Fintech

  • April 01, 2026

    Ex-CFO Can't Offset $35M Restitution With Crypto, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors took issue Wednesday with a convicted former software executive's push to reduce the amount of money he needs to pay back in his $35 million fraud case, telling a Seattle federal court that Nevin Shetty shouldn't be able to offset his restitution obligation with cryptocurrency tokens.

  • April 01, 2026

    SEC Walks Away From Five Crypto Wash Trading Cases

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voluntarily dismissed cases against five defendants accused of manipulating the cryptocurrency markets through wash trading, telling a Massachusetts federal court it will not pursue monetary remedies against one convicted fraudster who had already consented to an agency settlement.

  • April 01, 2026

    Ex-FTX Chief Engineer Resolves CFTC Fraud Suit For $3.7M

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wednesday announced a New York federal court had entered an order resolving fraud charges against the former chief engineer of defunct cryptocurrency investment platform FTX.

  • March 31, 2026

    CFTC Enforcement Chief Touts Self-Reporting Policy

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's enforcement chief said Tuesday that the agency plans to give entities a "clear path" to avoiding cases if they self-report issues early, but warned that the agency plans to staff up to pursue fraud and manipulation, including in burgeoning prediction markets.

  • March 31, 2026

    Fed Will Take Fresh Look At Insider Loan Rules, Bowman Says

    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman signaled Tuesday that changes could be on the horizon for a set of longstanding rules that limit banks' lending to their own executives and other insiders, identifying them as an upcoming target for reconsideration.

  • March 31, 2026

    DOL's Push To Curb 401(k) Suits Could Face Court Challenges

    The U.S. Department of Labor's recent proposal to give retirement plan fiduciaries legal cover to select a broader range of investments aims to reduce ERISA litigation, but attorneys on both sides of the bar say they expect the rule to face legal challenges if finalized as proposed.

  • March 31, 2026

    OCC Scraps Recovery Planning Standards For Big Banks

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Tuesday that it is dropping its requirements for large banks to keep contingency plans for handling severe financial stress scenarios, finalizing the withdrawal of guidelines that date back to the Obama administration.

  • March 31, 2026

    Ohio Federal Judge Boots Kalshi Gambling Suit To State Court

    An Ohio federal judge sent a gambling loss recovery suit lodged against Kalshi, Robinhood Markets, Webull Corp. and other prediction market companies back to an Ohio state court, ruling its claims do not hinge on a federal question.

  • March 30, 2026

    FinCEN Cautions On Benefits Fraud, Floats Tipster Award Plan

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's illicit finance watchdog called Monday for banks to step up monitoring for Medicare and Medicaid fraud, issuing new guidance on flagging suspicious activity, which came as officials also moved to incentivize financial crime reporting with new draft rules to offer tipster rewards.

  • March 30, 2026

    Blumenthal Questions SEC Over Crypto Cases, Ryan Exit

    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding answers from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins about the sudden resignation of the regulator's enforcement director and whether her departure was related to cryptocurrency cases, including one touching on the Trump family's ventures.

  • March 30, 2026

    Dems Press CFTC To Curb Gov't Employees' Event Trading

    Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding that the agencies overseeing prediction markets and the ethics of government workers tell federal employees they can't trade on events if their jobs give them an edge.

  • March 30, 2026

    Georgia Firm Says 'Corporate Mole' Aided Archetype Capital Suit

    An Atlanta-area law firm has accused a Nevada litigation funder of using cloak-and-dagger methods and an "attorney turned corporate mole" to steal the firm's toxic tort trade secrets, only to make a "heel turn" and play the victim by suing the law firm last year.

  • March 30, 2026

    Crypto Hacker Stole $53M For Pokemon Cards, DOJ Says

    A Maryland man was charged with hacking cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance and taking $53 million, and using the money to buy rare Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering trading cards, as well as a piece of the Wright brothers' original plane that Neil Armstrong took to the moon.

  • March 30, 2026

    Comerica Beats Suit Over Interest On Benefit Card Funds

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday freed Comerica Bank from claims that it unlawfully profited from a government benefit debit card program it administered by keeping the interest generated by the funds, finding that two contractual agreements invalidate the cardholders' claims to the earnings.

  • March 30, 2026

    SEC Workers Cite Concern Job Cuts Left Knowledge Gaps

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's headcount hit a decade low in fiscal year 2025, and some who remain are concerned that key institutional knowledge may have been lost, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

  • March 30, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured disputes involving globally recognized companies, high-dollar contract fights, revived claims from the state's high court and the resolution of a closely watched de-SPAC case.

  • March 30, 2026

    Chancellor Rejects Musk Recusal Bid But Transfers Tesla Suits

    The top judge of the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday rejected Elon Musk's bid to force her off three high-profile cases involving stockholders and Tesla, but reassigned the litigation anyway, citing concerns that intense public attention could undermine confidence in the proceedings.

  • March 30, 2026

    Exchanges Are First Line In CFTC Prediction Market Policing

    As the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission insists it will be the primary cop for the growing expanse of prediction markets, experts said the agency is signaling that its first line of defense will be the internal enforcement programs of registrants like Kalshi.

  • March 30, 2026

    Justices Turn Away Case Over SEC Receivership Powers

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by a Dallas real estate developer to hear a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to seize the assets of alleged fraudsters before a trial can take place.

  • March 30, 2026

    DOL Rule Would Expand Alternatives In Retirement Plans

    The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposal Monday to expand access to alternative investments, like private equity and digital assets, in retirement plans by establishing a safe harbor process for fiduciaries to follow when deciding where retirees' savings go.

  • March 27, 2026

    Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11-Year Prison Sentence Cut By A Year

    A California federal judge has shaved off a year from convicted ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' 11-year-and-three-month prison sentence for securities fraud due to recent sentencing guideline amendments, reducing her time behind bars by one year, instead of the two years she requested, amid objections by prosecutors.

  • March 27, 2026

    Student Fleeced Pals' Families With $7.8M Fraud, SEC Says

    A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man has agreed to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that he defrauded investors out of $7.8 million in connection with two investment funds he launched as a college student.

  • March 27, 2026

    Kansas City Fed Pressed For Kraken Account Approval Terms

    The ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee asked the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to share more information about its decision to grant crypto firm Kraken Financial access to Fed payment rails, including what limits it imposed on the new type of tailored master account.

  • March 27, 2026

    Bank Says Ex-Execs Fired For Conduct, Not Whistleblowing

    Florida community bank First National Bank of Pasco told a federal judge that two former executives who claim they were fired for blowing the whistle on banking law violations were actually fairly terminated, and one of the plaintiffs did not even participate in the alleged whistleblowing.

  • March 27, 2026

    Kalshi Sued By Wash. AG In Latest 'Illegal Gambling' Case

    The Washington state attorney general accused Kalshi Friday of operating an illegal online betting platform under the guise of a prediction market, joining a growing number of states that have taken court action against the company over alleged gambling law violations.

Expert Analysis

  • 2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation

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    A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

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    The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • 10th Circ. Dissent May Light Path For Master Account Access

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    While the Tenth Circuit's majority in Custodia Bank v. Federal Reserve Board recently affirmed Federal Reserve banks' control over master account access, the dissent raised constitutional questions that could support banks seeking master accounts in future litigation, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • The Tricky Issues Underscoring Prediction Market Regulation

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    Prediction markets are not merely testing the boundaries of commodities law — they are challenging the conventional divisions between gambling regulation and financial market oversight, and in doing so, may reshape both, says Braeden Anderson at Gesmer Updegrove.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • The SEC Whistleblower Program A Year Into 2nd Trump Admin

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower program continues to operate as designed, but its internal cadence, scrutiny of claims and operational structure reflect a period of recalibration, with precision mattering more than ever, say attorneys Scott Silver and David Chase.

  • Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025

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    As the law continued to take shape in the growing area of crypto-assets, this year saw a jump in crypto class action litigation, including noteworthy decisions on motions to compel arbitration and class certification, according to Justin Donoho at Duane Morris.

  • How New SEC Policies Shift Shareholder Proposal Landscape

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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent remarks provide a road map for public companies to exclude nonbinding shareholder proposals from proxy materials, which would disrupt the mechanism that has traditionally defined how shareholders and companies engage on governance matters, say attorneys at Gunderson.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Recent Proposals May Spell Supervision Overhaul For Banks

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    A slew of rules recently proposed by the federal banking agencies with approaching comment deadlines would rewrite supervision standards to be further tailored to banks' size and activities, while prioritizing financial risks over process, documentation and other nonfinancial risks, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

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