On November 11, 2026, ChainCatcher reported, citing Cointelegraph, that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought 348 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2026. The total was 23.7% lower than the 456 actions filed in the previous fiscal year and the lowest annual count since 1991.
The year’s results included cases involving alleged cryptocurrency fraud and failures related to the FTX audit.
The SEC said it charged three so-called crypto trading platforms and four investment clubs in connection with a scheme alleged to have defrauded investors of at least $14 million. In a separate case, the founder of a Bitcoin mining company was charged with misappropriating $48.5 million. That company had previously raised more than $95.6 million from about 6,400 investors.
In April, the SEC reached a settlement with Francis Decker, a Prager Metis partner responsible for the FTX audit, over a failure to meet professional auditing standards.
Fiscal year 2026 was the first full fiscal year after SEC Chair Paul Atkins took office. Independent enforcement actions declined from 303 the prior year to 235.
Source: ChainCatcher
