SEC enforcement actions fall 24%, crypto cases in spotlight

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed 348 enforcement actions in fiscal 2026, down 23.7% from 456 a year earlier.

Its annual enforcement results included cases involving alleged crypto fraud and failures in FTX’s audits.

In its Tuesday release, the SEC said it had charged three purported crypto trading platforms and four investment clubs in an alleged scheme that defrauded investors of at least $14 million. In a separate case, the agency accused the founder of a Bitcoin mining business of misappropriating $48.5 million after raising more than $95.6 million from about 6,400 investors.

In April, the SEC settled charges against Francis Decker, the Prager Metis partner who led FTX’s audits, over failures to meet professional auditing standards.