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Fintech - January, 2025

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• $577M In Virus Fraud Cases At Risk Unless Congress Acts: IG
• FDIC Fines Fintech Bank Over Fee, Disclosure Issues
• Visa, Mastercard And Banks Oppose Swipe Fee Do-Over Bid
• Latham Guides $50M Bitcoin Mining Data Center Investment
• Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Escape OneCoin Conviction At 2nd Circ.
• Understanding Risks Of Celebrities 'Hawking' Crypto Tokens
• Mass. Law Shows Patchwork Money Transfer Rules Persist
• DLA Piper Adds Digital Finance Regulatory Partner In NY
• Wise Reaches $2.5M CFPB Deal Over Disclosure, Fee Issues
• PayPal Beats Investor Suit Over Inflated User Metrics Claims
• Card Co. Netspend Inks $1.1M NY AG Deal Over Fees, Freezes
• Pump.Fun Faces Suit Over Unregistered Memecoin Sales
• YouTube's 'Nelk Boys' Sued Over 'Snake-Oil' NFTs
• Scope And Nature Of Judicial Relief Will Affect Loper's Impact
• Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• How Cos. Can Respond To CFPB Digital Asset Safeguard Plan
• 'DO NOT RESPOND': CFPB Union Calls Buyout Email A Trap
• Binary Options Fraudsters Must Pay $451.6M To CFTC
• Sports Co., Ex-CEO Must Pay $1.8M In SEC Fraud Suit
• Dentons Taps SEC Enforcement Vet From Morrison Cohen
• 5th Circ. Rejects Outside Bid To Defend CFPB Small-Biz Rule
• Future Of Crypto-Asset Classification Is In 2nd Circ.'s Hands
• 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
• AI Art Needs Human Input For Copyrights, Gov't Report Says
• Sen. Warren Has 'Serious Concern' Over Lutnick's Tether Ties
• CFPB, Bank Orgs Rebuff Intervention Bid In Data Rule Fight
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Chief Says Staff Faced Uptick In Threats
• Wells Fargo Exits 2022 Order But Isn't Out Of CFPB Woods Yet
• Dolce & Gabbana Wants 'Worthless' NFT Outfit Suit Tossed
• SEC Wells Meetings Likely Back On The Table, Official Says
• Silk Road Pardon Sparks Hope For More Crypto Clemency
• Overseas Investment Rule Calls For Compliance Caution
• Assessing Gary Gensler's Legacy At The SEC
• Chinese Pair Sought To Fuel Fentanyl 'Grand Lab,' Feds Say
• TravelPerk Hits $2.7B Valuation, Announces Yokoy Buy
• A Defendant's Guide To 4 Common CFPB Discovery Tactics
• CFPB's Chopra Sees Room For Rules To Stem Debanking
• Lummis Tells 2nd Circ. SEC 'Flouts' Congress In Crypto Cases
• Crypto Exchange KuCoin Pleads Out, Agrees To Pay $297M
• CFPB Says Acima Can't Use 'Lease' Label To Exit Suit
• Judge Grants Bid For Docs, Code In EPassport Fight
• Advertising Platform's Changes Hurt Investors, Suit Says
• SEC OKs Nasdaq Pulling Diversity Rules After 5th Circ. Loss
• Recent SEC Actions Highlight Importance Of Filing Form D
• So-Called 'Face' Of $14M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Gets 2½ Years
• NFL Union, DraftKings Reach Settlement In NFT Licensing Suit
• Ga. Accountant Must Face Fintech Co.'s Share Price Suit
• Senate Confirms Bessent As Treasury Secretary
• Kansas Bank's Suit Could Upend FDIC Enforcement Authority
• Deel Blasts Racketeering Suit Over Alleged Money Laundering
• SEC Gets Kraken's Major Questions Doctrine Defense Axed
• CFPB, NY's Updated Claims Against MoneyGram Move Ahead
• FDIC Wins Discovery Bid In SVB Fraud Coverage Row
• SEC Names New Top Enforcer, GC And Other Temp Leaders
• Chopra Says Banks May Not Get CFPB 'Lapdog' Under Trump
• Coding Boot Camp Seeks Coverage For Tuition Financing Row
• 10 AGs Target Major Banks Over DEI, ESG Initiatives
• What's Next For Accounting Enforcement After SEC's Big 2024
• Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Simpson Thacher
• Insights For Finance Firms, Regulators From House AI Report
• Venture-Backed IPO Recovery Could Be Muted, Report Says
• Dems Cite 'Unprecedented Concerns' With Trump Memecoins
• NY Regulator Steps Up Overdraft Fee Fight In CFPB's Wake
• Trump Undoes Biden's AI Safeguards With Executive Order
• Jump Trading Says Ex-Worker Stole IP For Blockchain Startup
• Trump Forms Crypto Working Group To Create Fed. Framework
• Shift4 Gets Accounting Practices Investor Suit Axed For Good
• SEC Rescinds Controversial Crypto Accounting Guidance
• Chinese Ride Co. Ordered To Produce Regulator Testimonies
• PayPal To Pay $2M To NY Regulator In Cybersecurity Deal
• SEC Cooled On New Crypto Cases During Gensler's Final Year
• Conflict Limits 1 Lawyer On Javice Team As Trial Date Slips
• Spotless Brands' Sale Could Make Splash, And More Rumors
• Latham-Led Brookfield Buying Divvy Homes For $1B
• Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Software Co. UiPath Wants Investors' Fraud Claims Nixed
• NYAG Reaches $1B Deal In Merchant Cash Advance Case
• Securities Defense Bar Notched More Dismissals In '24
• Billionaire Debtor's Daughter Loses Appeal Over Jet Sale
• Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights Suit Against Celsius Founder
• How Fintechs Can Respond To New CFPB Supervisory Rule
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
• Husch Blackwell Adds To Growing Consumer Financial Bench
• Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention In 2025
• White House Shutters DEI Offices, Puts Workers On Leave
• Trump Pardons Silk Road's 'Dread Pirate' Ross Ulbricht
• 10th Circ. Looks For Limits In Custodia's Master Account Suit
• Citi Can't Escape NYAG's Wire Fraud Protection Suit
• SEC Says 'Hotspot' Crypto Miners Broke Registration Laws
• Coinbase Asks 2nd Circ. To Settle Crypto Securities Question
• Block Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Cash App AML Protocols
• Asset Type Immaterial To Crypto Fraud Claims, SEC Says
• Trump Names Interim Top Prosecutors In Manhattan, Brooklyn
• Crypto Firm To Plead Guilty In Market Manipulation Case
• Payment Co. Says Okla. Tribe Lacks Jurisdiction In Fraud Suit
• DOJ Fights Visa's Bid To Duck Monopoly Case
• The Blueprint For A National Bitcoin Reserve
• New SEC Task Force Eyes 'Sensible' Crypto Regulations
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Trump, Musk Sued By Nonprofits Over DOGE Transparency
• FDIC Missed Some Crypto 'Pause' Letters, Coinbase Ally Says
• DC Circ. Unsure On Restoring CFTC's Election Betting Ban
• Video Game Maker To Pay $20M For Child Privacy Violations
• Crypto Coder Sues Feds To Block 'Money Transmitter' Label
• LA Crypto 'Godfather' Admits To $36M Meta Hacking Fraud
• Student Loan Entities In Hot Seat After CFPB Goes To College
• Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
• SEC Fines Crypto Giant DCG, Ex-Genesis CEO $38.5M
• FDIC Sues Ex-SVB Top Brass For 'Egregious Mismanagement'
• Patent Ruling Sheds Light On Printed Matter Doctrine
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Two Sigma Fined $90M Over Investment, Whistleblower Issues
• Tech Groups Sue To Topple CFPB Payment Oversight Rule
• SEC's General Counsel Barbero To Exit As Trump Takes Office
• Crypto Firm DRW Wants Out Of SEC's 'Scorched Earth' Suit
• SEC Hit With Atty Fee Request Over Rare In-House Loss
• How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
• Small Biz Caught In Corporate Transparency Act Crossfire
• Yodlee Cannot Escape Consumers' Privacy Invasion Claims
• AmEx Inks $230M Deal Over DOJ, Fed Small Biz Sales Claims
• 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024
• Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• CFPB Says Block Must Pay Up To $175M Over Cash App
• DeFi Upstart Brings On Seasoned Crypto Legal Chief
• SEC Says Restaurant Tech Co. Misled Investors On AI Product
• CFPB Serves Up Consumer Protection Roadmap For States
• Crypto Co. Kraken's Legal Chief Says He's Stepping Down
• Silvergate's Ex-CFO Fires Back At SEC Accounting Claims
• Block Pays Regulators $80M Over Cash App AML Compliance
• 9th Circ. Open To Reviving Robinhood Suit Over $2.1B IPO
• What Broker-Dealers Must Know Before Selling Bitcoin ETPs
• Texas Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Cyber Disclosure Is A Mainstay In 2025 SEC Exam Priorities
• SEC Announces Departure Of Top Economist And Accountant
• No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
• BitMEX Fined $100M For 5 Years Of Flouting US Banking Law
• AI Travel App Co. Mondee Files Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Wells Fargo Fights To Drop Officers From Investors' Bias Suit
• Latham Grabs Top Spot For 2024 IPOs By Large Margin
• CFTC To Review Crypto Co.'s Sports Event Contracts
• Crypto Co.'s Lax Compliance Enabled Hackers, Suit Says
• Influencer Says Capital One Steals Link Commissions
• Frank Exec Wants Fraudster Comparisons Blocked At Trial
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss CFTC Suit Over $283M Trading Scheme
• Equifax To Pay $725K For Inaccurate Credit Score Reporting
• Startup Drops Patent Case Against Google Ahead Of Trial
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
• Best Practices To Find Del. Earnout Provisions That Hold Up
• What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads
• CFPB Says Capital One Stiffed Savings Customers Out Of $2B
• CFPB Eyes Rule To Rein In 'Forced' Financial Contract Terms
• Quinn Emanuel Scoops Up SDNY Securities Fraud Chief
• Robinhood Users Oppose Arbitration Of 'Meme Stock' Claims
• SEC Fines Robinhood $45M For Recordkeeping, Cyber Woes
• NYDFS Launches Staff Exchange With Bank Of England
• Binance Can't Get High Court To Review Class Cert. Decision
• Fintech Partner Banks Face Suit Over Synapse Financial Collapse
• Shift4 To Pay SEC $750K For Undisclosed Family Payments
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Crypto Exec Doesn't Belong On Mining IP
• Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation
• SEC To Collect $63M In Latest Recordkeeping Sweep
• Where Payments Law And Regulation Are Headed In 2025
• DOJ Litigator Who Tried Google Antitrust Case Joins Weil
• SEC Must Explain Coinbase Crypto Rule Denial, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• FDIC's Hill Calls For 'New Direction' In Preview Of Agenda
• Infosys Files Antitrust Counterclaims In Trade Secrets Suit
• 4 Trends That Will Shape Venture Capital Funding In 2025
• CFPB Floats Protections For Crypto, Video Game Payments
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Ioengine Can Overcome On-Sale Bar
• SafeMoon CEO Wants 'Misleading' Reddit Post Explained
• Feds Say Russians Behind North Korea-Linked Crypto Mixers
• National Trust Bank Charter Can Widen Reach Of Fintech Cos.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis Polk, Wachtell
• Crypto Buyers Say They Were Duped Out Of Millions
• 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
• CFPB Bars Ex-Agency Attys From Revived Innovation Policies
• Susman Godfrey Vies To Help Lead Crypto DAO Suit
• CFPB Taps First Open Banking Industry Standards Setter
• FTX Squabbles With Crypto Startup Over EU Distributions
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
• Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability
• Gordon Rees Adds Former Fintech GC In NY, Miami
• Chamber, Bank Groups Press For Halt To CFPB Overdraft Rule
• Trump's Return Brings 'Deeper Anxiety' To DOJ Fraud Attys
• CFPB Plots Personal Lender Oversight, Funds Access Rules
• Fed. Circ. Grills USAA On Bid To Revive Patent In $218M Case
• Quantitative Trader Accused Of Stealing Firm's Source Code
• NY Fed Beats Puerto Rico Bank's Suit Over Master Account
• PowerPlan To Pay $24M, Ending Rival's Monopoly Claims
• Shkreli Wants Wu-Tang To Weigh In On Crypto Album Fight
• Musk Appeals $56B Pay Package Rejection To Del. High Court
• Canadian Payment Systems Co. Hits Ch. 15 As It Seeks Buyer
• Exiting CFTC Chair Warns Crypto Without Rules 'Ends Badly'
• Criminal Case Against Terraform Founder Said To Exceed SEC's
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Chancery Awards $176M Atty Fee In Tesla Board Pay Suit
• Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• NFT Buyers Can't Sue Over Market Fluctuations, Gallery Says
• Coinbase Judge Sends Crypto's Howey Question To 2nd Circ.
• CFPB Senior Litigator Who Defended Key Rules Is Departing
• Takeaways From SEC's Mixed Results In '24 Crypto Litigation
• Grayscale Rival Insists Connecticut Law Allows $2M Suit
• In The CFPB Playbook: A Sprint To The Finish Line
• Davis Polk, Kirkland Guide Paychex's $4.1B Paycor Buy
• 7 Pitfalls To Watch In Tech Referral Fee Programs
• CFTC Chair Behnam To Step Down When Trump Takes Office
• Broadridge 'Mommy Tracked' Pregnant Manager, Says Suit
• Tether, Bitfinex Tap New GC After Longtime Lawyer Retires
• Terraform Victims May Exceed 1M, Feds Say In Notice Request
• Predicting What's Next For SEC By Looking At Past Dissents
• Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
• What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025
• Gemini To Pay CFTC $5M For Bitcoin Contract Statements
• Fed's Barr To Step Down As Supervision Head Next Month
• Chinese Billionaire's Deputy Gets 10 Years For $1.4B Fraud
• CashCall Still On Hook For $134M To CFPB, 9th Circ. Rules
• CFPB Flags Concerns About Workplace Collections Calls
• Justices Urged To Review Late-Found Fraud, Int'l IP Damages
• FDIC 'Pause' Letters Focused On Banks' Crypto Activity
• PayPal's Minority Program Biased Against Asians, Suit Says
• Victims Say Crypto Isn't Money, Safeco Must Cover Hack
• New Year, New Risks: 8 Top Cyber Issues For Finance In 2025
• 5th Circ.'s Nasdaq Ruling Another Piece In DEI Policy Puzzle
• DOJ Joins FTC Suit Against Fintech Lender Dave
• Tesla Investors Appeal Chancery Rulings In Musk Pay Suit
• Celsius To Challenge $445M Claim Denial In FTX Bankruptcy
• Crypto Groups Challenge Decentralized Finance Broker Rule
• Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Republicans Want Yellen To Answer For Chinese Cyberattack
• Lessons From The SEC's 2024 Crackdown On AI Washing
• Crypto Scam Victim Says Fraudsters' Banks Ignore Red Flags
• Terraform Founder Arraigned In NY, Denies $40B Crypto Fraud
• The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025
• An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
• How Wall Street Regulators May Adapt To Trump's Return
• 5 Big Questions For White Collar Enforcement In 2025
• Predicting The Lasting Changes CFPB May Face In 2025
• What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2025
• 'Profound Shift' Forecast For Crypto Enforcement In 2025
• Crypto Heads Into 2025 Hoping Regulatory Clouds Will Clear
• On Tap In NY: Diddy, Trump And A New Manhattan Top Cop
• 3 Areas Where SEC Enforcement May Change Under Trump
• 5 Banking Regulation Issues To Watch In 2025
• Trump 2.0 Signals Shift Toward Capital Markets Deregulation
• Patent Cases To Watch In 2025
• Trademark Cases To Watch In 2025
• IPO Outlook Brightens As More Companies Eye 2025 Listings