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• February 25, 2026

  Jefferies Faces Investor Fraud Suit Tied To First Brands Crash

  Jefferies Financial Group investors accused the financial services firm of misrepresenting the safeguards of a fund linked to now-bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group in order to secure their $25 million investment, according to a New York lawsuit made public Wednesday.

• February 25, 2026

  OCC Unveils Landmark Stablecoin Rule Proposal

  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took a significant step Wednesday toward standing up its oversight framework for stablecoin issuers, proposing rules that lay out how licensing will work, what activities will be allowed and what prudential standards will apply.

• February 25, 2026

  Ex-Morgan Stanley Pro Abused NBA Players' Trust, Jury Hears

  A prosecutor told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday that former Morgan Stanley investment adviser Darryl Cohen pulled off a long con of current and former NBA players, winning their confidence and friendship before cheating them out of more than $5 million.

• February 25, 2026

  Senate Bill Would Make Gov't Admit It Perused Your Emails

  Courts issue hundreds of thousands of criminal surveillance orders each year, allowing law enforcement to spy on suspects beyond the bounds of what is normally legal, but a bill reintroduced Wednesday in the U.S. Senate aims to shed light on the process by informing someone when the government wanted their digital information.

• February 25, 2026

  DCG Crypto Class Action Proceeds, But State Law Claims Cut

  Digital Currency Group must face a proposed class action accusing it of trying to conceal a $1.1 billion debt crisis from lenders through a "sham transaction" with its crypto-lending subsidiary, but a Connecticut federal judge cut state law claims on the grounds that they overlapped with the suit's federal securities claims and could delay the action if allowed to remain.

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