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Fintech - January, 2023

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• Warren, GOP Sens. Press Silvergate Bank On FTX Response
• SEC's Crenshaw Wants To Beef Up Private Market Disclosures
• 'MetaBirkins' More Like Trading Cards Than Art, Jury Told
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Says 'Spoofing' Verdict Shouldn't Stick
• Riding Circuit: February's Notable Oral Arguments
• USAA Says Flimsy Damages Analysis Led To $4M Verdict
• Global M&A Fell By More Than One-Third In 2022, Bain Says
• Crypto Promoter Gets 5 Years As Leniency Bid Backfires
• UK Gov't Floats Plans To Regulate Crypto-Assets
• 'Age-Old' Fraud Scheme Gets Crypto Founder 8 Years
• Mark Cuban Wants Voyager Investor Suit Moved To Texas
• Grayscale Lied About ETF Conversion Hopes, BTC Fund Says
• Celsius Examiner Details 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme At Crypto Co.
• Balancing Blockchain's Rewards With Its Antitrust Risks
• Names Of Bankman-Fried's Bail Sureties To Be Made Public
• Alameda Seeks Return Of $446M From Voyager Digital
• Feds Say Bankman-Fried Contacted FTX CEO, GC After Arrest
• SEC Floats Employee Ban On Financial Fund Investments
• SEC Alerts Brokers To Reg BI Compliance Failures
• Money Transfer Startup Says Rival Delisted It
• The Forces Defining Sales Tax Policy And Compliance In 2023
• PNC Says PTAB Win Unravels $218M Jury Loss
• Anticipating Tech Market Volatility With R&W Policies
• BlockFi Approved For Ch. 11 Mining Operation Sale Process
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Wilson Sonsini Guides Marqeta's $275M Power Finance Buy
• Rakoff Excludes Warhol Expert From 'MetaBirkins' NFT Trial
• Sullivan & Cromwell Wants 'Harassing' Subpoena Blocked
• Feds Say SBF 'Witness Tampering' Concerns Merit Tighter Bail
• Counsel Fight Brews In Battle Over $143M Bitcoin Verdict
• Visa Says DOJ Asked For More Info In Antitrust Probe
• Sens. Decry 'Sham' Crypto Audits To Accounting Regulator
• White House Discloses Plan To Fund Crypto Research
• HR Tech M&A Logs 2nd Straight $11B Year, Fueled By PE
• BlockFi Cleared For $10M In Ch. 11 Retention Payments
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Direct Listings Expansion Creates Another Go-Public Option
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Election Betting Co. Can Continue For Now, 5th Circ. Says
• Weil-Led Tritium Snags $684M For Growth-Focused PE Fund
• Fed Rebuffs Custodia's Bids For Membership, Master Account
• 'Naive' Crypto Exec Asks For Leniency After Fraud Conviction
• IP Forecast: Intel To Spar With ParkerVision In Patent Trial
• Mango Markets Wants $47M Returned In Suit Against Trader
• SEC Rejects Ark21Shares Bitcoin ETF Over Fraud Concerns
• Banks Say CFPB Data Rules Need 'Clear Liability Standard'
• Crypto Investor Sues Argo Blockchain Over 'False' IPO Docs
• Celsius Can Return Institutional Loan Collateral In Ch. 11
• Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady Tap Latham On FTX Promo Case
• FTX Wants Ch. 11 Subpoenas For SBF, His Family And Execs
• Feds Strike Blow Against Major Ransomware Group
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• 6 Top Priorities For SEC Enforcement In 2023
• FTX Says Examiner Would Be Unnecessary In Its Ch. 11
• Sen. Warren Praises SEC's Crypto Enforcement Efforts
• Tidal Escapes Patent Suit Over Music Playlist Tech
• Crypto Biz Co-Founder Wins Del. Court Order For Deal Info
• Treasury Official Calls For Crypto-Asset Reporting Law
• Clawback Issue Should Delay BlockFi Return, Committee Says
• Crypto Coverage After FTX Fall: D&O Liability
• SEC Senior Enforcement Counsel Joins WilmerHale
• Why A Bankruptcy Court OK'd Rare Subpoena Via Twitter
• Cred Trustees Ask Del. Court To Back Up Calif. Lockton Suit
• Coinbase Says Data Security Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Kraken Hires Former SEC Enforcer To Head Compliance
• Celsius Proposes Novel Ch. 11 Plans For Creditor Recovery
• Crypto Exec's 'Brazen' $7.6M Fraud Merits 13 Years, Feds Say
• Crypto Co. CEO Accused Of 'Sham' Deal To Hide $1.1B Loss
• SEC's Small Biz Office Wants Capital-Raising Rules Eased
• FBI Blames North Korea-Related Hackers For Crypto Heist
• Celsius Denied Permission For Late Claim In Voyager Ch. 11
• How The 5th Circ.'s CFPB Ruling Has Been Applied So Far
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Ex-BNY Mellon Compliance Official
• Fed Fines Popular Bank $2.3M For PPP Loan Fraud Lapses
• SEC's Peirce Reflects On Crypto's 'No Good, Very Bad Year'
• Genesis Says It's Nearing Ch. 11 Plan Deal With Creditors
• Cyber Firms Find Fewer Ransomware Victims Willing To Pay
• Justices Reject Ex-Deutsche Traders' Spoofing Appeal
• NY Warns Crypto Cos. To Keep Customer Assets Segregated
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• Battle Over Voyager CEO Deposition In Crypto Suit Continues
• German Antitrust Arm Accuses PayPal Of Creating Price Floor
• Litigation, Compliance And Enforcement In The 'Crypto Winter'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Crypto Platform Shut Over €1B Money Laundering Claims
• Pa. Attys Must Face Conspiracy Claims In $33M Bitcoin Suit
• Bank Groups Say CFPB Must Slow Roll On Credit Card Fees
• SEC Latest To Slap Mango Markets Trader Over Crypto Theft
• PNC Deals Blow Against Patent Tied To $218M Loss
• Voyager Can't Seal Celsius Agreement In Bankruptcy Case
• Ill. Atty Sued Over Alleged $40M Ponzi Involvement
• BofA's Zelle Glitch Caused 'Immense Hardship,' Suit Says
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• Sullivan & Cromwell Gets Green Light To Rep FTX In Ch. 11
• Genesis Global Hits Ch. 11 As 'Crypto Winter' Blankets Sector
• Crypto Lender Nexo Inks $45M Settlement With SEC, States
• What's At Stake In High Court's Tribal Bankruptcy Ruling
• 3 NFT Issues Practitioners Should Consider In 2023
• CFPB Cautions On 'Negative Option' Subscription Practices
• 2 Firms To Guide Australian Fintech's $90M SPAC Merger
• CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Attys Failed Customers
• Orrick, Buckley Merge With Eye On Financial Services Work
• CFPB May Be Creating New Financial Privacy Standards
• Navy Federal Wins Exit Bid In Zelle Fraud Suit
• Robinhood Judge Won't Nix Fee Suit, Citing Her Lucid Order
• Celsius Slaps VC Investor With $6M Breach Of Contract Suit
• No Plaintiff Swap Yet In Mark Cuban Crypto Suit, Judge Says
• $415M In Crypto Hacked Since Ch. 11, FTX Tells Creditors
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2022
• 3 SEC Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2023
• Feds Say Crypto Exchange Allowed $700M In Illicit Activity
• Control Dispute At Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Hits Chancery
• Reed Smith Amps Up Energy Team With Winston & Strawn Atty
• NFT Wallet Co.'s Suit Against Ex-Execs Sent To Arbitration
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• Court Won't Unfreeze $500K For Crypto Fraud Case Atty Fees
• Mark Cuban Blasts Plaintiff Swap In Crypto Suit
• FTX, US Trustee Spar Over Sullivan's Bid To Be Ch. 11 Counsel
• Five Legal Teams Compete To Rep Bitcoin Miner Investors
• London NFT Co. Sues In Del. To Stop Alleged Cybertheft
• Block Board Faces Derivative Suit Over Cash App Data Breach
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Urged To Wait For 'Cleaner Vehicle' On CFPB Funding
• SEC's Uyeda Wants To Let Public In On Private Offerings
• Credit Union Must Repay Parts Co. $558K Over Cyber Scam
• SEC Taps Ex-Cleary Lawyer To Lead Corporation Finance Unit
• Grayscale Targets SEC Process In Bitcoin ETF Appeal
• Gemini, Winklevosses Sued Over Crypto Investments
• Bankman-Fried Blog 'Nightmarish' For His Attys, Experts Say
• Voyager Sells Digital Assets For $1B, FTX Finds $5B In Crypto
• Justices Accept Tribal Case On Bankruptcy Rules
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Green Orgs Sue Over NY Power Plant's Sale To Crypto Co.
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• Block Promotes Atty To Interim CLO As Top Lawyer Plans Exit
• Latest Round Of Coinbase Layoffs Trims Legal, Compliance
• SEC's Covington Demand Casts Cloud On Atty-Client Privilege
• SEC Sues Crypto Cos. Genesis, Gemini Over Lending Program
• 5 Things To Know About The SEC's Covington Breach Probe
• Crypto Co. Can't Use China Privacy Law To Withhold Docs
• Central Bank Org. Urges Action To Contain Crypto Contagion
• Covington Case To Test SEC's 'Hubris' As Cyber Enforcer
• US Trustee Skewers Third-Party Releases In Kabbage Ch. 11
• Fintech Company OppFi Gets Usury Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Ex-Bank Chairman's FDIC Enforcement Challenge Flames Out
• SEC Commissioner Uneasy Over Suit Against Covington
• Crypto Bankruptcies Highlight Customers' Clawback Risks
• Atty Considerations Amid Rise Of Tech-Enabled Investigations
• Bankman-Fried Outlines Defense, Jabs At Sullivan & Cromwell
• Crypto Bank Silvergate Faces Fresh Investor Class Action
• Firms Vie To Lead Investor Suit Against Voyager Brass
• Miami-Dade Gets Court OK To Purge FTX From Arena Name
• Bitcoin Miner Quietly Withdraws $50M IPO
• Senators' Sullivan & Cromwell Qualms Won't Sway FTX Judge
• Uphold Seeks Toss Of 'Incoherent' $783M Cred Crypto Suit
• MoneyLion Pans CFPB's 'Haphazard' Military Lending Act Suit
• Artists Rip Yuga Labs' Failure To Produce Docs In NFT TM Suit
• Coinbase Sued In Calif. Over 'Bank-Level' Security Claims
• Davis Wright Adds In-House Fintech Expert As NY Partner
• IRS Looks To Fend Off Challenge To Crypto Summons
• Perkins Coie Adds Another Former SEC Attorney In DC
• CFPB Unveils Plan For Nonbank Contract 'Fine Print' Registry
• FTX Says $5B In Assets Located Since Ch. 11 Filing
• CFPB Plans Could 'Shame' Nonbanks Into Contract Rewrites
• Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen Lose Big In FTX Ch. 11
• Sullivan & Cromwell Faces Congressional Heat Over FTX Work
• Voyager's $1B Binance Sale Approved After FTX Deal Failed
• FINRA To Ramp Up Focus On Financial Crimes
• Crypto Investor Drops Class Action Over Terraform Stablecoin
• Banks Want More Time To Mull FDIC Advertising Proposal
• Judge Rejects RealPage Landlord's Venue-Shopping Claims
• Bank Of America Loses PTAB Challenge To Image Capture IP
• Stockholder Sues In Del. For Books On $190M Microsoft Buy
• Block Inc. Urges Chancery To Toss Shareholder's Tidal Suit
• FisherBroyles Brings On Ex-Butzel Long Digital Asset Chair
• Kilpatrick Recruits Alston & Bird Finance Atty In Atlanta
• Apex Meme Stock Suit Loses On 4th And Final Try
• Feds Say Tenant Screener Is Subject To Fair Housing Act
• Disbarred Atty Found In Contempt For Hiding Crypto Assets
• Crypto Insider Trader Gets 10 Mos. In Landmark Case
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• CFTC Joins DOJ In Taking Mango Markets Trader To Task
• Mark Cuban To Be Deposed In Crypto 'Ponzi Scheme' Suit
• Coinbase Wins Bid To Arbitrate Claims In Volatility Suit
• Yodlee Wants Judge To Rethink Early Win In Privacy Suit
• FTX Defends Plans To Market Business Units In Ch. 11
• RealPage Plaintiffs Back National Structure For Antitrust Suits
• NJ Judge Says He Is First Stop For BlockFi-FTX Stock Dispute
• Feds Want 2 Years For Each Convicted Merrill Lynch Fraudster
• How Arbitration May Need To Adapt To Blockchain Disputes
• 3 Firms Rep On Nuvei's $1.3B Deal For Payment Co. Paya
• FTX-Affiliated Moonstone Bank Sees Top Lawyer Depart
• CFPB Eyes Nonbank Arbitration Use In Draft Reporting Rule
• FTX Strikes Cooperation Deal With Bahamian Liquidators
• Man Cops To Taking Crypto From Brother's Laundering Case
• Bankman-Fried, BlockFi Say FTX Can't Freeze Stock Claims
• Criminal Vs. Civil Liability Amid Growing Crypto Enforcement
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Binance Investor Fights To Keep Terra Suit Out Of Arbitration
• 3 Arrows Liquidators Serve Crypto Fund's Founders Via Tweet
• Feds Want Crypto Insider Trader To Serve Up To 16 Months
• Developer Of 'Mutant Ape' NFT Charged With $3M Fraud
• FTX Customers Say They Need More Info On Asset Auction
• FDIC Rips Ex-CEO's In-House Proceeding 'Collateral Attack'
• RealPage Again Seeks Texas Venue For Antitrust Claims
• ArentFox Schiff Launches Metaverse Enforcement Team
• The Securities Litigation Issues That Matter Most For 2023
• Morgan Lewis Hires SEC Trial Atty In DC
• Deals Rumor Mill: SpaceX, Fanatics, Tokyo Gas
• NY Sues Ex-Celsius CEO Over 'Risky' Crypto Investments
• SEC, US Trustee Object To Voyager's $1B Binance.US Deal
• CFPB May Require Reporting On What's In Nonbank Contracts
• SEC Says Felon Ran 'Brazen' $45M CoinDeal Crypto Scam
• SEC Lays Out Next Phase Of Rulemaking Agenda
• LastPass Security Breach Drained Bitcoin Wallet, User Says
• FTX Closing In On Ch. 11 Deal With Bahamian Liquidators
• Celsius Owns Crypto Deposits, May Sell $18M, Judge Says
• CFPB, NY Sue Subprime Auto Lender Over 'Predatory' Loans
• Activist Firm Takes Aim At Fintech Biz With 4 Board Nominees
• Coinbase To Pay $100M Over AML Compliance Failures
• Ooki DAO Ruling Bolsters Suit Against Crypto Cos., User Says
• Yellowstone Capital To Pay $27M To End NJ Usury Claims
• SPAC Exec Admits Taking $5M For Meme Stock, Crypto Trades
• Schwab Avoids Suit Over Short-Selling Trading Glitch
• The Biggest Bankruptcy Actions From Over The Holidays
• SEC, Sports Stock Market Disagree On Damages In Fraud Suit
• CFPB Will Look Into New Credit Bureau Rules, Chopra Says
• Brown Rudnick To Lobby For Bahamas On FTX Collapse
• The Cryptocurrency Law And Policy Outlook For 2023
• Bankman-Fried Denies Fraud Charges, Gets October Trial Date
• Crypto Bankruptcies Highlight Need For Better Due Diligence
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• BofA Can't Ditch TelexFree Ponzi Scheme MDL Claims
• TransUnion Escapes $18.3M Verdict In Source Code Fight
• IPOs Could Be Headed For A Rocky Road In 2023
• IRS Will Use New Resources To Increase Scrutiny In 2023
• What To Watch For In Massachusetts Courts In 2023
• 10 Environmental And Energy Issues To Watch In 2023
• New York Cases To Watch In 2023
• 5 Policy Moves Benefits Lawyers Should Watch In 2023
• SEC Enforcement Outlook For 2023
• What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2023
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2023
• Fintech Policy & Regulation To Watch In 2023
• Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2023
• California Cases To Watch In 2023
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• The Cybersecurity Stories That Could Define 2023
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2023
• 5 White Collar Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2023