| 1 | CFTC v. Sam Ikkurty (ponzi schemes, 2024)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2024-09-03 | $111m | $37m | $148m |
| 2 | SEC v. Tai Mo Shan Limited (unregistered distributions, 2024)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2024-12-20 | $36.7m | $73.5m | $123m |
| 3 | CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2021)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2021-04-08 | $32m | $15.8m | $47.8m |
| 4 | SEC v. Block.One (unregistered distributions, 2019)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2019-09-30 | $24m | — | $24m |
| 5 | SEC v. Nexo Capital Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2023-01-19 | $22.5m | — | $22.5m |
| 6 | CFTC v. Abner Alejandro Tinoco (ponzi schemes, 2024)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2024-07-26 | $18.8m | $6.3m | $25m |
| 7 | CFTC v. Florida (price manipulation, 2023)
Price Manipulation | CFTC | 2023-07-12 | $11.7m | $3.9m | $15.6m |
| 8 | CFTC v. Coinbase Inc. (exchange wash trading, 2021)
Exchange Wash Trading , Matched Orders , Wash Trading | CFTC | 2021-03-19 | $6.5m | — | $6.5m |
| 9 | CFTC v. Jeremy Spence (ponzi schemes, 2022)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2022-12-01 | $2.8m | — | $2.8m |
| 10 | CFTC v. GBI (ponzi schemes, 2018)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2018-10-18 | $2.5m | — | $2.5m |
| 11 | CFTC v. Navinder Sarao (benchmark submission rigging, 2015)
Benchmark Submission Rigging , Ponzi Schemes , Price Manipulation , Spoofing , Wash Trading | CFTC | 2015-11-07 | $1.6m | $551k | $2.1m |
| 12 | CFTC v. Rashawn Russell (ponzi schemes, 2025)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2025-02-10 | $1.5m | — | $1.5m |
| 13 | SEC v. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2024)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2024-02-07 | $1.5m | — | $1.5m |
| 14 | SEC v. The Hydrogen Technology Corporation, Michael Ross Kane, and Tyler Ostern (paid crypto market making, 2022)
Paid Crypto Market Making | SEC | 2022-09-28 | $1.2m | $1.6m | $3.1m |
| 15 | SEC v. Paul Anthony Pierce (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-02-17 | $1.2m | $244k | $1.4m |
| 16 | SEC v. Kimberly Kardashian (paid stock promotion, 2022)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2022-10-03 | $1m | $250k | $1.3m |
| 17 | SEC v. Quantstamp, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2023-07-21 | $1m | $2m | $3.5m |
| 18 | SEC v. Stoner Cats 2, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2023)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2023-09-13 | $1m | — | $1m |
| 19 | SEC v. Flyfish Club, LLC (chat group pumps, 2024)
Chat Group Pumps , Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2024-09-16 | $750k | — | $750k |
| 20 | CFTC v. Daniel Fingerhut (wash trading, 2021)
Wash Trading | CFTC | 2021-11-17 | $600k | $7m | $7.6m |
| 21 | SEC v. Janusz (John) Zukowski and Jerry Samaras (reverse merger schemes, 2024)
Reverse Merger Schemes | SEC | 2024-06-13 | $600k | $1.4m | $2.4m |
| 22 | SEC v. Impact Theory, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2023)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2023-08-28 | $500k | — | $500k |
| 23 | SEC v. Sparkster, Ltd. and Sajjad Daya (unregistered distributions, 2022)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2022-09-19 | $500k | $30m | $30.5m |
| 24 | CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2020)
Ponzi Schemes | CFTC | 2020-11-04 | $450k | — | $450k |
| 25 | SEC v. Edgar M. Radjabli, Apis Capital Management LLC and My Loan Doctor LLC (sham tender offers, 2021)
Sham Tender Offers | SEC | 2021-06-11 | $419k | $163k | $600k |
| 26 | SEC v. BitClave PTE Ltd. (unregistered distributions, 2020)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2020-05-28 | $400k | $25.5m | $25.9m |
| 27 | SEC v. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (paid stock promotion, 2018)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2018-11-29 | $300k | $300k | $600k |
| 28 | CFTC v. Jimmy Gale Watson (pump and dump, 2022)
Pump And Dump | CFTC | 2022-07-18 | $290k | — | $290k |
| 29 | SEC v. KMS Financial Services, Inc. (spoofing, 2021)
Spoofing | SEC | 2021-08-30 | $200k | — | $200k |
| 30 | SEC v. Steven Seagal (paid stock promotion, 2020)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2020-02-27 | $157k | $157k | $314k |
| 31 | SEC v. Blotics Ltd. f/d/b/a Coinschedule Ltd. (paid stock promotion, 2021)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2021-07-14 | $154k | — | $154k |
| 32 | SEC v. Neil Bergquist; Up and Global SEZC; Coinme, Inc. (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2023-04-28 | $150k | — | $150k |
| 33 | SEC v. Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-03-22 | $126k | $42k | $171k |
| 34 | SEC v. David Chong Kyi (insider trading, 2024)
Insider Trading | SEC | 2024-12-17 | $125k | — | $125k |
| 35 | SEC v. Tyler Ward and Troy Murray (chat group pumps, 2023)
Chat Group Pumps | SEC | 2023-12-22 | $125k | — | $125k |
| 36 | SEC v. Khaled Khaled (paid stock promotion, 2018)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2018-11-29 | $100k | $50k | $150k |
| 37 | SEC v. Jake Joseph Paul (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-03-22 | $75.1k | $25k | $102k |
| 38 | SEC v. CoinAlpha Advisors LLC (unregistered distributions, 2018)
Unregistered Distributions | SEC | 2018-12-07 | $50k | — | $50k |
| 39 | SEC v. Shaffer Chimere Smith (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-03-22 | $36k | $12k | $48k |
| 40 | SEC v. Lindsay Dee Lohan (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-03-22 | $30k | $10k | $40k |
| 41 | SEC v. Miles Parks McCollum (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-03-22 | $30k | $10k | $40k |
| 42 | SEC v. Tomahawk Exploration LLC and David Thompson Laurance (reverse merger schemes, 2018)
Reverse Merger Schemes | SEC | 2018-08-14 | $30k | — | $30k |
| 43 | SEC v. Michele Anne Mason (paid stock promotion, 2023)
Paid Stock Promotion | SEC | 2023-03-22 | $2.9k | — | $2.9k |