Crypto Asset Freezes, Website Seizures, and Forfeiture: Inside DOJ’s October 2026 Enforcement Push and Where the Defense Begins
In two days in October 2026, DOJ, the FBI, and the Brooklyn District Attorney identified more than $11 million in freezable crypto, seized 241 scam domains and 112 servers, and took 187 devices from North Korean laptop farms. Former DOJ prosecutors Scott Armstrong and Drew Bradylyons explain how exchange freezes, seizure warrants, and forfeiture deadlines work, who is exposed, and where the defense begins.
DOJ's $25 Million Crypto Forfeiture: Five Civil Complaints, Frozen Tether, No Defendants
On July 21, 2026, the Justice Department filed five civil forfeiture complaints against more than $25 million in cryptocurrency without naming a single defendant. Former DOJ prosecutors examine the Tether wallet freezes, the tracing gaps in the government's own pleadings, and the defenses open to exchanges, traders, and innocent holders.