Storm et al., S.D.N.Y. (Aug. 23, 2023), the defendants were alleged to have operated the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer to launder over $1 billion in criminal proceeds and to violate U.S. sanctions.DOJ-SDNY
2023-08-07SEC v. Justin Sun, No. 25803 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2023), USEC-LR
2023-08-07Securities and Exchange Commission v. Austin Mahone, No. 1:23-cv-02433-ER (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 4, 2023), ordered to pay a civil penalty and permanently enjoined from promoting crypto asset securities without disclosing compensation receivedSEC-LR
2023-07-31Securities and Exchange Commission v. Richard J. Schueler a/k/a Richard Heart, Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX, No. 23-cv-05749 (E.D.N.Y. July 31, 2023), alleged to have conducted unregistered crypto asset securities offerings raising over $1 billion and misappropriated at least $12 million in investor funds for personal luxury expendituresSEC-LR
2023-07-31SEC Charges Hex Founder Richard Heart with Misappropriating Millions of Dollars of Investor Funds from Unregistered Crypto Asset Securities Offerings that Raised more than $1 BillionSEC-PR
2023-07-31SEC v. Richard J. Schueler, No. :1:23-cv-5749 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 31, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-07-21SEC v. Alexander Elbanna, No. 25785 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 21, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-07-18CEO Of Cryptocurrency And Forex Trading Platform Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For $240 Million Scheme To Defraud InvestorsDOJ-SDNY
2023-07-14SEC v. Celsius Network Limited and, No. 1:23-cv-6005 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 14, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-07-13United States v. Mashinsky, et al., No. 23 Cr. 456 (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2023), indicted for securities fraud, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and market manipulation in connection with a multibillion-dollar scheme involving Celsius Network LLC and artificial inflation of the CEL crypto tokenDOJ-SDNY
2023-07-13SEC Charges Celsius Network Limited and Founder Alex Mashinsky with Fraud and Unregistered Offer and Sale of SecuritiesSEC-PR
2023-07-12United States v. Austin, No. 23-cr-345 (S.D.N.Y. July 12, 2023), father and son indicted for cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracyDOJ-SDNY
2023-07-12SEC v. LBRY, No. 25775 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 12, 2023), llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-07-11United States v. Shakeeb Ahmed, No. 23 Cr. 456 (S.D.N.Y. July 11, 2023), indicted for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with exploiting a vulnerability in a Solana-based decentralized cryptocurrency exchange to steal approximately $9 million in cryptocurrency and laundering the proceeds through complex blockchain transactionsDOJ-SDNY
2023-06-21SEC v. COINBASE (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 21, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-06-17SEC Secures Emergency Relief to Protect Binance.US Customers’ AssetsSEC-PR
2023-06-17Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties [Dkt. # 70] jointly proposing the terms of a consentSEC-PR
2023-06-09United States v. Bilyuchenko et al., S.D.N.Y. June 9, 2023, Russian nationals charged with conspiring to launder bitcoins from the 2011 hack of Mt. Gox and operating the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-eDOJ-SDNY
2023-06-06SEC Charges Coinbase for Operating as an Unregistered Securities Exchange, Broker, and Clearing AgencySEC-PR
2023-06-06Order to Show Cause Why Relief Should Not ContinueSEC-PR
2023-06-06Defendants Coinbase, Inc. ("Coinbase") and Coinbase Global, Inc. ("CGI") (collectively, theSEC-PR
2023-06-05SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Entities and Founder Changpeng ZhaoSEC-PR
2023-06-05INC and Changpeng Zhao, ) Jury Trial DemandedSEC-PR
2023-06-05United States v. Fowler, No. 22-cr-487 (S.D.N.Y. June 5, 2023), sentenced to 75 months in prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business to process over $700 million in cryptocurrency transactions and defrauding the Alliance of American Football by misrepresenting his net worthDOJ-SDNY
2023-05-18SEC v. Judge John Robert Blakey, No. 22-cv-4975 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2023), Judgment, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-05-18SEC v. Chicago Crypto Capital LLC, No. 25729 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-05-18SEC v. Judge John Robert Blakey, No. 22-cv-4975 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2023), Judgment, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-05-11SEC v. GA INVESTORS (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-05-11SEC v. GA Investors, No. 25721 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), USEC-LR
2023-04-18SEC v. Blakstad, No. 25697 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2020), defs:bodySEC-LR
2023-04-17SEC Charges Crypto Asset Trading Platform Bittrex and its Former CEO for Operating an Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing AgencySEC-PR
2023-04-17SEC v. Bittrex Inc., No. 25817 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2023), USEC-LR
2023-04-17SEC v. Bittrex, No. 25694 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 17, 2023), Litigation Release NoSEC-LR
2023-04-17Crypto Asset Trading Platform Bittrex and Former CEO to Settle SEC Charges for Operating an Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing AgencySEC-PR
2023-04-17SEC v. Bittrex, No. 23-cv-580 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 17, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-04-17SEC v. Bittrex, No. 23-cv-580 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 17, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-04-14SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 and Provides Supplemental InformationSEC-PR
2023-04-14United States v. Zhong, No. 22-cr-563 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 14, 2023), pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing approximately 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web marketplace and concealing the proceeds through cryptocurrency mixers and multiple addressesDOJ-SDNY
2023-04-13SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd. and, No. 1:23-cv-1346 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 13, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-04-13SEC v. Terraform Labs PTE Ltd. and Do Hyeong Kwon, No. 25692 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-04-03SEC v. BEAXY DIGITAL, No. 23-cv-1962 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 3, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-03-30SEC v. John Barksdale, No. 25680 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2022), defs:bodySEC-LR
2023-03-24SEC v. Justin Sun et al., No. 25676 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2023), SEC Charges Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun and His Companies for Fraud and Other Securities Law Violations Eight Celebrities Also Charged fSEC-LR
2023-03-24SEC v. JUSTIN SUN, No. 23-2433 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-03-22In re Lindsay Dee LohanSEC-PR
2023-03-22In re Shaffer Chimere SmithSEC-PR
2023-03-22In re Michele Anne MasonSEC-PR
2023-03-22In re Miles Parks McCollumSEC-PR
2023-03-22In re Aliaune Damala BadaraSEC-PR
2023-03-08SEC v. Green United, No. 25659 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-03-07I. Text to be added to “Soliciting Entities” PageSEC-PR
2023-03-06SEC v. BKCoin Management, No. 25657 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 23, 2023), llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-03-02United States v. Stojanovich, S.D.N.Y. Mar. 2, 2023, Stojanovich was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud for defrauding more than a dozen victims of over $2 million by promising cryptocurrency‑mining computers and hosting services that he never delivered.DOJ-SDNY
2023-02-13SEC v. Payward Ventures, No. 25637 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2923), Kraken to Discontinue Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Staking-As-A-Service Program and Pay $30 Million to Settle SEC Charges LiSEC-LR
2023-02-13SEC v. PAYWARD VENTURES, No. 483638 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 13, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-02-10CEO Of Cryptocurrency And Forex Trading Platform Pleads Guilty To Over $240 Million Scheme To Defraud InvestorsDOJ-SDNY
2023-02-07Securities and Exchange Commission v. GexCrypto Corp. (a/k/a GexCrypto Global Trading Corp.) and Emiliano S. Ryn, No. 2:23-cv-00191 (D. Nev. Feb. 6, 2023), The SEC alleged that Ryn and GexCrypto defrauded members of the Filipino community by raising over $800,000 through false promises of returns from a non-operational crypto trading platform and mining business.SEC-LR
2023-02-07SEC v. Gexcrypto Corp and Emiliano S Ryn, No. 981364 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-01-19SEC v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, No. 25616 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2022), SEC Charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTX Defendant Concealed His Diversion of FTX CuSEC-LR
2023-01-19SEC v. Ellison and Wang, No. 1:22-cv-10794 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2022), alleged that Ellison and Wang participated in a scheme to defraud FTX investors by manipulating the price of FTT tokens and diverting customer funds to Alameda ResearchSEC-LR
2023-01-19SEC v. Bankman-Fried, No. 22‑cv‑10501 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2022), alleged that he orchestrated a scheme from May 2019 through November 2022 to defraud equity investors and customers of FTX by diverting billions of dollars of customer funds to his personal benefit and to Alameda Research.SEC-LR
2023-01-05SEC v. Neil S. Chandran, No. 25608 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 4, 2023), llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-01-05SEC v. Jury Trial Demanded, No. 2:23-cv (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 5, 2023), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2023-01-01SEC Charges Nishad Singh with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTXSEC-PR
2023-01-01Kraken to Discontinue Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Staking-As-A-Service Program and Pay $30 Million to Settle SEC ChargesSEC-PR
2023-01-01SEC Charges Terraform and CEO Do Kwon with Defrauding Investors in Crypto SchemesSEC-PR
2023-01-01SEC Charges NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for Unlawfully Touting and Making Misleading Statements about Crypto SecuritySEC-PR
2023-01-01SEC Charges Former New Jersey Corrections Officer with Crypto Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Enforcement PersonnelSEC-PR
2023-01-01SEC Charges LA-Based Media and Entertainment Co. Impact Theory for Unregistered Offering of NFTsSEC-PR
2023-01-01SEC Charges Kraken for Operating as an Unregistered Securities Exchange, Broker, Dealer, and Clearing AgencySEC-PR
2022-12-16United States v. Karl Sebastian Greenwood, pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in connection with his participation in the OneCoin fraudulent cryptocurrency pyramid scheme.DOJ-SDNY
2022-12-13against Caroline Ellison (“Ellison”) and Zixiao “Gary” Wang (“Wang,” together with Ellison,SEC-PR
2022-12-13United States Attorney Announces Charges Against FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-FriedDOJ-SDNY
2022-11-29United States v. Stojanovich, S.D.N.Y. (Nov. 29, 2022), the defendant pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding more than a dozen victims of over $2 million by falsely promising cryptocurrency‑mining computers and hosting services.DOJ-SDNY
2022-11-18In re The Registration Statement ofSEC-PR
2022-11-07SEC v. LBRY, No. 25573 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2021), Complaint, llm-upgradeSEC-LR
2022-11-07United States v. Zhong, (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 7, 2022), Zhong pleaded guilty to wire fraud for unlawfully obtaining over 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web marketplace.DOJ-SDNY
2022-11-03Securities and Exchange Commission v. Rounsville, No. 3:22-cv-2458-D (N.D. Tex. Nov. 3, 2022), alleged violations of securities registration and antifraud provisions through a fictitious crypto trading program and consented to permanent injunction, civil penalties, and officer-and-director barSEC-LR
2022-11-03SEC v. Jeremy K. Rounsville, No. 3:22-cv-2458 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 3, 2022), the SEC alleged that Rounsville promoted a fraudulent crypto asset trading program that never engaged in actual trading, resulting in investors losing millions of dollars.SEC-LR
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