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Although crypto certainly 'feels' like the Wild West, given the fact that every action is immutably stored on the blockchain, truly illegal behavior should be relatively easy to prosecute. Or am I being overly naive here?

Justin Sun stole over $10M by change balances to user accounts.

Have any of his actions been brought before a court of law, either civilly or criminally?

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Although crypto certainly 'feels' like the Wild West, given the fact that every action is immutably stored on the blockchain, truly illegal behavior should be relatively easy to prosecute. Or am I being overly naive here?

Most people here are anonymous, and generally the police want no part in anything online, crypto or not. So unless you are ready to front major legal bills, most people get away with it. There are a few examples of this even on Hive like bellyrub and Magic Dice.

Have any of his actions been brought before a court of law, either civilly or criminally?

Yes, there is an active lawsuit.