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Fintech - February, 2026

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• KuCoin Operators Again Seek To Shed $1.2M Crypto Theft Suit
• Morgan Stanley Joins Ranks Of OCC Crypto Bank Hopefuls
• OCC Finalizes Rule Confirming Trust Charter's Broader Scope
• SEC Issues Final Rules For Foreign Private Issuer Reporting
• Bitcoin ATM Scam Suit Will Go To Arbitration, Ind. Judge Rules
• Why Meme Coin Ruling May Amplify Crypto Legislation Push
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Taxation With Representation: Linklaters, Wilson Sonsini
• Binance Loses Bid To Arbitrate Proposed Securities Action
• $100M AI Token Dump Suit Can't Be Heard In NY, Founders Say
• Ex-Paxful CEO Charged Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• How The SEC's New 'User-Friendly' Manual Provides Uniformity
• Fiserv Seeks Exit From Credit Union Security Flaws Suit
• LA Times Joins Ad Tech Antitrust Litigation Against Google
• Fed's Bowman Says Basel Redo Coming By End Of March
• Brink's, NCR Ink $6.6B Deal As Sidley, King & Spalding Advise
• Reforms To Bank Agency Appeal Processes May Boost Usage
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OCC Unveils Landmark Stablecoin Rule Proposal
• DCG Crypto Class Action Proceeds, But State Law Claims Cut
• Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Tax Evasion
• CFTC Warns Against Prediction Market Insider Trading
• Valve Promotes Illegal Gambling In Its Games, NY AG Claims
• CFTC Taps Ex-SDNY Prosecutor To Lead Enforcement
• IP Co. Investors Sue Over AI-Focused Acquisition Losses
• Winston & Strawn-Led SPAC Mozayyx Prices Upsized $261M IPO
• SEC's Morocoin Case Presents A Crypto Jurisdiction Dilemma
• Kalshi, Robinhood Look To Dismiss Calif. Tribes' Gambling Suit
• Takeaways From CFPB's Retreat On Immigrant Fair Lending
• OppFi Nears Win Over Calif. Regulator's 'Rent-A-Bank' Case
• DC Circ. Weighs Power To Keep CFPB Job Cuts On Hold
• SDNY's New Self-Report Policy Eases Path To Declinations
• Tether, Bitfinex Investors Win Cert. In Bitcoin Rigging Suit
• Justices Urged To Restore 'Critical Limits' To SEC Sanction
• SEC Lays Out New Enforcement Vision In Revised Guidelines
• Coinbase Asks Judge To Bar Ill. Action Over Event Contracts
• 11th Circ. Clears Path For CFPB's Clean-Energy Loan Rule
• Terraform Says Jane Street 'Insider Trading' Led To Ch. 11
• WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod For 24/7 Trading Of Digital Fund
• NC Justices Toss Lindberg's Bid To Stall $526M Judgment
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Personal Injury Firm Fights Sanctions Bid In Swipe-Fee Case
• SEC's Crypto Task Force Taps Chainlink Atty As Chief Counsel
• NY Pitches Pay-Later Oversight Rules, Borrower Protections
• Banking Orgs. Silent On Trump Family-Tied Crypto Charter Bid
• FINRA Eyes Looser Broker Communication Rules
• Crypto.com Says OCC Gave Initial OK To Trust Charter Bid
• JPMorgan Asks To Send Trump's $5B Debanking Suit To NY
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• The Challenges Of Detecting Event Contract Manipulation
• Justices Won't Review Sentence Of Bitcoin 'Peace Promoter'
• Evolve Bank Freed From Fintech Yotta's Fraud Suit, For Now
• Wash. Man Admits To Role In $100M Oil Investor Crypto Con
• Fintech Mortgage Co. Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Kalshi Gets A Win In Tennessee Over Sports Contracts
• Tesla Moves To Claw Back $7M, $10M Interest In Fee Fight
• NY AG's Zelle Fraud Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Clearing US Legal Hurdles To Biz Opportunities In Venezuela
• Methods For Challenging State Civil Investigative Demands
• How Blockchain Could Streamline Real Estate Transactions
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Middle-Market Private Data Sector Poised For M&A Growth
• Fidelity National Investors Get Initial OK For $210M Deal
• SEC Rejects Call To Halt Consolidated Audit Trail Spending
• JPMorgan Pans Trump's 'Woefully Inadequate' Debanking Suit
• SEC's Peirce Calls For Crypto-Updated Liquidity Rule
• Shkreli Again Tries To Add Wu-Tang Members To Album Fight
• Energy Startup Targets Binance, Banks In Loan Fraud Claims 
• Warren Seeks Treasury, Fed Pledge Of No Bitcoin Bailout
• Tips For Consumer Finance GCs Navigating AI In Pro Se Suits
• Should Prediction Markets Allow Trading On Nonpublic Info?
• Nev. Wants Latest Kalshi Betting Case Waged In State Court
• McDermott Adds Transmitter Licensing Atty To Crypto Team
• Activists Elliott, Jana Make Latest Moves, And Other Rumors
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Investor Settlement Value Hit 3-Decade High In '25, Report Says
• Robinhood Clears Fla. AG Probe Of Crypto Platform Marketing
• Binance.US, Crypto Data Site Beat Antitrust Suit Again
• PayPal 'Too Optimistic' With 2027 Forecast, Investors Say
• BofA Military Interest Cap Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Says
• Trump Admin Doubles Down At DC Circ. In Fight Over CFPB
• What FDA Guidance Means For Future Of Health Software
• Coinbase Ruling Outlines Litigation Committee Conflict Risks
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Former SEC Deputy Director Joins Paul Weiss
• OCC Floats New Appeals Board To Hear Bank Exam Disputes
• CFTC Backs Prediction Markets In 9th Circ. Fight With Nevada
• 9th Circ. Clears Way For Nev. Gaming Action Against Kalshi
• OCC Mortgage Escrow Rules Add Fuel To Preemption Debate
• Kalshi Wins Stay Of Mass. Injunction Amid Appeal
• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
• Gemini Parts Ways With CLO Amid Post-IPO Strategy Shift
• When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World
• Firm Seeks Sanctions For Rhodium Settlement Fee Fight
• Fintech's Home Equity Product Is Predatory Loan, Suit Says
• Banking, Fintech Groups Clash Over OCC Trust Rule Update
• Crypto CEO Gets 20 Years For $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
• FinCEN Opens Online Portal For Whistleblower Tips
• CFPB Calls State AGs' Suit Moot Now That It Has Funding
• Expensify Inks $9.5M Investor Deal Over Pre-IPO Claims
• Drafting Tech Patents After USPTO's Eligibility Memos
• Bannon, Epshteyn Sued Over 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Promos
• FinCEN Eases Beneficial Owner ID Rules For Banks
• How Lenders Can Be Ready For Disparate Impact Variabilities
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Fintech Clear Street Delays US IPO After Downsizing Offering
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Key Flashpoints From Fed's 'Skinny' Account Proposal
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Steer SoftBank-Backed IPO
• Fla. Bank Punished Whistleblowers, Fired Execs Say
• SEC's Atkins Rejects Top Dem's Crypto Corruption Claims
• Top SEC Enforcer Sees Fewer Cases Over Common Violations
• Bipartisan Bill Targets Scam Ads On Social Media Platforms
• A Closer Look At California Financial Regulator's 2026 Agenda
• Investor Claims $250K Fraud In Project Tied To Magic Johnson
• 'Texit' Crypto Offering Halted By Texas Securities Regulator
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Elliott Takes Stake In Stock Exchange Group, More Rumors
• Paxful Sentenced To $4M Fine Over Compliance Failures
• Contracts On Aliens, Hugs Aren't Gambling, Kalshi Tells Judge
• SEC's Atkins Says ESG Fund Names Rule Is Under Review
• Crypto Co. Owes Investors $55M After Failed Deal, Suits Say
• Big Ten Athletes Back NCAA Campaign Against Prop Bets
• Shkreli Can't Add Wu-Tang Members To Fight With Crypto Co.
• Crypto Scam Victims Can't Sue Signature Bank, 2nd Circ. Says
• Apple Keeps PTAB Win Over Fintiv Patent Claims At Fed. Circ.
• Judge Tosses Patent Suit Over Decentralized Exchange Tech
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Chancery Rejects Coinbase Litigation Committee Sealing Bid
• Ill. Tax, Tip Swipe Fee Ban Survives Banks' Challenge
• 7th Circ. Mulls Taking Sides In Arbitration Enforcement Split
• Swipe-Fee Class Wants Personal Injury Firm Sanctioned
• From Prison, Bankman-Fried Requests New Trial
• SafeMoon CEO Gets Over 8 Years For Crypto Investor Fraud
• Financial Services Forum Taps Ex-Truist Exec For GC
• AI Platform Duo Accused Of Crypto Rug Pull, Faked Suicide
• 'Pig Butchering' Fugitive Gets 20 Years For $73M Crypto Scam
• Robinhood Asks Justices To Rein In Pre-IPO Disclosure Suits
• How Securities Class Action Deals Fare After Prelim Approval
• What Applicants Can Expect From Calif. Crypto License Law
• NC Justices Told Not To Disturb Lindberg's $122M Penalty
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Paul Hastings
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says
• Coinbase Loses Bid To Keep 'Status Quo' Amid Nevada Action
• Prime Core Sues SFox For $2.6M Clawback In Crypto Ch. 11
• Crypto Investor's $16M Case Ousted From Chancery
• What Clarity Act Delay Reveals About US Crypto Regulation
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Baker Donelson Adds CFPB Founding Atty In DC
• Fintech Group Of The Year: Cleary
• Blockchain Co. Archblock Files Ch. 11 With Debt Over $100M
• Polymarket Sues Mass. To Halt Potential Sports Market Ban
• WithU, Scratchpay Sued Over Alleged 568% Loan Interest Rate
• Paycheck Advances Aren't Loans, Fintech Orgs Tell 9th Circ.
• Kalshi Says CFTC Backs Sports Bets Without Tribal Regs
• Linqto Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Stock Deal
• MeridianLink Sued In Del. For Share Price In $2B Acquisition
• CFTC Updates Crypto Collateral Letter For Bank Stablecoins
• Kalshi Given 30 Days To End New Sports Wagers In Mass.
• Prediction Markets Expand Wall St. Cops' Insider Trading Beat
• How Latest Nasdaq Proposals Stand To Raise Listings Quality
• CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities
• Weathering FINRA's Scrutiny Of Foreign Small-Cap Issuers
• Paymentus Settles Fintech Atty's Age Bias Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, S&C, Wachtell
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Fintech Pro From Sidley In Miami
• Bessent Knocks 'Nihilist' Crypto Critics Of Market Reg. Bill
• SEC Data Contractor To Pay $1.5M Over Faked Audit Cert.
• Kalshi Taps White & Case Alum As Enforcement Head
• Polymarket Hit With Class Action For 'Disguising' Sports Bets
• Crypto Lender Nexo Can't Exit Suit Over Liquidated Loans
• SDNY Chief Says Office Has Eye On Prediction Markets
• Bipartisan Enforcement Is Rising In Consumer Finance
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dark Web Drug Market Operator Gets 30-Year Sentence
• Bessent Says Card Rate Cap's Effects 'Important' To Review
• Coinbase Sues Nev. To Block 'Unlicensed Wagering' Action
• SEC Cases May Rise After 'Unprecedented' 2025, Attys Say
• CFTC Withdraws Proposal To Ban Sports, Election Contracts
• Fintech Exec Wins Toss Of $150M Fraud Case After Mistrial
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Fintech Broker Clear Street Targets $1B IPO
• TMX Wants $52M Penalty From Pa. Banking Regulators Axed
• Cooley, Ropes & Gray Transactional Attys Move To Latham
• Stockholders Ask Del. Justices To Revive Bylaw Suits
• OCC Urged To Scrap Escrow 'Giveaway' To Banks
• Tribes Accuse Coinbase Of Siphoning Ill. Gambling Revenue
• Martin Shkreli Countersues, Adds RZA To Wu-Tang Fight
• Calif. Cardholders Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Swipe Fee Suit
• Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk Steer $12B Santander Deal
• SEC Tosses Biden-Era Case Against Wyoming Crypto Co.
• Chancery Slashes Mootness Fee Proposal In Bolt Suit
• Trump Admin Can't Gut CFPB Off The Books, DC Circ. Told
• Mass. AG Sues Bitcoin ATM Co. For Allegedly Enabling Scams
• OCC's Ex-Chief Of Enforcement Joins Morgan Lewis In DC
• Can OCC State Banking Law Preemption Survive The Courts?
• Thompson Hine Adds 6 Financial Services Attys In Chicago
• Logan Paul Says CryptoZoo Buyers' Latest Complaint Fails
• Nevada Judge Temporarily Halts Polymarket Sports Contracts
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How 3 CFTC Letters Overhauled Digital Asset Guidance
• How 2 Tech Statutes Are Being Applied To Agentic AI
• Fenwick Reaches Deal In FTX Crypto Scam Suit
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Former SEC Division Co-Chief Counsel Joins K&L Gates In DC
• Chancery Keeps Coinbase Insider Trading Suit Alive
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court