<p>Bitcoin, ether and other crypto prices recovered as the U.S. Department of Justice announced an enforcement action against a little-known exchange called Bitzlato.</p> <p>Bitcoin was trading around $21,000 by 12:15 p.m. EST today, up over 3% in the past hour, according to TradingView data. </p> <div id="attachment_203435"class="wp-caption alignnone" style="max-width: 2069px;"><img class="has-caption wp-image-203435 size-full" src="https://www.tbstat.com/wp/uploads/2023/01/BTCUSD_2023-01-18_17-13-39.png" alt="" width="2059" height="1334" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/xAJYa739/?symbol=COINBASE%3ABTCUSD">BTCUSD chart by TradingView</a></span></p></div> <p>The leading cryptocurrency by market cap fell by about $1,000 after the DOJ and Treasury said they would announce a joint enforcement action against an international crypto entity today. </p> <p>Ether showed similar signs of recovery, racing toward $1,600, having fallen to about $1,500 as the DOJ's announcement spooked crypto markets. </p> <div id="attachment_203436"class="wp-caption alignnone" style="max-width: 2068px;"><img class="has-caption wp-image-203436 size-full" src="https://www.tbstat.com/wp/uploads/2023/01/ETHUSD_2023-01-18_17-14-27.png" alt="" width="2058" height="1334" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/ETHUSD/?exchange=COINBASE"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">ETHUSD chart by TradingView</span></a></p></div><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>