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Fintech - February, 2025

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• CFPB Endgame Is Just 'Five Men And A Phone,' Filings Allege
• CFPB Won't Drop MoneyLion Suit Despite Agency Shake-Up
• SEC, Ex-Silvergate CFO Trade Shots Over Enforcement Case
• Trump Admin Cuts Raise Trade Secret Security Concerns
• BofA Customer Gets Class Cert. In Revived ATM Fee Dispute
• Justices Asked To Review IRS Crypto Doc Seizure Case
• CFPB Drops TransUnion Suit In Enforcement Retreat
• SEC's Crypto Turn Could Undermine Staff, Dem Member Says
• SPAC Trio Raise $575M Combined As Market Recovers
• NY Man Found Guilty Of $7M Crypto Investment Scheme
• How Crypto Firms Should Approach Patchwork Of State Laws
• The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships
• Payment Processor Sues Trulieve Over Cashless ATMs
• Trump's CFPB Pick Vows To 'Follow The Law' As Cases Pulled
• Lottery.com Investor Suit Over IPO Disclosures Trimmed
• Crypto Fugitives Should Pay SEC $46M, Judge Recommends
• SEC Says Meme Coins Are Not Securities
• Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers
• SEC Ends Coinbase Case As Uyeda Pledges To 'Rectify' Policy
• Consensys Says SEC Will Drop Its Crypto Case, Too
• Winklevoss Twins Say SEC Crypto Probe Over, Attys Must Go
• More CFPB Attys Departing Amid Agency Uncertainty
• NFT Bill Needs Refining To Effectively Regulate Digital Assets
• CFPB Pulls Plug On Rocket Homes Kickback Suit
• Goldstein Urges Judge To Lift Device Monitoring Requirement
• CFPB Drops Suits Against Capital One, Rocket Homes, More
• Anthropic Could Hit $62B Valuation, And More Deal Rumors
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DraftKings To Pay $10M In NFT Proposed Class Settlement
• Stripe Says It's Valued At $91.5B Through Tender Offer
• SEC Wants To Pause Fraud Suit Against Tron Founder
• Bank Directors Back Ex-Rabobank Exec's High Court Bid
• Trump's CFPB Pick Says Agency's 'Past Excesses' Must End
• Trump CFTC Shifts Enforcement Stance From Stick To Carrot
• Ex-CFTC Chair Says Congress 'Can Do Better' On Stablecoins
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Federal Claims In Uniswap Crypto Suit
• GOP-Led House Panel Pushes Easier Rules On Capital Raising
• Banks' Fight Over CFPB Open Banking Rule Put On Pause
• JPMorgan Paying For Lawyers On Both Sides Of Javice Trial
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Short-Term Predictions For The CFPB's Fate Under Trump
• Bradley Arant Hires SEC Enforcement Trial Atty In DC
• FBI Came For Abramoff Asking About Russian Spy-Linked Pal
• Binance Can't Evade Terror Victims' Suit, But It's Trimmed
• GreenSky Loan Class Action Certified In Calif. Court
• Trump Admin Says 'There Will Continue To Be A CFPB'
• Block Considers NY Settlement Over Money-Laundering Curbs
• Horse-Racing Co.'s 'Unregistered' NFTs Cost Gains, Suit Says
• Another Crypto Co. Says SEC Inquiry Ends Without Action
• Dem Commissioner To Leave CFTC Upon New Chair's Arrival
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• SEC's Small Biz Panel Seeks Relief For Venture Funds
• Referral Co. Barred From $5.54B Swipe Fee MDL Settlement
• A Closer Look At FDX's New Role As Banking Standard-Setter
• FDIC Scraps 10th Circ. Brief Backing Colo.'s Opt-Out Law
• Lobbyist Abramoff Testifies At Fraud Trial Against Crypto CEO
• Patent Eligibility Appeals 'Will Not Go Away,' Justices Told
• SEC Crypto Task Force Wants Input, Commissioner Says
• Robinhood, OpenSea Say SEC Closed Crypto Inquiries
• Tax Software Co. Says Rival Is The Real Trade Secrets Thief
• SEC Could Loosen Income Limits On Startup Investments
• Crypto Exchange OKX To Pay $504M For Allowing Illicit Deeds
• What To Expect In Crypto Banking After SEC Nixed Guidance
• Venable Litigator Jumps To Steptoe In California
• Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• CFPB's Data Security In Spotlight After Agency Goes Dark
• Trump-Targeted CFPB Drops Suit Against Online Lender
• Wall Street Groups Back Rescinding Biden Crypto Guidance
• CFPB Shutdown Means 'Irreparable Harm,' 23 State AGs Say
• GOP Leader Zeros In On Fintech And Enviro Rules For Repeal
• Shkreli Avoids Sanctions Over 'Frustrating' Wu-Tang Tangle
• Crypto Mining Machine Co. Bgin Blockchain Files $50M IPO
• Prime Core Crypto 'Hopelessly Commingled,' Plan Admin Says
• CFPB's $8 Late Fee Rule On Ropes As Banks Move In For Kill
• What Travis Hill's Vision For FDIC Could Portend For Banks
• 5 Major Crypto Developments From The Trump Admin So Far
• Compliance Pointers For DOJ's Sweeping Data Security Rule
• Coinbase Says SEC Will Drop Suit Amid Crypto Policy Shift
• DOJ Says Job Protections For ALJs Are Unconstitutional
• New SEC Enforcement Unit Shows Drift From Crypto Focus
• FDIC Watchdog Will Review Agency Layoffs' Impact
• Ex-CFPB Chief Chopra Raps 'Totally Weird' Trump Shutdown
• SafeMoon Exec Says He'll Cop To 2 Conspiracy Charges
• Fed's Barr Defends Long-Term Debt Mandate For Big Banks
• Trump Admin Says CFPB Defunding Suit Guesses At Harms
• Select SPAC Targets Are Soaring Ahead Of The Pack
• Trump Executive Order Could Hinder Crypto Rules, SEC Suits
• JPMorgan Has 'Buyer's Remorse' Over $175M Buy, Javice Says
• Comparing 2 Pending Bills To Regulate Stablecoins
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cravath
• Citibank Wire Transfer Ruling Creates New Liability For Banks
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• What To Know About Trump's Likely Pick For USPTO Director
• Ex-CNBC Pundit Cops To Scamming Investors Out Of $2.7M
• Citi Moves To Appeal NY Judge's Wire Fraud Protection Ruling
• 'Death Knell' For SEC Dealer Rule As Regulator Drops Appeal
• Robinhood Says It Faces New Scrutiny From States, FDIC
• Crypto Group Urges Rollback Of IRS Broker Rule
• Democrats Say DOGE Took 'Trove' Of Musk Rivals' CFPB Data
• Inside The Uncertainty Surrounding CFPB's Overdraft Rule
• How Private Securities Suits Complement SEC Enforcement
• Wu-Tang Album Owner Wants Shkreli To Pay Fees
• Despite Noble Intentions, Va. Usury Bill Is Bad For Consumers
• CFPB Should Beat Suit Over Small Biz Loan Rule, Judge Says
• Trump Exec Order Expands Control Over Independent Agencies
• Coinbase Brass Face Investor Suit Over Firm's Legal Liabilities
• Discover Can't Get Judge To Rethink Decision In Risk Case
• OCC's Hood Eyes Mergers, Fintech In Agenda Preview
• IPhone Buyers Can't Get Apple DOJ Docs Before Discovery
• Stablecoin Firm Gets Securities Claim Cut From Class Action
• DOJ's Visa Suit Shows Pitfalls Of Regulating Innovative Tech
• Goldstein's Overseas Ties Make It 'Easier To Flee,' Judge Says
• Ex-Goldman Atty Squires Expected To Be Named USPTO Head
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up
• Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
• CFTC Taps Ex-Whistleblower Chief As Enforcement Head
• SEC Crypto Mining Case Paused After Feds Bring Charges
• Feds Say Las Vegas Man Ran $24M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Con
• ​​​​​​​SEC Says Crypto Task Force Could Resolve Coinbase Case
• SEC Can't Nix Black Female Branch Chief's Race Bias Claim
• Alston & Bird Leads PE-Backed Michigan Bank's $151M IPO
• Fla. Crypto Operator Gets 2 Years In Prison For Wire Fraud
• A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Financial Services Atty Leaves MoFo For White & Case In NY
• CFPB's Vought Agrees To Pause Layoffs Amid Union Litigation
• Sotomayor Won't Relieve Crypto Maven From Witness ID Rule
• What Financial Intermediaries Can Expect From New Admin
• More CFPB Employees Axed As Union Presses For Injunction
• 9th Circ. Panel Doubts SEC's 'Gag Rule' Violates Free Speech
• 2 Men Cop To Crypto Mining Fraud Conspiracy, Forfeit $400M
• Tesla, Objector Appeal $730M Chancery Board Pay Deal
• Arrow Financial Investors Get Final OK For $850K Deal
• GOP Lawmakers Seek To Vacate CFPB Overdraft Rule
• Walmart Says CFPB Suit Should Wait Amid Agency Chaos
• SafeMoon CEO's Trial Not Delayed By Crypto Policy Shifts
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• What Banks Need To Know About Trump's Executive Orders
• EPA Boss Says Biden Admin Wrongly Ceded Control Of $20B
• How SDNY US Atty Nom May Shape Enforcement Priorities
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Latham
• Musk's $97B OpenAI Bid Dubbed A 'Stunt' Amid Other Rumors
• 4 Potential Effects Of 3rd Circ.'s Coinbase Ruling
• GOP Rep. Moves To Nix SEC's Enhanced Fund Disclosures
• Goldstein Freed As Judge Doubts Feds' Crypto Claims
• Baltimore Sues To Stop 'Unilateral Defunding' Of CFPB
• EthereumMax Buyers Seek Cert. In Celeb Crypto Promos Suit
• Crypto CEO Made $425K Disappear, Investor Tearfully Testifies
• Crypto Operator Seeks No Prison Time For $1M Fraud Plea
• Fintech Group Wants To Defend CFPB's Open Banking Rule
• CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
• EU To Consider 3% Digital Tax, Economic Presence Tax
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Sidley Litigator Tapped For Treasury GC Post
• Crypto Platform EToro Confidentially Files IPO Proposal
• Trump's Picks For CFPB, OCC Chiefs Hailed By Industry
• Trump Picks Crypto Policy Advocate Quintenz To Lead CFTC
• National Bank Act Rulings Facilitate More Preemption Analysis
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Celsius Crypto Spinoff Stockholders Sue For Board Docs
• 'Fraudster' Or 'Fool'? Jury Gets 2 Takes On Exec's Crypto Flop
• Crypto Bills A 'Test Case' For AI Regs, GOP Senator Says
• 2 Russians Arrested In $16M Phobos Ransomware Scheme
• Chinese Co. Must Clarify Trade Secret Claims Against TikTok
• SEC Stays Binance Case Amid Other Crypto Case Extensions
• Botkin Chiarello Adds Litigator From Cleveland Krist
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel
• CFPB's Top Supervisor, Enforcer Call It Quits Amid Closure
• Republican-Led SEC Pauses Climate Regulation Litigation
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• FTX Having Trouble Serving Binance With Ch. 11 Lawsuit
• Merrill Lynch Objects To New Discovery Bid In Stock Loan Suit
• Feds Nab Plea In Bitcoin-Boosting Hack Of SEC X Account
• FDIC's McKernan Exits Board As Republicans Max Out Seats
• Grayscale Beats Bitcoin Rival's $2M Unfair Practices Suit
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reject Crypto Exec's Privacy Law Claim
• A Look At Collateralized Loan Obligations Post-Reform
• Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• SEC Motion Response Could Reveal New Crypto Approach
• 'Stand Down': CFPB's Acting Chief Pulls Employees Off Job
• CFPB Suspends Activity, Closes HQ As New Chief Arrives
• 3 Firms Seek To Co-Lead Suits Over Banks' Synapse Ties
• 5th Circ. Pauses Suit Over CFPB's Small Biz Lending Rules
• SPAC Market Hums Again Following Multiyear Downturn
• SafeMoon CEO Says Crypto Policy Shifts Warrant Trial Delay
• CFPB Will Mull Axing Google Payment Oversight Order
• BofA, H&R Block, Others Are Sued Over Image Capture Patent
• Coinbase Can't Yet Escape Class Claims Over Crypto Sales
• CFPB's Medical Debt Rule Halted For 90 Days By Texas Judge
• 9th Circ. Backs Ex-Bank Auditor's $1.5M Retaliation Suit Win
• Off The Bench: Trump Bans Trans Athletes, NCAA Falls In Line
• Ex-Credit Union Regulator Tapped For Acting OCC Chief
• A Compliance Update For Credit Card Reward Partnerships
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Block's Dorsey, Others Face Derivative Suit Over AML Woes
• Kraken Co-Founder Accuses 'Elite' SF Condo Of Political Bias
• SEC Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Carlton Fields
• House GOP Floats Stablecoin Bill Amid Debanking Buzz
• SEC's Dealer Suit May Criminalize Major Investors, Funds Say
• Illinois Judge Extends Hold On Swipe Fee Law To More Banks
• Amazon Patent Suit Was Wrongly Sent To Calif., Tech Co. Says
• JPMorgan's State Trade Secret Data Row Claim Axed, For Now
• Brink's To Pay $42M To End Feds' Money Laundering Probes
• CFPB's Frotman To Depart As General Counsel
• Critical Steps For Navigating Intensified OFAC Enforcement
• Expect Scrutiny Of Banks To Persist, Even Under Trump
• Judges Balk At CFPB's Stay Bids In Capital One, SoLo Suits
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
• CFTC Signals Openness To Regulate Sports Event Contracts
• FDIC Letters Show It Met Crypto With 'Resistance,' Hill Says
• EmpiresX Crypto Platform Operators Ordered To Pay $129M
• Cannabis Industry Frozen Out Of Banks, Senators Told
• Judge Won't Pause Crowdfunding Case After Fraud Indictment
• Crypto Expert Witness Ruling Flouts Precedent, Justices Told
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• SEC Moves Under Trump Risk 'Chilling' Staff, Grewal Says
• Likely Doomed CFPB Contract Rule Still Has Industry Pointers
• Paxos' Top Atty Takes CLO Spot At Crypto Co. Kraken
• The Risk And Reward Of Federal Approach To AI Regulation
• Crypto Exec Says David Geffen Won't Give Back 'Stolen' Art
• FINRA Fines Broker $3.2M Over Securities Lending Biz
• Sen. Banking Chair Sets 100-Day Dash For Crypto Legislation
• Sens. Hawley, Sanders Pitch 10% Cap On Credit Card Rate
• SEC Could Greenlight Crypto Trading Under New Task Force
• Robinhood Halts Super Bowl Offerings After Request By CFTC
• Coinbase Taps BigLaw Firms In Bid To End Crypto 'Debanking'
• Drug Cartels' Terrorist Label Raises Litigation Risk For Cos.
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Trump Taps GOP Senate Staffer For Treasury Bank Policy Role
• Javice's Texts About Elizabeth Holmes Not Fair Game For Trial
• Texas' Bid To Launch Stock Exchange Moves Forward
• Fed. Circ. Questions Mitek's Fears Of USAA Check Patent Suit
• SEC's Former Acting Enforcement Director Joins Weil In NY
• Trustee Objects To White & Case Pay In Terraform Ch. 11
• USAA Fails To Flip PTAB Loss In $218M EDTX Case
• Canadian Man Charged With $65M Crypto Hacking Scheme
• UK Citizen Moves To Be Released From Novel SEC Action
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Treasury's Bessent Takes CFPB Reins, Halts Agency Actions
• Trump Fires CFPB Director Chopra, Eliciting Praise, Lament