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Co-founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations in federal court, each agreeing to pay $10 million criminal fine.(2022-02-24:bitmex-exchange-closure-september-2026)event
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FinCEN and CFTC announce combined $100 million civil settlement with BitMEX. FinCEN documents $209M in transactions with darknet markets and 588 unfiled Suspicious Activity Reports.(2021-08-10:bitmex-exchange-closure-september-2026)event
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U.S. Department of Justice (SDNY) and CFTC file criminal and civil charges against BitMEX and founders for operating an unregistered exchange and Bank Secrecy Act violations. Founders resign from executive roles.(2020-10-01:bitmex-exchange-closure-september-2026)event
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BitMEX founded by Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed. HDR Global Trading Limited incorporated as parent entity.(2014-01-01:bitmex-exchange-closure-september-2026)event
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Scheduled: Full platform closure. BitMart states withdrawals will remain available until this date.(2027-01-31:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Scheduled: All trading services cease at 01:00 UTC. BitMart urges withdrawal requests to be filed by 05:00 UTC.(2026-08-26:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Continued user complaints of withdrawal delays documented; community reports of $3.7 million in collectively frozen funds across approximately 27 users.(2026-07-29:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Paxi Network publicly demands BitMart release all user and market maker funds. Scandic Coin reports a 35-hour-old withdrawal still marked 'Processing' covering 22,000 USDT and 930,000 SNC. Nansen reports wallets have fallen from ~$102M to ~$69M.(2026-07-27:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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BitMart publicly announces orderly wind-down. New registrations, deposits, and orders suspended at 01:30 UTC. BMX token crashes approximately 58–66% intraday. On-chain analysis shows only 58 wallets withdraw $805,000 in the first 24 hours.(2026-07-26:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Nenter Chow is informed his employment as BitMart Global CEO is being terminated and his offboarding will begin immediately — two days before the public announcement.(2026-07-24:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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BitMEX announces wind-down with a final operations date of September 23, 2026, days before BitMart's announcement.(2026-07-23:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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AscendEX announces immediate closure, becoming the first major exchange casualty of the July 2026 wave.(2026-07-01:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Security researchers identify an alleged BitMart zero-day exploit listing and a purported user database of 1.2 million records being sold on a cybercrime forum; BitMart does not confirm.(2025-07-09:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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BitMart issues statement promising Proof of Reserves publication 'at an appropriate time'; no report is subsequently published.(2025-05-01:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Nenter Chow appointed as BitMart Global CEO; founder Sheldon Xia transitions to Group President role.(2025-04-01:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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BitMart loses UK Financial Conduct Authority authorization; the exchange is no longer permitted to offer services to UK residents.(2023-10-01:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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BitMart suffers $196 million hot-wallet hack via stolen private key; CEO Sheldon Xia confirms breach and pledges user compensation.(2021-12-05:bitmart-exchange-shutdown-2026)event
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Multiple crypto and mainstream outlets report widely on the campaign. The IRS reiterates that no Digital Asset Compliance Portal exists and that the stated August 10 enrollment deadline is fabricated.(2026-07-31:irs-digital-asset-compliance-portal-phishing-campaign-2026)event
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IRS Criminal Investigation publishes an official fraud alert confirming the campaign. IRS-CI Chief Jarod Koopman states the fraudulent domain was registered through a Hong Kong registrar and hosted on Romanian servers previously used for phishing. Bloomberg reports on the warning.(2026-07-30:irs-digital-asset-compliance-portal-phishing-campaign-2026)event
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Coinbase and threat intelligence firm DarkTower issue a consumer alert flagging the fake IRS Digital Asset Compliance Portal letter campaign, two days before the official IRS warning.(2026-07-28:irs-digital-asset-compliance-portal-phishing-campaign-2026)event
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SMPA publicly announces the results of its investigation. Three suspects arrested: alleged ringleader apprehended after returning from overseas; two accomplices located at domestic hideouts. Two referred to prosecutors under South Korea's Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes. Interpol Red Notice requested for a fourth suspect at large overseas.(2026-07-30:fxrpntwork-com-fake-flare-network-xrp-staking-scam)event
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Within 72 hours of initial intelligence, SMPA traces 27.3 billion won across suspect-linked wallets and freezes 17.3 billion won in XRP and Tether held at overseas exchanges. The precise date is approximate and falls within October–November 2025 per reporting.(2025-11-01:fxrpntwork-com-fake-flare-network-xrp-staking-scam)event
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Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Cyber Investigation Unit launches an investigation following a tip from an overseas cryptocurrency exchange reporting suspicious XRP movements. The exact date of the tip is reported as October 2025.(2025-10-01:fxrpntwork-com-fake-flare-network-xrp-staking-scam)event
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fxrpntwork.com shuts down and operators cease communications after collecting approximately 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors. The site operated for approximately eight days.(2025-10-23:fxrpntwork-com-fake-flare-network-xrp-staking-scam)event
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fxrpntwork.com goes live, impersonating Flare Network and offering 1.5–1.8% monthly staking returns with guaranteed principal protection. Fraudulent promotional content begins appearing on Naver, Tistory, YouTube, and Wikipedia.(2025-10-16:fxrpntwork-com-fake-flare-network-xrp-staking-scam)event
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Flare Network's FXRP token launches publicly, generating retail investor interest in XRP staking opportunities. The exact launch date is approximate; the scam site launched approximately one month after this event.(2025-09-01:fxrpntwork-com-fake-flare-network-xrp-staking-scam)event
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U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia files five civil forfeiture complaints targeting over $25 million in Tether (USDT) across five fraud categories: fake investment platforms (~$10.4M), romance scams (~$12.09M), Zoomex domain spoofing (~$2.39M), MicMarkets fake platform (~$1.77M), and a two-stage recovery scam (~$284,900). No individual defendants are named.(2026-07-21:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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DOJ announces the results of Disruption Week: $3.8 million in cryptocurrency frozen by private sector partners (Coinbase alone: $3 million), 1.4 million accounts disrupted, 20,000 Microsoft accounts disabled, and 7 arrests by Thai police.(2026-06-04:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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DOJ Disruption Week begins, involving voluntary cooperation from Apple, Coinbase, Google, Meta, Microsoft, SpaceX/Starlink, TRM Labs, and others to disable over 1.4 million scam-related accounts and infrastructure.(2026-05-18:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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DOJ, OFAC, FBI, and State Department execute a coordinated multi-agency action: criminal complaints unsealed against Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie for the Shunda compound; OFAC sanctions Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 associated individuals and entities; 503 fraudulent cryptocurrency domains seized; a Telegram trafficking recruitment channel shut down; and the State Department announces a $10 million reward for Tai Chang compound information.(2026-04-23:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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DOJ announces seizure of approximately $61 million in Tether (USDT) linked to pig-butchering scam operations, with Tether credited for cooperation.(2026-02-27:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announces cumulative Strike Force seizures and freezes have exceeded $580 million.(2026-02-26:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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A California federal court sentences Daren Li in absentia to 20 years in prison for laundering at least $73.6 million in pig-butchering proceeds through U.S.-based shell companies.(2026-02-10:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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Daren Li, having pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal case to laundering $73.6 million in pig-butchering proceeds, removes his electronic ankle monitor and flees the United States, becoming a fugitive.(2025-12-01:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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Karen National Liberation Army seizes the Shunda compound in Min Let Pan, Burma; investigators later recover 8,000 phones and 1,500 computers. Compound operators Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie relocate to Cambodia.(2025-11-01:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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FBI and U.S. Secret Service launch Operation Level Up to proactively notify active pig-butchering victims.(2024-01-01:doj-pig-butchering-seizure-southeast-asia-networks-july-2026)event
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Brazilian Federal Police launch Operation Exchange in São Paulo, deploying over 50 officers to execute 13 search-and-seizure warrants and 11 arrest warrants. Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira is apprehended; Shimada becomes a fugitive. A São Paulo federal court orders the freeze of approximately $2 billion in assets including cryptocurrencies.(2026-07-03:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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OFAC designates Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada, Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, and four companies (Victory Trading, Pixwave Soluções de Pagamentos, Wave Construções Inteligentes, Avenidas Flutuantes Unipessoal) under EO 14059 and EO 13224 for laundering more than $30 million in drug proceeds for PCC via cryptocurrency.(2026-07-01:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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PCC and CV's Foreign Terrorist Organization designations become effective upon Federal Register publication. This introduces criminal liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B for material support to PCC.(2026-06-05:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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U.S. State Department designates PCC and Comando Vermelho (CV) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, effective immediately. FTO designation announced with effective date of June 5, 2026.(2026-05-28:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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FBI arrests six members of a Florida-based PCC-affiliated cell. The six are indicted on money laundering charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.(2026-01-01:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada is placed under brief house arrest in Brazil in connection with alleged diversion of sponsorship funds from Corinthians via VaideBet betting partner.(2025-01-01:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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OFAC designates Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo under Executive Order 14059 for laundering significant sums for PCC, including approximately $240 million.(2024-03-14:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and São Paulo authorities launch Operation Carbono Oculto, targeting PCC's infiltration of Chinese electronics distribution networks and digital financial platforms. Approximately 1,400 security agents are deployed.(2023-01-01:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo sentences Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo to seven years and eleven months in prison on drug trafficking charges. Gonçalves is later found to have laundered approximately $240 million for PCC.(2022-11-01:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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OFAC designates Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker under Executive Order 14059.(2021-12-15:pcc-brazil-crypto-laundering-network-ofac-july-2026)event
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OFAC, Australia's DFAT, and the UK's FCDO jointly sanction Aeza Group's evasion infrastructure: Hypercore Ltd. (UK), Datavice MCHJ (Uzbekistan), Smart Digital Ideas DOO (Serbia), and two additional individuals — Maksim Makarov and Ilya Zakirov.(2025-11-19:aeza-group)event
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Security researchers at Silent Push detect mass migration of Aeza Group IP ranges from AS210644 to Hypercore's AS211522, with over 2,100 IP addresses already present in the new autonomous system.(2025-07-20:aeza-group)event
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Hypercore Ltd. is registered in the UK and assigned autonomous system AS211522, alleged to be a front company established to migrate Aeza's IP infrastructure and evade the July 1 sanctions.(2025-07-10:aeza-group)event
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OFAC designates Aeza Group LLC, Aeza International Ltd. (UK), Aeza Logistic LLC, Cloud Solutions LLC, and four individuals (Penzev, Bozoyan, Gast, Knyazev) under Executive Order 13694. One TRON cryptocurrency address (TU4tDFRvcKhAZ1jdihojmBWZqvJhQCnJ4F) is also designated. Action coordinated with the UK's National Crime Agency.(2025-07-01:aeza-group)event
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