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Fintech - January, 2026

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• Tesla Gets Del. Justices To Cut $100M From Investor Atty Fees
• Ex-CFO Says Gov't Can't Seize $35M In Funds He Never Had
• Baltimore Sues Payday Lender Dave Over 'Usurious' Loans
• FTC Taps Goodwin Atty For Consumer Protection Deputy Role
• Real Estate Attys 'Not Going In Blind' Amid Data Center Boom
• Short Seller Seeks Exit From Blockchain Co.'s Defamation Suit
• Startup Founder Ran $37M 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme, SEC Says
• Ex-TD Bank Employee Cops To Helping Launder Drug Money
• Lindberg Takes $122M Contempt Order To NC Top Court
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• 3 Key Ohio Financial Services Developments From 2025
• McDermott Hires Crypto Pro From OKX For Specialist Team
• Warsh Clinches Trump's Nomination For Fed Chair
• Fed's Master Account Stance Goes Too Far, 2nd Circ. Told
• Crypto Investor Says Cos. Can't Intervene In $40M Award Fight
• Ex-Synapse Compliance Chief Settles FINRA Supervisory Case
• OppFi Says It's Not Pulling Calif. 'Dummy Lender' Scheme
• SEC Lays Out Taxonomy For Tokenized Securities Trading
• CFTC's Selig Eyes Prediction Markets Rules In Debut Speech
• Tribal Gaming Groups' Support Blocked In Tenn. Kalshi Case
• 6th Circ. Backs Gov't In $125K Crypto Forfeiture Case
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GOP-Led Crypto Bill Clears Senate Panel In Party-Line Vote
• OCC Rulemaking May Clear Haze Around Trust Banks' Scope
• Feds Eye Default Forfeiture In $1.2M Crypto Scam Claims
• 3 Companies Begin Trading After Raising $1.3B In IPOs
• Powell Says Cook Case May Be 'Most Important' In Fed History
• Ropes Leads Kraken-Linked SPAC's Upsized $300M Listing
• Fiserv Uses Its Data Security Flaws For Upsells, Suit Says
• CFTC Taps Treasury Atty To Be General Counsel
• Crypto Investors Want Mark Cuban Suit Sent To Texas
• Chinese Man Gets 46 Months In $37M Pig Butchering Scam
• SEC Urged To Adopt Insider Trading Rules For Foreign Firms
• Nomura Unit Taps Legal Chief To Steer Crypto Trust Bank Plan
• Digital Assets May Be In For A Growth Spurt In 2026
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Crypto Network Cofounder Hit With $100M RICO Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ripple's Early Win On Registration Claim
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• SEC Settles 3 Insider Trading Cases for $1M
• Crypto-Asset Strategy For Corporate Legal Leaders In 2026
• Kalshi Taps Ex-Amazon State Policy Pro For New DC Shop
• Mountain Lake's Second SPAC Raises Upsized $313M Offering
• 11th Circ. Won't Expedite Bid To Halt CFPB Energy Loan Rule
• Court Urged To Resist Apple's Transfer Bid In IP, RICO Suit
• Citadel Securities Lobbies SEC For $119M CAT Fee Refund
• Interactive Brokers Inks $5M Deal To End Algorithm Class Suit
• Sens. Offer Crypto Bill Amendments As Storm Delays Markup
• Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026
• 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Next Steps In Age Of AI, Crypto
• Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• OCC Won't Delay Trump Family-Tied Co. Bank Charter Review
• Crypto Project Laundered North Korea Crime Funds, Suit Says
• Warren Tells CFPB's Vought To Heed His Boss On Credit Cards
• Feds Seek $35M Forfeiture After Ex-CFO's Crypto Conviction
• CLO Investors Accused Of Rigging Rates In Shift From Libor
• SEC Releases Gemini From Crypto Lending Enforcement Case
• Pump.Fun Avoids Sanctions For Users' Harassing Meme Coins
• Coinbase Moves To End Suit Over SEC, 'Bankruptcy' Warnings
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• 5 Compliance Takeaways From FINRA's Oversight Report
• Mass. Judge Seeks Input On Kalshi Sports Ban
• 5 Firms Steer Capital One's $5.15B Fintech Buy
• Wealth Management Biz To Go Public Via $300M SPAC Merger
• Mango Labs' 'Buyer's Remorse' Can't Undo SEC Settlement
• 10th Circ. Should Deny Interest 'Opt-Out' Rehearing, Colo. Says
• Ford, GM Industrial Bank Bids Get FDIC Approval
• SEC Gets $900K Judgments In Bitcoin Miner CEO's Fraud Suit
• FDIC Rolls Back Biden-Era Digital Signage Rule
• New Securities Class Actions Declined In 2025, Report Says
• Kalshi And Robinhood Slam Wis. Tribe's Bid To Block Gambling
• Feds Won't Retry Landmark OpenSea NFT Fraud Case
• How Payments Law Landscape Will Evolve In 2026
• 3 Firms Guide BitGo's Upsized $212M IPO
• Dayforce Investors Seek Records In $12.3B Thoma Bravo Deal
• Trump Sues JPMorgan For $5B Over Account Closures
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Holmes Seeks Trump Clemency For Theranos Fraud Sentence
• Senate Agriculture Unveils Crypto Bill Without Dem Backing
• Fintech Co. Says Investor Suit 'Regurgitates' SEC Claims
• Robinhood Warns Of Gambling Suit 'Threat' After Kalshi Loss
• Jump Trading Beats Crypto Class Action Over Terra Collapse
• Cloover Raises $1.22B Via Series A, Debt Facility
• OCC's New Fee Clearance Shows Further Ease Around Crypto
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reinstate Text-Tracking Patent Case
• AI Recruiting Co. Eightfold Sued Over Job Applicant 'Dossiers'
• Coinbase Investors Knew About Regulatory Issues, Court Told
• Blueprint Closes Oversubscribed $333M Tech-Focused Fund
• Morgan Lewis Adds Crypto-Focused Investment Atty
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Justices Wary Of Greenlighting Trump Bid To Fire Fed's Cook
• Trump's Bid For Fed Firing Faces Pivotal Supreme Court Test
• Investment Cos. Deny Funding Tribal Biz Sued For Payday Loans
• Martin Shkreli Can't Force Wu-Tang's RZA Into Album Fight
• FTC, Doxo Trade Blows In Online Consumer Deception Case
• Pump.Fun Faces Sanctions Bid Over Meme Coin 'Harassment'
• Blockchain Co. Ran Covert Takeover Scheme, Suit Says
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• SEC Picks Kirkland Partner For Corp. Finance Deputy Director
• FTX Trust Hit With Sanctions After Ch. 11 Donation Fight Loss
• Coinbase And Kalshi Contracts 'Siphoning' Money, Tribes Say
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Ogletree Adds Federal Agency Vets As Practice Co-Chairs
• AG Watch: Calif. Fills Federal Consumer Protection Void
• CFTC Chair Calls Up Ex-BigLaw Atty For Adviser Role
• 2 Financial Companies Unveil Plans For Total $600M IPOs
• Mass. Judge Slams Brakes On Kalshi Sports Offerings
• Key Changes In World Bank's New Compliance Updates
• King & Spalding Rehires Trade Atty From Stripe
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Up Next At High Court: Fed Firing & Gun 'Vampire Rules'
• OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'
• USAA Warns Alice Became 'Sinkhole' For Tech In $223M Case
• 6th Circ. Revives Biomed Co. Investor's Suit Over Stock Sale
• Blockchain Co. Wants Say In $40M Crypto Award Feud
• CFPB Confirms Its Fed Funding Has Been Replenished
• 7 Ways In-House Counsel May Unearth Red Flags In AI M&A
• Decoding The SEC's Plans To Revitalize The US IPO Market
• Banking Regulation Themes To Anticipate In 2026
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Investment Cos.' VIX-Fix Claims
• Womble Bond Expands With 36-Person McGlinchey Team
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NCAA Urges Feds, States To Rein In College Sports Wagers
• Dems Push SEC To Pursue Crypto Case Against Justin Sun
• Simpson Thacher Guides New Mountain's $1.2B Fund Close
• Visa, Mastercard Defend Swipe-Fee Deal Amid Objections
• Crypto Lender Nexo Fined $500K For Unlicensed Loans
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• SEC Taps Ex-BlackRock, GSA Atty To Be General Counsel
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Carlyle Among Bidders For Lukoil Assets, Plus More Rumors
• NY Bill Criminalizes Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Businesses
• FTC Says Payments Co. Should Pay $53M For Violating Deal
• SEC To Lean On Congress As Defense In High Court Case
• Senate Banking Committee Postpones Crypto Bill Markup
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Miami Man Admits To $250K Zelle Scam In Connecticut
• Lowenstein Sandler Guides Alpaca's $150M Series D
• IP Appellate Decisions Show 4 Shifts In 2025
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• MoFo Taps Ex-FTX GC, Associate Counsel As Fintech Partners
• How 2025 Executive Orders Are Reshaping Consumer Finance
• Venable Hires Financial Services Lawyer In DC
• Alternative Asset 401(k) Investing Rule Sent To OMB
• Crypto Network Cofounder Sued In Del. Over Looting Claims
• Sen. Crypto Bill Tees Up DeFi, Stablecoin Yield For Key Hearing
• Credit-Card Fight Heats Up As Trump Backs Swipe Fee Bill
• Old Glory Bank Plans Nasdaq Debut With SPAC Deal
• KuCoin, Chainalysis Beat RICO Suit Over Hack Proceeds
• Del. Dispatch: What Tesla Decision Means For Exec Comp
• State Street Owes NC Investor $650K In Crypto Refund Suit
• Tenn. Gaming Regulator's Kalshi Action Blocked For Now
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Thompson Hine Lands Jones Day Finance Deals Pro In Atlanta
• Where States Jumped In When SEC Stepped Back In 2025
• Sen. Warren Questions SEC On Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• Wilson Sonsini Guides Polygon Labs On $250M Crypto Deals
• 4 Ways DOJ Probe Into Powell Could Be Risky For Trump
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive TMX's Texas Challenge To $52M Pa. Fine
• CFPB, DOJ Revoke Lender Guidance On Anti-Immigrant Bias
• CFTC Chair Taps Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs To Advisory Panel
• Crypto Custody Startup Bitgo Launches Plans For $189M IPO
• Senate Ag Panel Punts Crypto Markup As Banking Pushes On
• PayPal Looks To Nix Merchant Rules Case For 3rd Time
• What's On Deck In Tribal Nations' Prediction Markets Litigation
• Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance
• SEC Draws From BigLaw To Appoint Enforcement Deputies
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Fenwick Adds Former SEC Corporate Finance Division Atty
• AI Can Help Advisers With Proxy Voting, SEC Official Says
• Conn. Deems Coinbase, Kalshi Contracts 'Pure' Gambling
• OCC Floats Rule To Clarify Trust Companies' Broader Scope
• 30 Dems Back Bill Limiting Officials' Prediction Market Trades
• Fintech Co. Ends Botched-Valuation Suit Against Ga. Firm
• Shopify Suit Is An Early Antitrust Test Of 'Buy Now, Pay Later'
• CFPB's Vought Backs Down, Seeks Fresh Fed Funding
• Fintech-Focused Lafayette Digital SPAC Prices $250M Offering
• Justices To Resolve Split On SEC Disgorgement Powers
• Steve Aoki, DraftKings Founder Accused Of NFT Fraud In Fla.
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Banking M&A Outlook Reflects Favorable Regulatory Climate
• NY Mortgage Cos. Face New 'Equitable Access' Lending Rules
• 4 Firms Steer Coincheck's $111M Acquisition Of Crypto Firm
• Ex-FDIC Chair, Cravath Partner Joins Fintech Firm Plaid
• Virginia Justices Order New Trial In $2B Trade Secrets Case
• Wyoming's First-Of-Its-Kind Stablecoin Up For Purchase
• 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation
• Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts
• Fed Eyeing Carveouts For Confidentiality Label, Bowman Says
• Trader Gets Win On Subpoena Ahead Of Quant Secrets Trial
• 4 Executive Pay Trends Attorneys Will Be Watching In 2026
• Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Opendoor Investors Get Final OK For $39M Deal, Atty Fees
• Sen. Ag Committee To Hold Crypto Markup Next Week
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 10th Circ. Halts Kan. Bank's $20M FDIC Appeal For Settlement
• Trump Family-Tied Stablecoin Co. Seeks Bank Charter
• 2 European Fintechs Seek OCC Bank Charters
• Tribal Gaming Orgs. Back Bid To Block Kalshi Contracts
• Block Inc., Dorsey Must Face Suits Over Compliance Claims
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Binance Taps Ex-SEC, Coinbase Atty To Head Global Litigation
• State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends
• A Day In The In-House Life: Chime GC Talks Pathfinding
• Kirkland-Led Warburg Pincus Clinches $3B Financial Fund
• Law Clerk Conflict Talk Can't Get Javice Retrial, Feds Say
• FDA To Ease Regulation Of Wearables, Decision Software
• Ex-CFTC Chair, Robinhood's Top Atty Join FINRA Board
• Envestnet Trade Secrets Suit Cleared For Trial
• Crypto Exec Says SEC Can't Silence Jurisdictional Defense
• Ropes-Advised Buyout Firm BV Beats Target With $2.5B Raise
• Bankers Urge Senate To Ban Stablecoin Yield Payments
• Fox Rothschild Adds Ex-Steptoe Atty To Head Fintech Practice
• Kalshi Seeks To Keep Status Quo Amid Sports Contract Fight
• Crypto Miner Host Can't Get $1.2M Damages Order Reversed
• White & Case-Led Brazilian Digital Bank Seeks US IPO
• DOJ Fraud Section Leader Returns To Cahill Gordon In DC
• Trade Group Pushes For SEC's Off-Channel Comms Data
• NY Dem Looks To Curb Officials' Prediction Market Trading
• Payment Co., Insurer End $6.8M Fraud Coverage Dispute
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December
• Bank Fights Sanctions Bid In Jail Debit Card Fee Suit
• Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year
• More Discovery Needed In Bitcoin Miner Spat, Energy Biz Says
• How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025
• Crypto Miner Host Seeks Reversal Of $1.2M Damages Award
• Marc Mukasey Shutters Boutique To Move Team To Seyfarth
• Bitfinex Hacker Says He's Been Released From Prison
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Banking Regulation To Watch In 2026
• Banking Litigation To Watch In 2026
• CoinFund Co-Founder Alleges Secret Plot To Strip 25% Stake
• Trade Secret Trends To Watch In 2026
• California Cases To Watch In 2026
• Crypto To Take On Rulemaking Push, And Pushback, In 2026
• 5 White Collar Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2026
• Milbank PE Co-Head On What Will Drive Deals In 2026
• 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year