SEC Fiscal Year 2026 enforcement actions dropped to 348 cases, involving multiple cryptocurrency cases.

On November 11, according to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated 348 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2026, a 23.7% decrease from the 456 actions in the previous fiscal year; among these, independent enforcement actions dropped from 303 to 235.

Crypto-related cases include one alleging the fraud of at least $14 million from investors, and another involving allegations that a Bitcoin mining business founder misappropriated $48.5 million. In April, the SEC also reached a settlement with Francis Decker, a partner at the auditing firm Prager Metis, over allegations that its audit of FTX failed to meet professional standards.