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Fintech - May, 2025

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• SEC's Staking Guidance Ignores Court Rulings, Crenshaw Says
• Enviro-Focused Community Bank Exits FDIC Consent Orders
• Tornado Cash Judge Won't Order Review Of Feds' Evidence
• Crowdfunding, Reg A Deals Grow Slowly As SEC Weighs Ideas
• CFPB Punts On Fed Funding Issue In MoneyLion Case
• Convicted Crypto Investor's Wife Says Gov't Can't Seize Funds
• Calif. Digital Assets Proposal Provides Only Partial Clarity
• NJ Pot Shop Fails To Prove Urgency In $273K Fund Dispute
• Staying The Course Amid Seismic DOJ White Collar Changes
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• CFPB Will Settle FirstCash Military Lending Suit
• OFAC Sanctions Philippine Biz, Alleging Role In Cyber Scams
• Off The Bench: NASCAR V. Crypto, Puig Doc, NCAA Eligibility
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cravath, Latham
• House Introduces CFTC-Focused Crypto Market Structure Bill
• Baltimore Drops CFPB Suit Amid Denials Of Defunding Plan
• Restaurant Liable After Fraudster Steals $475K Settlement
• Ex-USPTO Solicitor Says He's Against Squires Nomination
• Judge Challenges Visa's Bid To Dismiss DOJ Antitrust Suit
• NASCAR Wins Defamation Claims Over LGBCoin Sponsorship
• SEC Drops Binance Suit In Latest Crypto Reversal
• Judge Tells FDIC 'Whistleblower' To Stop Texting Gov't Attys
• Investors Allege Manhattan Firm Aided $43M Ponzi Scheme
• Wells Fargo Settles Suit Over Online Wire Fraud Protections
• Lindberg Can't Skirt $122M Contempt Order, NC Panel Told
• Javice Request To Sink Guilty Verdict Turned Aside By Judge
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fintech Group Warns Remittance Tax Will Hurt Consumers
• Coinbase Users Sue Over Terraform Token Conversion Losses
• FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer $350K Over Influencer Promotions
• High Court's Bid To Save Fed Independence May Backfire
• CFPB Energy Loan Rule An 'Unlawful Power Grab,' Suit Says
• 3 Firms Guide Acrisure On $1.1B Global Payments Unit Buy
• DOL Tells 5th Circ. It Will Craft New ESG Rule For 401(k) Plans
• Challenges For Fiduciaries Adding Crypto To 401(k) Plans
• IRS Coinbase Summons Challenged As Overbroad, Unlawful
• 4th Circ. Backs 5-Year Sentence In $9.3M Ponzi Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Backs Credit One Win In FCRA Investigation Suit
• DOL Rescinds Warning Against Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• Crypto Industry Urges CFTC Action On Perpetual Contracts
• CFPB Nixes Snap Finance Suit In Latest Enforcement Cutback
• Kirkland, Cravath Steer WiseTech's $2.1B Merger With E2open
• CFTC Member Speaks On Agency Exits: 'Not A Great Situation'
• Davis Polk-Led Stablecoin Giant Circle Eyes $600M IPO
• Trump's Media Co. To Raise $2.5B For Bitcoin Purchase
• Crypto Exec's IRS Privacy Appeal Tossed By 5th Circ.
• Review Risk Is Increasing For Foreign Real Estate Developers
• Bank Groups Agree To Pause Of Fed Stress Test Suit
• 'I Need To Be Careful': Judge Wades Into Musk-Firm Conflict
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• CFPB Calls Open Banking Rule 'Unlawful' In Pivot Against It
• NY Judge Axes $110M Mango Markets Trader's Fraud Verdict
• Feds Charge Russian With Qakbot Malware Scheme
• Banking Groups Want SEC To Pull Cyber Disclosure Mandates
• Coinbase Investor Sues Over Hack Fallout, UK Fine
• Alleged Forex Scammers Owe $18.5M In CFTC Default Win
• X Alleges Vietnamese Group Is Exploiting Engagement Metrics
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Fledgling Crypto ATM Regs May Be Due For A Growth Spurt
• Banking Veteran Betsy Cohen's Latest SPAC Targets Fintech
• The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China
• Microsoft Says It Helped Disrupt Popular Malware Lumma
• Firm Drops $500K Contract Suit Against Cannabis POS Co.
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Crypto Fund Owner's Appeal Of $231M Fine
• Motorola Eyes $4.5B Wireless Radio Deal, And Other Rumors
• Fla. Man Gets 6 Years For Laundering $1M Into Bitcoin
• Justices Allow Trump To Fire NLRB, MSPB Members, For Now
• Nuclear Power Co. Dodges Suit Over Contract Disclosures
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Silvergate Estate To Chip In For $37.5M Investor Settlement
• Why It's Time To Retire The Efficient Market Hypothesis
• Avoiding The Risk Of Continued AI-Washing Enforcement
• Tech CEO Duped Investors, Faked Blockchain Deals, Feds Say
• CFTC Member Says Enforcement Needs More Transparency
• House Panel Advances Bills Easing Securities, Banking Regs
• Squires Talks Fortress, PTAB Invalidations In Senate Hearing
• Chancery Orders Nominating Do-Over For Ionic Board Vote
• Crypto Influencer's SPAC Leads 2 Offerings Totaling $420M
• Key Aspects Of FDIC's Resolution Planning FAQ
• Counterfeiting Cases Could Alter TM Law, Hurt Resale Market
• SafeMoon CEO Convicted Of Looting Crypto Company
• CFTC Faces Leadership Void As 3rd Commissioner Plans Exit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• SEC Says Unicoin Made $100M Via 'Massive' Offering Fraud
• Crypto Co. Genesis Sues Parent Co. Over $1.2B In Transfers
• FDIC Nixes Biden-Era Merger Rules As House Passes OCC Bill
• Crypto Co. Says Uniswap Uses Its Patented DeFi Tech
• SEC Chair Says Staff Exits Have Left Holes In Agency
• BofA Class In Out-Of-Network ATM Fee Fight Narrowed
• SafeMoon CEO's Crypto Talk 'Riddled With Lies,' Jury Told
• CFPB's Guidance Purge May Have Limited Impact For Industry
• How NY's FAIR Act Mirrors CFPB State Recommendations
• Goldstein Assails 'Radical' DOJ Case, Probe Of 'Sexual Habits'
• Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill After Dem Backers Return
• Real Estate CEO Gets 87 Months For $63M Crowdfund Fraud
• Binance Calls FTX Ch. 11 Clawback Suit 'Legally Deficient'
• SEC's 'New Day' Could Cause Financial Crisis, Member Warns
• MicroStrategy Faces Investor Suit Over Bitcoin Strategy
• Binance Argues All Class Members Must Arbitrate Claims
• 'Tornado Cash' Founder Says Feds Withheld Key Evidence
• How Cos. Can Navigate Risks Of New Cartel Terrorist Labels
• CFTC Should Pay $3M Atty Fees After Sanctions, Firm Says
• What We Lost After SEC Eliminated Regional Director Role
• DC Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Blockade On CFPB Mass Layoffs
• FINRA Faces Calls To Narrow Its Outside Biz Rule Revamp
• IPO Pipeline Restarts As Tariff-Related Volatility Eases
• CFTC May Be Hobbled As Another Member Announces Exit
• SEC X Account Hack Conspirator Gets 14 Months
• Coinbase Users Sue Over Bribery-Linked Data Breach
• Fed. Circ. Makes Apple Face Fintiv Payment IP Again
• Coinbase Users Sue Under Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
• Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• Hints Of Where Enforcement May Grow Under New CFPB
• CFPB Slashes Final Chopra-Era Fine From Over $2M To $45K
• Coinbase Confirms SEC Probe, Discloses User Data Breach
• DC Circ. Questions Exchanges' Challenge To SEC Fee Caps
• Coinbase May Avoid BiT Global's $1B Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Consumer Bid To Block Capital One-Discover Deal Falters
• SEC, FINRA Staff Retract 2019 Statement On Crypto Custody
• SEC Focused On 'Rooting Out' AI Abuse, Agency Atty Says
• Genesis Fights Jefferies Bid To Be Paid In Bitcoin Over USD
• SEC-Ripple Deal Hits Speed Bump With NY Judge
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC's Crypto Statement Offers Clarity On Disclosures
• Troutman Fintech Head Moves To Cooley In NY
• Nevada Resorts Want In On Kalshi Sports Betting Brawl
• 'Tornado Cash' Indictment Largely Intact After Crypto Memo
• 6th Circ. Won't Send Bitcoin Latinum Suit To Arbitration
• CFPB Junks Plans For Data Broker, Contract Clause Rules
• NFT Team Says Founder Stole Millions From Bitcoin Project
• Feds Say Ex-BigLaw Atty Must Start Prison In OneCoin Case
• Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
• CFTC Forex Case Dismissed Over Sanctioned Conduct
• Fintech Group OK'd To Defend CFPB Open-Banking Rule
• Venture-Backed Tech IPOs Forge Ahead As Momentum Builds
• SEC To Have 'Sympathetic Ear' On Penalty Talks, Official Says
• Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
• CFTC's Mersinger Will Depart Agency To Lead Crypto Lobby
• Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Prices Upsized $620M IPO
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• NY AG Says Capital One Denied Millions In Account Interest
• DOJ Signals Major Shift In White Collar Enforcement Priorities
• Withers Brings On Baker McKenzie Tech Litigator In SF
• CFPB Floats Repeal Of Biden-Era Registry, Designation Rules
• Crypto Platform's Ex-Brass Plead Guilty To $150M Fraud
• CFPB Calls Off Suit Over Walmart Driver Deposit Accounts
• Feds Say Crypto Developer's Money Transmitter Suit Isn't Ripe
• Pot Payment Co. Wants Court To Enforce $1.3M Deal
• SEC's Uyeda Encourages Opening 401(k)s To Private Assets
• CFTC Faces Sanctions For 'Bad Faith' Actions In Forex Case
• Breaking Down 4th Circ. 'Actual Knowledge' Ruling For Banks
• SEC X Account Hack Conspirator Deserves 2 Years, Feds Say
• Strategies To Limit Inherent Damage Of Multidefendant Trials
• 4 Firms Build Robinhood's $178.9M Canadian Crypto Buy
• DOJ Criminal Division Head Dangles Self-Disclosure 'Carrot'
• Feds Nixing Crypto 'Property' Theft Charge Against Brothers
• Fintech Co. Cheated Workers Out Of Wages, Calif. Suit Claims
• Bitcoin Miner Investor Sues Over Flawed Financial Reports
• Coinbase Inks $2.25M Deal In Dogecoin Sweepstakes Suit
• AI Cash Advance Co. Cleo Faces Service Member Class Action
• Eric Trump-Backed Crypto Miner Merges With Gryphon Digital
• DC Circ. Has 'Duty To Intervene' To Protect CFPB, Union Says
• SEC's Atkins Outlines Crypto Policy Plans At Roundtable
• CFPB Eyes Reversal Of Biden-Era In-House Proceeding Rules
• Cardholders Can't Revive Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Suit
• SIFMA Calls On SEC To Develop 'Clear' Crypto Framework
• Redfin Shareholder Sues To Block $1.75B Rocket Cos. Merger
• Hedge Fund Group Urges Delay On New AML Rules
• Caitlyn Jenner Beats Crypto Investors' Suit, For Now
• Crypto Analysis Biz Says Celsius Can't Shift Fraud Blame
• CFTC Memos Clarify When 'Sorry' Still Gets You Subpoenaed
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Calif. Investment Firm Executive To Admit Ponzi Scheme
• Feds Rebut Disclosure Delay Claims In Crypto Mixer Case
• Fed. Circ. Veers From USPTO Agenda In IPR Estoppel Ruling
• Private Fundraising Takes Hit Amid Volatile Backdrop
• SEC's Crypto Retreat Warrants Court Scrutiny, Crenshaw Says
• Terraform Labs Backer Can't Ship Fraud Suit To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Execs Sued In Del. Over 'Sham' Diversity Efforts
• Coinbase Accused Of Charging Hidden Crypto Trading Fees
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Off The Bench: Latest NIL Deal Fix, More WWE Court Troubles
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• McKernan Out As Trump's CFPB Pick, In For Treasury Role
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• CFPB's Vought Set To Ditch Dozens Of Guidance Docs
• What Banks Should Note As Regulators Plan To Nix CRA Rule
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Celsius Founder Gets 12 Years For Massive Crypto Fraud
• OCC Axes Biden-Era Bank Merger Rule In Latest Reversal
• Senate Stablecoin Bill Stalls As Dems Pull Support
• Ex-Binance CEO Says He's Asked Trump Admin For A Pardon
• CFPB Needs Stronger Controls On Supervisory Info, IG Says
• Nevada Can't Escape Sports Contract Suit, Kalshi Says
• Google Payment Unit Ends Suit As CFPB Nixes Oversight Plan
• Musk Objects To New Job For SEC's Former Litigation Chief
• SEC's Peirce Outlines Path To Exempt Tokenized Securities
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• SafeMoon Fraud Turned Me Into A 'Monster,' Key Witness Says
• Nestle Eyes Potential $5B Water Unit Sale, And Other Reports
• Convicted ISIS Crypto Backer Gets More Than 30 Years
• Wife Of Former FTX Exec Says Charges Are Built On Deception
• Coinbase Buying Crypto Options Firm Deribit For $2.9B
• CFPB Vacatur Bid Sheds Light On Agency Decision-Making
• Celebs And YouTubers Nix Most FTX Investor Claims, For Now
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ioengine Loss While Limiting IPR Estoppel
• Senate Backs Bid To Scrap Biden-Era OCC Bank Merger Rule
• OCC Affirms Banks' Crypto Custody, Execution Capabilities
• Upstart Says SEC Has Ended Probe Into AI, Loan Disclosures
• Boston Judge Tosses Mastercard Payments Monopoly Claims
• FSOC Rethink Of SIFI Labeling 'Is On Agenda,' Bessent Says
• AI-Focused SPAC Raises $125M As Blank-Check Filings Surge
• The Potential Efficiencies, Risks Of Folding PCAOB Into SEC
• Top Regional Atty At Binance Joins Steptoe White Collar Team
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• Dems Exit Hearing After Calling For Crypto Conflict Limits
• SDNY Taps Sullivan & Cromwell Atty To Lead Criminal Division
• SEC Panel Says Easier Trading Would Rev Up 'Reg A'
• CFPB Abandons Enforcement Of Buy Now, Pay Later Rule
• Treasury Bans Burmese Militia Group From US Business Deals
• Reviewing Trump Admin's Rapid Pro-Crypto Regulatory Pivot
• State Officials Say CFPB Is Holding Up $4.2M Redress Checks
• A&O Shearman Atty To Lead Baker McKenzie Fintech Team
• SafeMoon CEO Tells Jury Founder To Blame For Investor Fib
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• A 2-Step System For Choosing A Digital Asset Reporting Path
• Senate Panel Advances Bowman For Fed Supervision Chief
• Long Island Judge Installed As Interim EDNY US Atty
• Debt Agency Agrees To $2.6M Deal To End Data Breach Claims
• CFTC Drops DC Circ. Appeal Over Kalshi's Election Contracts
• House GOP Eyes Expanded CFTC Oversight Of Crypto
• Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Eyes $480M IPO
• Crypto Exec Says Feds Failed To Disclose Key Evidence
• Celsius Exec Decries 'Venom-Laced' Gov't Sentencing Memo
• Crypto Miner Objects To Celsius Sanctions Try In Ch. 11 Case
• Colo. Pastor Claims No Ill Intent In Alleged Crypto Scheme
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• A Tale Of Two Admins: Parsing 1st Half Of SEC's FY 2025
• How Banks Can Manage Risk As AI Adoption Expands
• High Court Won't Consider Reviving $13M Patent Verdict
• Dems Urge Fed To Rethink $35B Capital One-Discover Deal
• Gores Group's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $792M
• Judge Tosses Claims Uphold Misled Users Of Crypto Product
• With Lowell's New Firm, San Juan Bank Appeals NY Fed Loss
• More Crypto Easing For Banks Is 'Critical,' Trade Groups Say
• Money Laundering, Tax Charges Nixed Vs. Crypto Operator
• What Banks Must Do To Attract Gen Z Customers
• What Bank Regulator Consolidation Would Mean For Industry
• Frank Execs Trade Blame In Dueling Bids For New Trial
• Getting Ahead Of The SEC's Continued Focus On Cyber, AI
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• NY Judge Says He May Nix $110M Mango Markets Fraud Verdict
• Ex-Credit Union Regulator Says Suing Trump 'Had To Be Done'
• 2 Firms To Co-Lead Block Investor Suit Over Cash App
• SEC Drops Case Against Crypto Promoter Ian Balina
• FINRA Fines Interactive Brokers Over Complaint Reporting
• FinCEN Targets Cambodian Firm As Crypto Money Launderer
• CFPB, Lenders Float Deal To Vacate Medical Debt Rule
• Crypto Influencer Launches SPAC As 2 Acquirers Tap Market
• Breaking Down Ill. Bellwether Case For Bank Preemption
• AT&T Win Is FDIC's Loss On In-House Cases, 5th Circ. Told
• 4th Circ. Affirms Ex-Crypto COO's Fraud Conviction
• A Primer On The Trading And Clearing Of Perpetual Contracts
• Sony Eyes $49B Semiconductor Unit Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer