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Fintech - April, 2025

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• House GOP Bill To Cut CFPB Budget, Audit Board Clears Panel
• CFPB Scraps More Cases, Curbs Small Biz Loan Rule Focus
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PayPal, Apple Patent Wins Over Fintiv Inc.
• Citadel Securities Gives SEC Regulatory Wish List
• Website Operators Challenge $102M FTC Judgment
• Activant Unit Seeks $7.5M Fee After $37M Bolt Suit Win
• Coinbase Urges Justices To Take User's IRS Data Seizure Suit
• Planning For Open Banking Despite CFPB Uncertainty
• Feds Barred From Reviving 'Unlawful' Tornado Cash Sanctions
• Crunching The Numbers Of Trump SEC's 1st 100 Days
• Kirkland, Latham Lead Chinese Online Insurer's $30M US IPO
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
• Ex-CFPB Senior Attys Sign On With Democracy Forward
• SEC Abandons Investigation Into PayPal's Dollar Stablecoin
• FTX Ch. 11 Trust Asks To Keep Customer Info Confidential
• Kim Kardashian, Celebs Challenge Crypto Buyers' Cert. Bid
• Perkins Coie Leads 2 SPAC Listings Raising $300M Combined
• Watchdog Will Probe Trump Admin's Push To Shrink CFPB
• OKCoin Says Crypto Holders Can't Tie Firm To $2M Theft
• Risk Control Tips For Banks With Cryptocurrency Customers
• A Look At Probabilistic Tracing After High Court's Slack Ruling
• Fla. Bitcoin Scammer Warned That 20-Year Sentence On Table
• Celsius Founder Should Get 20 Years For Fraud, Feds Say
• DC Circ. Restores Ban On CFPB Mass Layoffs Amid Appeal
• NJ Can't Take Action Over Kalshi's Sports Contracts, For Now
• Wells Fargo Exits CFPB's Mortgage, Auto Loan Consent Order
• Feds Urged To Drop Crypto Mixer Charges After DOJ Memo
• Trump Sued Over 'Unprecedented' NCUA Board Purge
• FDIC Rules Rollback Foretells More Pro-Industry Changes
• Nasdaq Presses SEC To Enact Clearer Digital Asset Rules
• Ex-Deutsche Bank GC Is Coinbase's Next Compliance Chief
• DOJ Memo Maps Out A Lighter Touch For Digital Assets
• Nike Investors Say 'Brazen' NFT Rug Pull 'Decimated' Them
• AI Fueling Crypto Fraud And Other Cybercrimes, Experts Say
• FDIC Defends In-House Enforcement For Banking At 7th Circ.
• SPAC Deals Are Buzzing Again Despite Tariff Turmoil
• Feds Seek 5 Yrs. For Fla. Bitcoin Thief Over Restitution 'Lies'
• Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
• Atkins Vows SEC Will Pursue 'Common-Sense' Crypto Policy
• 5 Issues Benefits Attys Want The Gov't To Shed Light On
• FDIC Unlocks A Door To Banks' Potential Crypto Future
• Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
• What Del. Supreme Court LKQ Decision Means For M&A Deals
• Long Island Man Gets 18 Years For Father-Son Crypto Scam
• Trump's Regulatory Thaw On Crypto Reaches Federal Reserve
• FDIC's Hill Faces Dems' Questions Over DOGE Access, Job Cuts
• Nevada Asks Court To Toss Kalshi Sports Contract Suit
• Dragonchain Suit Dropped Amid SEC's Crypto Reg Revisit
• Ala. Ends Coinbase Enforcement Case As Feds Pursue Policy
• Chancery Nixes Toss Of Crypto Co. Board Cut Challenge
• 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
• The SEC's Administrative Law Courts Are At A Crossroads
• Shaq Settles FTX Litigation Over Alleged Promotions
• Trump Admin's Border Cash Reporting Order Halted
• Feds Seek At Least 6½ Years For Mango Markets Trader
• Latest CFPB Layoffs Need Court's Scrutiny, DC Circ. Told
• Ex-SEC Counsel Joins Blockchain Co. Plume Network As GC
• Denver Water Says Dam Work Won't Hurt Environment
• Citi Gets NY AG's Suit Paused For 2nd Circ. Review
• Crypto Co. Drops Suit Against K&L Gates, For Now
• Silvergate Settles Securities Class Action For $37.5M In Ch. 11
• SCOTUSblog Sold Amid Goldstein's Criminal Case
• SEC's Noteworthy Stablecoin Guidance Comes With Caveats
• Judge Exits Allied Wallet Exec's Trial Over Plea Interference
• 3 Firms Guide Launch Of $3.6B SoftBank-Backed Bitcoin Co.
• Skadden Adds Partner To NY Financial Institutions Group
• Ex-Chief Of SDNY Fraud Unit Joins Fenwick White Collar Team
• The Benefits Of Aligning States On Legal Paraprofessionals
• Bernstein Litowitz Looks To Hire SEC's Ex-Top Crypto Cop
• Feds Say Crypto Exec Spent Investors' $57M On Lamborghinis
• FTX Ch. 11 Trust Says Ex-Exec's Wife Spent $600K Since Dec.
• SEC Won't Renew Case Against Hex Crypto Founder
• CFPB Waves White Flag In Prepaid Rule Fight With PayPal
• 4th Circ. Rejects Full Court Review Of Credit Union's Liability
• Credit Sesame Users Say Data Breach Leaked Personal Info
• CFTC Wants Input On 24/7 Trading, Perpetual Contracts
• Fintech Faces Investor Suit Over Unpaid $1.25M Settlement
• Kalshi, Crypto.com Fight Md. Regulator On Sports Contracts
• DOJ Says Google Ad Tech Win Supports Apple Antitrust Case
• Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance
• Jay Clayton Sworn In As Interim US Atty For SDNY
• Pay Cos. That Adapt Can Benefit As Gov't Ends Paper Checks
• Morgan Lewis Hires Ex-CFTC General Counsel
• CFPB Needs Only 200 Workers, Trump Admin Tells DC Circ.
• Binance Crypto Suit Sent To Florida To Avoid Duplication
• CFTC's Crypto Shift Leaves KuCoin Settlement In Limbo
• NJ Says KalshiEx Can't Rebrand Bets To Dodge Gambling Law
• Crypto Cos. Sued Over 'Covert' Meme Coin 'Pump-And-Dump'
• YouTube's 'Nelk Boys' Want Suit Over NFTs Tossed
• Staying The Course On Consumer Financial Law Compliance
• 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
• Unions Score Block On Orders To Fire Probationary Workers
• SafeMoon CEO Can't Ax Fraud Case Ahead Of Trial
• Justices Pass On Damages Fight In Trading Patent Case
• FDIC Eases Big Banks' 'Living Will' Requirements
• Ore. AG Sues Coinbase In Bid To Fill 'Enforcement Vacuum'
• Celsius Founder Asks For A Year And A Day For Crypto Fraud
• Santander Not Responsible For Customer's Bad Crypto Buys
• CFTC Details Violation Materiality After Cooperation Guidance
• How Manatt Beat A Crypto Trader's 'Code As Law' Defense
• Block Execs Failed To Prevent 'Illicit Activities,' Suit Says
• Attys Score Bitcoin-Based Fee Award In Crypto Mining Suit
• An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
• Miles & Stockbridge Hires Career Troutman Atty In Richmond
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher
• 5 Takeaways From Texas Stock Exchange's SEC Filing
• CFPB Mass Layoffs Blocked Again In DC Court
• Capital One's Discover Deal Gets Bank Regulators' Approval
• DOJ To Move Ahead In SafeMoon Case Despite Crypto Memo
• Ban On Reputation Risk May Help Bank Enforcement Defense
• David Geffen Hits Back At Crypto Exec In 'Stolen' Art Suit
• Bill-Pay Co. Customers Can Continue With Most Of Class Action
• Polymarket Operator To Pay Fine Over Binary Options Claims
• Feds Say Estonians Won't Be Deported Before Fraud Sentence
• K&L Gates Bungled Crypto Co.'s Bankruptcy Claim, Suit Says
• Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
• Crypto Casino Owner Gambled With Investor Funds, Feds Say
• CFPB Mass Layoffs Resume, Hitting All Corners Of Agency
• Hidden Road Nabs Broker-Dealer Approval After Ripple Deal
• CFPB Will Cut Examinations By Half In Broad Retreat: Memo
• How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void
• Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Global Payments To Acquire Worldpay In $24.3B Deal
• OCC To Merge Bank Supervision Units In Reorganization
• Red State AGs' SEC Suit Paused Amid Crypto Policy Shift
• AI Infrastructure Biz Auradine Wraps $153M Funding Round
• Limit On SEC Enforcement Authority May Mean Fewer Actions
• CFPB Defends Bid To Undo Redlining Deal
• How Lenders Should Prepare For Crypto As Collateral
• Schumer Looks To Block Trump NY US Attorney Nominations
• Trump Ousts Democrats From NCUA Board In Latest Purge
• As SEC, CFTC Retreat, Who Will Police The Crypto Markets?
• Atty Sues After His Dog-Themed Meme Coin Gets Hacked
• OCC Pledges Transparency Amid 'Ongoing' Breach Review
• Chase Says Fla. Biz Playing Games With NY 'Debanking' Suit
• Judge Vacates CFPB's Credit Card Late Fee Rule
• Insurer Denies Coverage For Short Seller Cohodes' Libel Case
• 5 Ways Banking Has Changed In 5 Years Since COVID
• Davis Polk Guides StoneX On $900M RJ O'Brien Buy
• MIT Bros. Cite DOJ Memo In Bid To Get $25M Crypto Case Axed
• E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
• SEC Won't Revisit WhatsApp Settlements With 16 Firms
• Coinbase Wants 3rd Circ. To Look At Share Traceability Ruling
• Chinese Fintech Says Investors' IPO Suit Still Misses The Mark
• Crypto Firm DCG Can't Dodge NY AG Suit Over Genesis Woes
• NY AG Accuses MoneyLion, DailyPay Of Predatory Lending
• Wealth Management App Developer Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware
• 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Credit Union's Liability In Scam
• Ex-Allied Wallet Exec Seeks Trial Delay Amid Recusal Bid
• Making Sense Of Small Biz Fair Lending Compliance
• CFPB To Vacate Credit Card Late Fee Rule In Deal With Banks
• Ripple Settlement Offers Hope For Better Regulatory Future
• Estonians Flag 'Disturbing' Deportation Threat In Fraud Case
• CFPB's Vought Looks To Roll Back 'Weaponized' Guidance
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
• 3 Firms Guide $3.1B KKR Purchase Of S&P, CME Trading Unit
• DC Circ. Limits CFPB Layoff Ban Amid Trump Admin Appeal
• SEC Digs Into Policing Crypto Trading At Roundtable
• CFPB To Pull Medical Debt Opinion, May Ax Nonbank Registry
• CFPB Cuts Loose Comerica Suit After Missing Filing Deadline
• Coinbase 'Mining Pools' Scam Case Heads To Arbitration
• Tether-Backed Crypto Co. Can't Duck Swan's Trade Secrets Suit
• SEC Taps 2 Agency Staffers For Senior Enforcement Roles
• Tariff Reprieve Offers Little Comfort For Venture-Backed IPOs
• SEC Takes 'Small Step' On Corporate Crypto Disclosures
• Crypto Firm To Pay SEC Fine Over False Client Claims
• SEC, Ripple Put 2nd Circ. Case On Ice To Confirm Resolution
• NFT Owner Admits To Dodging Tax On Crypto Art Sales
• OCC Patriot Bank Order Spotlights AML Issues For Managers
• Did DOJ Bless A Crypto Free-For-All? Think Again, Attys Say
• FDIC Shift On ALJs May Show Agencies Meeting New Norms
• Fox Rothschild Hires Familiar Corporate Partner In Boston
• Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Ropes & Gray
• Senate Dems Press Fed's Bowman On Political Independence
• Grayscale Settles Bitcoin Rival's Conn. Biz Interference Suit
• YouTuber Defends Calling Logan Paul Crypto Project A 'Scam'
• Nevada Can't Sue Kalshi Over Sports, Elections Betting
• Texas Group Seeks Halt Of Trump Admin Border Cash Order
• NY AG Calls For 'Common-Sense' Rules In Crypto Legislation
• Binance A Crypto Laundering 'Get-Away Driver,' Suit Says
• Fla. Judge Won't Revisit 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Class Cert.
• No Plan To Trim Do Kwon Case After Crypto Memo, Feds Say
• A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
• NY Fines Block $40M For Cash App Compliance Failures
• How Latin American Finance Markets May Shift Under Trump
• Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Instructs Agencies To Quietly Repeal Regs If Possible
• 'Evasive' Unions Told To List Fired Probationary Workers
• Dems Decry 'Industry Wishlist' As House Mulls Crypto Rules
• Shaq's $11M Deal With NFT Investors Gets Judge's Final OK
• Fed Pick To Call For 'Reformed' Supervision, 'Pragmatic' Rules
• Coinbase Judge Won't Rethink Greenlighting Investor Suit
• Senate Confirms Trump Pick Atkins To Lead A Leaner SEC
• DC Circ. Seems Open To Narrowing CFPB Injunction
• House Slates CFPB Payment, Overdraft Rules For Repeal
• Justices Urged To Look At Fed. Circ. Ax Of $13M IP Verdict
• How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
• SafeMoon CEO Flags DOJ Crypto Memo In Bid For Dismissal
• Bessent: 'It's Main Street's Turn' For Regulatory Rollbacks
• Winston & Strawn Leads Fintech-Focused SPAC's $240M IPO
• Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
• Trump's CFPB Pick Could Be Confirmed By May, Scott Says
• Charles Schwab, Comerica & More Hit With EDTX Patent Suits
• Crypto Investor Sues In Del. Alleging $16M Pump, Dump Loss
• TelexFree Investors Can't Sue Wells Fargo, Others As Class
• Four Robinhood Users Must Arbitrate Meme Stock Claims
• FDIC To Look At 'Indexing' Size Thresholds For Bank Rules
• Attys In Javice Case Warned About Post-Trial Juror Contact
• German Pharma Giant Stada Pauses IPO As Volatility Endures
• OCC Says 'Highly Sensitive' Bank Info Accessed In Hack
• How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
• 3 Firms Advise On $1.25B Ripple-Hidden Road Crypto Deal
• CFPB Withdraws From MoneyGram Suit, NY AG To Continue
• 3 Action Items For Innovators Amid Fintech Regulatory Pivot
• DOJ Shuts Crypto Unit, Shifts Focus From Intermediaries
• Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers
• Vice Chancellor Warns Plaintiff Over AI-Generated Filings
• USAA Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Hear PNC's Patent Board Wins
• Coinbase Accused Of Scam Prevention Shortfalls
• Wage Access Co. Says NY AG Threatened Suit, Seeks Relief
• OMB Issues Guidance On Agency Use, Purchasing Of AI
• Fintech Customers Sue Banks Over Synapse Collapse
• ACLU, Others Slam Bid To 'Magic Eraser' CFPB Redlining Deal
• SEC Orders Crypto Guidance Review As Deregulation Looms
• GENIUS Act Can Bring Harmony To Crypto-Banking Discord
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
• IPO Plans Appear Iced As Trump's Tariffs Rock Markets
• Crypto Firm Shorted Exec On Wages And Commissions, Suit Says
• SEC Says Reserve-Backed Stablecoins Aren't Securities
• Ill. Lawmakers Advance Crypto Fraud Protection Measure
• Fed's Barr Says Bank Regulators Should 'Explore' Gen AI
• Mass. AG Emerges As Key Player In Consumer Protection
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings
• Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Warren Calls For Investigation Into SEC's Crypto About-Face
• CFPB Says It Will Reopen Small-Biz Lending Rule
• AI Dominated Venture Funding In Q1 As Broader Market Lags
• Samsung Gets Mobile Payment Patent Suit Tossed
• Crypto Co. Sentenced In Fed Market Manipulation Suit
• CFTC Taps New Acting Head Of Market Oversight Division
• Loyalty Platform Kognitiv Hits Ch. 11 With Over $10M In Debt
• DC Circ. Steps In To Pause CFPB Order As Judge Denies Stay
• House Moves Stablecoin Bill Despite Dems' Conflict Concerns
• Feds Say Cash Advance Biz Owner Ran $40M Ponzi Scheme
• SEC's Gemini Crypto Trading Suit Paused For More Deal Talks
• 'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• Senate Advances Noms Of Trump's SEC, OCC Picks
• Bakkt Holdings Faces Suit Over Lost Crypto Revenue
• Cango Selling China Biz For $352M In Bitcoin Mining Push
• Inside State AGs' Arguments Defending The CFPB
• Binance Can't Send All Investors' Claims To Arbitration
• DC Circ. To Hear Trump Admin's Bid To Stay CFPB Injunction
• Aspiration Partners Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Financing
• Trump Media Refiles President's Shares For Potential Sale
• Siemens Buying Scientific Software Co. Dotmatics For $5.1B
• Fintech Execs Want $2M Award Confirmed For 'Nonperformer'
• Evolve Bank Reaches $11.8M Deal Over 2024 Data Breach
• Davis Polk, Skadden Lead Stablecoin Issuer Circle's IPO Filing
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
• Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says
• Tesla Asks Del. Justices To Undo $176M Atty Fee 'Windfall'
• Javice Must Don Ankle Bracelet For Now, Despite Pilates Gig
• Trump Administration Sued Over Border Cash-Reporting Order
• Republicans Float Wish List Of Biden Financial Rule Rollbacks
• Conn. Banking Boss Orders Fintech Duo To Repay Investors
• Trump Admin Fights Wash.'s Bid To Expand Layoff Injunction
• Bitcoin Rival Appeals Grayscale's Win In $2M False Ads Suit
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• House GOP Infighting Delays Push To Repeal 2 CFPB Rules
• SEC Crypto Mining Statement Delivers Regulatory Clarity
• Crypto Co. OKX Taps Ex-NY Regulator Linda Lacewell As GC
• Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield