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August 15, 2025
DC Circ. Paves Way For Trump Admin To Resume CFPB Cuts
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday tentatively cleared President Donald Trump's administration to carry out mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting a lower-court hold on those efforts but giving time for groups representing consumers and agency workers to request an appeal.
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August 14, 2025
Banks Ask To Halt 'Unfair' Clock On CFPB Open Banking Rule
Bank trade groups are asking a Kentucky federal judge to freeze looming compliance deadlines for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's contested open banking rule as the agency revamps the measure, while opposing fintech groups called on the White House to block banks from charging them fees for the kind of data-sharing the rule mandates.
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August 14, 2025
Genesis Parent Says It Met $1.1B Duty, Seeks 'Overpayments'
Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group Inc. on Thursday urged a New York bankruptcy judge to declare it has no further obligations under a $1.1 billion promissory note meant to "backstop" its bankrupt subsidiary, crypto lender Genesis, after rising crypto prices allegedly offset the loss the note intended to cover.
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August 14, 2025
Truist Settles Class Claims Over Third-Party Data Trackers
Truist Financial Corp. has settled a proposed class action accusing the company of embedding third-party trackers on its website for companies like Meta and Google to use to monetize user data through advertising, according to a joint settlement notice filed Thursday in California federal court.
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August 14, 2025
USAA Asks Fed. Circ. To Rethink Axing $223M Patent Verdicts
United Services Automobile Association urged the Federal Circuit to revisit its decisions that neutralized jury verdicts against PNC Bank totaling nearly $223 million, saying Thursday that the appeals court defied U.S. Supreme Court precedent on patent eligibility by deeming USAA's mobile check deposit patents invalid.
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August 14, 2025
ServiceNow Inks $925K Deal In 401(k) Target-Date Fund Suit
Software company ServiceNow will pay $925,000 to settle a proposed class action alleging the business cost workers millions in savings by failing to trim underperforming target-date funds from its 401(k) plan, according to filings in California federal court docketed Thursday.
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August 14, 2025
Del. Challenge To Squarespace Doc Suit Toss Moves Forward
A Delaware vice chancellor on Thursday ordered an October hearing over stockholder exceptions to a posttrial dismissal of a lawsuit for records on Squarespace Inc.'s $7.2 billion take-private deal, following objections that the ruling "would require the court to possess impossible prescience."
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August 14, 2025
Crypto Co. Slams Canadian Consultant's Unpaid Wages Claims
Cryptocurrency startup Unicoin Inc. and its CEO have asked a New York federal judge to dismiss a former consultant's lawsuit alleging he's owed wages and coin commissions for his work facilitating the firm's Canadian presence, arguing the consultant quit last summer and has no enforceable contract.
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August 14, 2025
Bob's Discount Furniture Could Go Public, And Other Rumors
Bob's Discount Furniture may boast about its "Oh My Bob" low prices in TV ads, but the retailer's quirky marketing and expanding e-commerce have helped boost sales to roughly $2 billion last year — a performance that a Wall Street Journal report said could support a $1 billion IPO.
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August 14, 2025
US Targets Russia-Linked Crypto Exchanges Over Illicit Flows
The Trump administration on Thursday renewed sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex and moved against its successor, Grinex, accusing the platforms of helping launder illicit transactions and shifting business to dodge earlier penalties.
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August 14, 2025
Purported Cartier Family Scion Denies Laundering Charges
An Argentinian entrepreneur and professional singer with ties to the family that created jewelry giant Cartier on Thursday denied charges that he helped operate a Colombia cryptocurrency money-laundering network that assisted traffickers in their effort to repatriate $14 million of narcotics proceeds.
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August 14, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive RFCyber Mobile Data Patent
The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to revive a mobile payment patent owned by RFCyber Corp., backing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that a prior patent application rendered it obvious.
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August 14, 2025
Judicial Panel Consolidates SAP Patent Suits In Del.
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated four patent infringement cases filed by software firm SAP SE against subsidiaries of Canadian financial services company TMX Group in the District of Delaware, saying this forum will be convenient for the parties and witnesses.
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August 13, 2025
Andreessen Horowitz Urges SEC To Craft DeFi Safe Harbor
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and crypto lobby the DeFi Education Fund penned a joint letter Wednesday, urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to shield certain decentralized crypto projects from broker-dealer requirements.
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August 13, 2025
Trump's 'Debanking' Push May Run Up Against Biden-Era Wall
President Donald Trump wants federal regulators to punish banks that they find have unfairly closed accounts belonging to conservatives, but those plans could collide with a court decision that his administration chose to stop fighting earlier this year.
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August 13, 2025
2 Estonians Get Time Served For $577M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Two Estonian nationals have received no additional jail time for operating a $577 million crypto mining Ponzi scheme, despite federal prosecutors' assertions the pair deserved 10 years in prison for the fraud.
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August 13, 2025
Sapiens Inks $2.5B PE Buyout Deal, With 4 Firms Advising
Sapiens International, a New Jersey-based software provider for the insurance industry, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Advent International in a $2.5 billion all-cash deal, the technology company announced Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
Rising Star: Cleary's Samuel Levander
Samuel Levander of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP played key defense roles in two closely watched securities enforcement suits among the first to address how securities laws may apply to digital assets, earning him a spot among the fintech attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 13, 2025
Pa. Attorney Sues To Thaw $1.5M In Frozen Crypto Assets
A Pittsburgh-area attorney says his cryptocurrency assets worth more than $1.5 million across three platforms were improperly frozen, and he asked a Pennsylvania state court to order his accounts unfrozen.
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August 13, 2025
Crypto Casino CEO Charged With $4M Fraud Amid Plea Talks
The founder of a cryptocurrency casino previously arrested on suspicion of defrauding investors out of $4 million and transferring large sums to an online gambling site was formally charged on Wednesday amid ongoing plea talks.
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August 13, 2025
NY AG Says Zelle Parent Enabled $1B In Customer Losses
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued the big bank-controlled parent company of popular electronic payments platform Zelle, alleging in state court that lax security measures allowed scammers to make off with over $1 billion of user funds.
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August 13, 2025
Crypto Co. Bullish Makes Public Debut After Upsized $1B IPO
Venture-backed crypto exchange Bullish made its public debut Wednesday after raising $1.1 billion in its upsized initial public offering, marking the latest in a string of crypto-related companies to dabble in the public markets.
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August 12, 2025
Accountant, Firm Settle SEC's Fintech Fraud Suit For $200K
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled claims in New York federal court against a Nigerian accountant and his firm accused of helping the operator of the Tingo fintech businesses conceal fake audit reports that inflated the value of the firms to further the "massive" fintech fraud.
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August 12, 2025
Bank Groups Call For Closing Stablecoin Law's 'Loopholes'
The American Bankers Association and more than 50 state counterparts on Tuesday urged Senate lawmakers to close several "loopholes" in a recently enacted federal law to regulate stablecoins with recommended additions to a separate proposal to regulate crypto markets.
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August 12, 2025
Terraform Founder Cops To $40B Crypto Fraud Scheme
The founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs on Tuesday admitted to perpetrating a multibillion-dollar fraud by deceiving investors about its decentralized finance-based ecosystem of crypto products, a scheme that wiped out $40 billion in market value when it collapsed.
Expert Analysis
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How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
Attorneys can lean on key principles from a psychotherapeutic paradigm known as the "Internal Family Systems" model to help manage triggered clients and get settlement negotiations back on track, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.
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A Tale Of Two Admins: Parsing 1st Half Of SEC's FY 2025
The first half of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's fiscal year 2025, which ended March 31, was unusually eventful, marked by a flurry of enforcement actions in the last three months of former Chair Gary Gensler's tenure and a prompt pivot after Inauguration Day, say attorneys at Jones Day.
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How Banks Can Manage Risk As AI Adoption Expands
Following new, supportive comments from financial regulatory leaders about the use of artificial intelligence in the industry, banks may move toward wider, less-tentative adoption of the technology, but will also need to deploy important risk management measures, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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What Banks Must Do To Attract Gen Z Customers
The young adults of Generation Z bank differently, so financial institutions must engage appropriately if they wish to attract this key population, including by leveraging savvy marketing, well-designed online interfaces and top-notch customer service, says Madeline Thieschafer at Fredrikson & Byron.
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What Bank Regulator Consolidation Would Mean For Industry
Speculation over the Trump administration’s potential plans to consolidate financial service regulators is intensifying uncertainty, but no matter the outcome for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the industry should expect continued policy changes, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Getting Ahead Of The SEC's Continued Focus On Cyber, AI
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is showing it will continue to scrutinize actions involving cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, but there are proactive measures that companies and financial institutions can take to avoid regulatory scrutiny going forward, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.
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Breaking Down Ill. Bellwether Case For Bank Preemption
The banking industry's pending lawsuit against the state of Illinois stands to permanently enjoin state regulation of bank card processing, as well as clarify the outstanding and consequential issue of whether conflict preemption continues to cover third parties in certain circumstances, says Tom Witherspoon at Stinson.
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A Primer On The Trading And Clearing Of Perpetual Contracts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently released a request for comment on the trading and clearing of perpetual-style derivatives, most common in the cryptocurrency market, necessitating a deep look at how these contracts operate and their associated risks, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Series
Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.
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Planning For Open Banking Despite CFPB Uncertainty
Though pending litigation or new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership may reshape the Biden-era regulation governing access to consumer financial data, companies can use this uncertain period to take practical steps toward an open banking strategy that will work regardless of the rule’s ultimate form, says Adam Maarec at McGlinchey Stafford.
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Crunching The Numbers Of Trump SEC's 1st 100 Days
During the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought significantly fewer stand-alone enforcement actions than at the beginning of the Biden and the first Trump administrations, with every one of the federal court complaints including allegations of fraudulent conduct, say attorneys at Dentons.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Risk Control Tips For Banks With Cryptocurrency Customers
Given federal policy shifts, cryptocurrency's presence within the U.S. banking system will doubtless increase, so banks should keep in mind key risk control considerations when accepting funds related to cryptocurrency transactions — and make sure they know their customers and the crypto industry, says Jason Noto at Polsinelli.
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A Look At Probabilistic Tracing After High Court's Slack Ruling
Recent decisions following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Slack v. Pirani have increased the difficulty of pleading Securities Act claims for securities issued in direct listings by rejecting the use of statistical probabilities to establish that share purchases were traceable to a challenged registration statement, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.