Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Department of Justice will no longer target blockchain developers and coders for crimes committed by third parties using their products. Pointing to a new approach to enforcement under the Trump Administration, Blanche said that as long as coders and developers are not involved in criminal activity, the DoJ and FBI will not attempt to prosecute them. The issue arose after several developers involved in privacy protocols like Tornado Cash were prosecuted or threatened with prosecution under the Biden Administration. Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and a colleague were indicted in 2023, and Storm was convicted in August 2025 after Tornado Cash…
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Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says the exchange actively prohibits U.S. customers (Photo: Binance)CFTC investigating Binance for American crypto customers: Report
The enforcement agency may be investigating whether the No. 1 cryptocurrency exchange still serves American clients, despite claims that it does not
Binance began kicking U.S. customers off its platform in November—even though it had closed its platform to Americans on June 14, 2019—after setting up the independent exchange Binance.US in the country. At the time, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said Binance.US would “bring the security, speed, and liquidity of Binance.com to North America,” in full regulatory compliance with all U.S. laws.
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In wake of indictments, BitMEX completes user verification program
The cryptocurrency derivatives exchange began putting an anti-money-laundering program in place for all of its users following the indictment of several executives, including former CEO Arthur Hayes
The Seychelles-based exchange has been under severe pressure since the Oct. 1 indictment, when the four executives were charged with violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to put an acceptable user identity verification program in place.
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Oyster Protocol founder arrested for exit scam, tax evasion
The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission brought separate civil charges against Amir Bruno Elmaani for failing to register his Oyster Pearl tokens as securities
Crypto-powered data storage platform Oyster Protocol was an exit scam that brought founder Amir Bruno Elmaani—also known as Bruno Block—a lavish lifestyle featuring several yachts, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
