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August 28, 2025
'Bitcoin Infrastructure' SPAC Files Plans To Raise $200M
Special purpose acquisition company Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Ltd. has filed plans with regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering, a move that follows a pair of crypto-focused special purpose acquisition companies that began trading on Wednesday amid surging interest in digital assets.
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August 28, 2025
Rhodium Founders Defend D&O Coverage Request In Ch. 11
Founders of cryptocurrency mining firm Rhodium are defending their request for leave to pursue payouts from the company's directors and officers insurance policy, saying an ad hoc group's protests fell flat since any shortfalls in coverage would primarily affect the founders and the outcome would not change based on sufficiency of the coverage.
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August 28, 2025
ByteDance Buyback To Bring $330B Value, And More Rumors
A planned employee share buyback by ByteDance could value the company at $330 billion, the Pinault family is reaching out to potential buyers for the German sports apparel brand Puma SE, and Canada Goose might be up for sale by its private equity owner Bain Capital. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable rumors from the past week.
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August 28, 2025
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook Sues Trump To Block Firing
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's "unprecedented and illegal attempt" to remove her from her position.
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August 27, 2025
Crypto Firm Can't Block Gov't Contract For Seized Assets
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge won't halt a government contract for the management of seized crypto after finding Wave Digital Assets isn't likely to succeed in pressing its claims that the U.S. Marshals Service acted unfairly when it awarded the job to another provider.
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August 27, 2025
Citizens Say FinCEN's Real Estate Transfer Rule Unlawful
Two citizens asked a Texas federal judge to throw out FinCEN's rule requiring disclosure of residential real estate transfers to corporate entities and trusts even when no money changes hands, saying the rule runs afoul of the Constitution.
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August 27, 2025
47 AGs Push Search, Payment Platforms To Stop 'Deepfakes'
A bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general called on search engine giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, as well as PayPal, Apple and other payment platforms, to step up their efforts to stop the spread of computer-generated "deepfake" images and videos, warning about the need to protect young internet users.
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August 27, 2025
Crypto Orgs. Won't Back Bill Without Developer Protections
A coalition of 112 crypto industry groups and firms came together in a Wednesday letter to tell federal lawmakers that they will not back a bill to regulate crypto markets without "explicit" protections for software developers and service providers of decentralized projects.
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August 27, 2025
Ex-Software Co. Execs' Win Upheld In Retirement Plan Fight
The Eleventh Circuit has ruled software company NCR Corp.'s "top hat" retirement plans didn't allow the company to issue lump-sum payments to plan participants as alternatives to promised life annuities, affirming former company executives' win in the contract breach suit alleging they were shortchanged payouts from the plans.
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August 27, 2025
Bitcoin Miner Says Energy Co. Owes $2.6M After Contract Exit
A Washington energy company owes more than $2.5 million to a Canadian cryptocurrency outfit after prematurely quitting a bitcoin-mining agreement, the Toronto-based firm claims in a new federal lawsuit filed in Seattle.
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August 27, 2025
Crypto Scammers' Travel Booker Cops To RICO Conspiracy
A man who managed luxury travel logistics for members of an alleged scam ring accused of stealing $230 million in cryptocurrency has pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy, admitting to converting stolen crypto to cash and arranging travel that furthered the criminal activity.
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August 27, 2025
Crypto SPACs Raise $500M Amid Renewed Industry Optimism
Two SPACs targeting digital assets began trading Wednesday after raising a combined $500 million in initial public offerings, adding to a recent run of crypto-related blank check launches amid renewed investor interest in the sector.
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August 27, 2025
SEC Nets $46M Default Judgment In Crypto Fraud Case
A purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company and its founders are on the hook for over $46 million in combined payments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after allegedly defrauding potentially over 65,500 investors out of $28 million, a Florida federal judge has determined.
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August 27, 2025
US Tax Compliance To Cost $536 Billion In 2025, Report Says
U.S. taxpayers will spend about $536 billion this year complying with the tax code, largely in what economists call opportunity costs, an amount greater than federal revenues from corporate income tax, the Tax Foundation reported Wednesday.
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August 27, 2025
Fenwick Fights New Claims In FTX Crypto Scam MDL
Fenwick & West LLP has asked a Florida federal judge to shut down a bid by victims of the infamous FTX Trading Ltd. cryptocurrency scam to bring new claims against the firm, calling allegations that it knew about FTX's misuse of customer funds an "irresponsible falsehood."
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August 26, 2025
Vesttoo Venture Capital Feud Goes To Arbitration In Israel
A New York federal magistrate judge has ordered that fraud and negligence claims against a venture capital firm over $1 million of an investor's money that was placed into Israeli fintech firm Vesttoo Ltd., which was later ensnared in a scandal over $4 billion worth of forged letters of credit, go to arbitration in Israel.
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August 26, 2025
Feds Appeal No-Jail Sentences In $577M Crypto Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they're appealing the time-served sentences for two Estonian nationals who pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a $577 million cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme, while the federal judge who handed down the sentencings called them "one of the most difficult" of his career.
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August 26, 2025
Fed Pushes To Dismiss Trump Ally's Suit Over Meeting Access
Federal Reserve officials and members of the Federal Open Market Committee have urged a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit brought by an investment firm led by a supporter of President Donald Trump that seeks public access to monetary policy meetings, arguing they are not covered by the federal Sunshine Act as the investment firm claims.
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August 26, 2025
AI Copyright Licensing Is Helping To Fuel Tech's Evolution
While courts wrestle with fair use questions around artificial intelligence training, legal experts say the growing number of licensing deals between tech companies and copyright owners is setting market norms for accessing the troves of content needed across rapidly evolving AI applications.
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August 26, 2025
X Corp. Settles WARN Act Suit With Worker Terminated In 2022
A former X Corp. employee has settled its lawsuit alleging that he wasn't given a heads-up before the company conducted mass layoffs in 2022 following Elon Musk's takeover, prompting a California federal judge to conditionally dismiss the case on Monday, two weeks before trial had been set to begin.
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August 26, 2025
CFTC's Last Dem Member Departing Agency
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's sole remaining Democrat, Kristin Johnson, announced Tuesday that she will be departing the agency next week, leaving it in the hands of acting Chair Caroline Pham.
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August 26, 2025
Fed's Lisa Cook Preps Lawsuit Over Trump Firing
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook is preparing to file a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's announcement that she has been terminated from her position, allegedly for committing mortgage fraud, her lawyer said Tuesday.
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August 26, 2025
Trump Media, SPAC And Crypto.com Create $6.42B Crypto Biz
Blank check company Yorkville Acquisition Corp., Truth Social operator Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. and Crypto.com unveiled a partnership Tuesday that would establish a $6.42 billion digital asset treasury company focused on the acquisition of the native cryptocurrency token of the cronos ecosystem.
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August 25, 2025
Fed. Court Can't Halt FDIC Enforcement Order, 5th Circ. Says
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. can move forward with in-house enforcement proceedings against a former bank CEO, the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday, finding that a Texas district court did not have jurisdiction to block the agency from issuing a final decision over the bank executive's constitutional claims.
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August 25, 2025
Medical Device Co. Eyes $400M Raise For Solana Treasury
A medical device company on Monday announced its plans to raise $400 million through a private placement offering to build a crypto treasury composed primarily of the Solana blockchain token SOL.
Expert Analysis
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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Shifting DEI Expectations Put Banks In Legal Crosshairs
The Trump administration's rollbacks on DEI-friendly policies create something of a regulatory catch-22 for banks, wherein strict compliance would contradict established statutory and administrative mandates regarding access to credit for disadvantaged communities, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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Atkins' Crypto Remarks Show SEC Is Headed For A 'New Day'
A look at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent speeches provides significant clues as to where the SEC is going next and how its regulatory approach to crypto will differ from that of the previous administration, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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DOJ Memo Lays Groundwork For Healthy Bank Sponsorships
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital asset policy shift offers potential clarity in the murky waters of sponsor bank relationships, presenting nontraditional financial companies with both a moment of opportunity and a test of maturity, say attorneys at Arnall Golden.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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How IPR Estoppel Ruling May Clash With PTAB Landscape
Though the Federal Circuit's narrowing of inter partes review estoppel in Ingenico v. Ioengine might encourage more petitions, tougher standards for discretionary denial established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office could be a counterbalancing factor, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Texas Targets Del. Primacy With Trio Of New Corporate Laws
Delaware has long positioned itself as the leader in attracting business formation, but a flurry of new legislation in Texas aimed at attracting businesses to the Lone Star State is aggressively trying to change that, says Andrew Oringer at the Wagner Law Group.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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What Money Transmitters Need To Know About New Colo. Law
Colorado's new Money Transmission Modernization Act updates standards for the licensing, supervision and regulation of money transmitters while codifying an agent-to-payee exemption, and represents another step toward standardizing these rules across state governments, say Sarah Auchterlonie and Joel Herberman at Brownstein Hyatt.
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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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Two Bills Promise A Crypto Revamp, But Not A Done Deal Yet
Recent efforts in Congress toward an updated regulatory framework for digital assets have led to two bills — the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act — that represent the most consequential legislative developments yet in the push for coherent, pro-innovation, reliable regulation for the industry, but both face multiple hurdles, says Mike Katz at Manatt.
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Despite Rule Delay, FTC Scrutiny Looms For Subscriptions
Even though the Federal Trade Commission has delayed its click-to-cancel rule that introduces strict protocols for auto-renewing subscriptions, businesses should expect active enforcement of the new requirements after July, and look to the FTC's recent lawsuits against Uber and Cleo AI as warnings, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Ore. Coinbase Case Charts New Path For State Crypto Suits
Oregon's recent lawsuit against Coinbase serves as a reminder for the crypto industry that not all states will simply defer to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's evolving stance on crypto-assets, highlighting why stakeholders should proactively assess the risks posed by state-level litigation and develop strategies to address distinct challenges, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.