Fintech

  • April 21, 2026

    Kalshi, Tribes Must Weigh In On Pause For 9th Circ. Ruling

    A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered Golden State indigenous groups, KalshiEx Inc. and Robinhood to explain why their fight over allegedly illegal gambling shouldn't be paused pending the Ninth Circuit's decision in a case determining whether Nevada can enforce state gambling laws against prediction markets.

  • April 21, 2026

    NY AG Sues Coinbase, Gemini Over Event Contract 'Gambling'

    New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Coinbase and Gemini Tuesday, accusing them of "illegally running gambling operations" in the state through their prediction market offerings in twin actions that join a mounting pile of litigation between state gambling regulators and prediction market platforms.

  • April 21, 2026

    Warsh Rejects Claim He'd Be Trump's 'Sock Puppet' At Fed

    Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sought at his Tuesday confirmation hearing to rebut Democratic accusations that he would be a White House "sock puppet," distancing himself from President Donald Trump's calls for rate cuts and downplaying their significance.

  • April 21, 2026

    Mass. Man Says Coinbase, Kraken Failed To Stop $500K Scam

    Cryptocurrency platforms Coinbase and Kraken failed to adequately protect a Boston man from a sophisticated "support" scam that led to the loss of $500,000, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court on Tuesday.

  • April 20, 2026

    SEC, CFTC Propose Rules To Relax Private Fund Reporting

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday proposed relaxing certain reporting requirements for hedge funds and other private fund advisers by allowing smaller firms to forego filing a disclosure used to monitor systemic risk and nixing some of its questions around volatility, event reporting and indirect exposure altogether.

  • April 20, 2026

    Swim Training Co.'s IPO Was Pump-And-Dump, Suit Says

    Singapore swim-school operator Fitness Champs Holdings Ltd. was hit with a proposed class action accusing it of concealing a social media-driven "pump-and-dump" scheme in which stock promoters posed as financial advisers to hype the stock through online forums, destroying the company's market capitalization after the shares were dumped.

  • April 20, 2026

    NFT Buyer Says Ex-Software Biz Orchestrated Token Rug Pull

    A purported blockchain technology platform faces proposed class action allegations it made millions off a so-called rug pull, introducing a series of nonfungible tokens and teasing a cryptocurrency offering that never materialized, then selling those tokens into the artificial market it created and abandoning the platform.

  • April 20, 2026

    9th Circ. Open To Reviving FCRA Suit Against Wells Fargo

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Monday to reviving a proposed class action alleging Wells Fargo violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by pulling credit reports after fraudsters opened illegitimate accounts, with one judge expressing concerns the dismissal was "jumping the gun" and another judge criticizing the ruling as ambiguous.

  • April 20, 2026

    CFPB's Layoff Bid Belongs Before DC Judge, Union Says

    A federal labor union pushed back Friday against a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bid to proceed with a plan for shedding roughly half its remaining staffers, telling the D.C. Circuit that the agency's request should go first to the lower-court judge who froze layoffs there.

  • April 20, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week delivered another mix of procedural rulings, fiduciary duty disputes and deal litigation, highlighting both the court's gatekeeping role and its continued focus on stockholder rights and transactional fairness.

  • April 20, 2026

    Justices Cast Doubt On Effort To Limit SEC Disgorgement

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday questioned an attempt to limit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, with conservative and liberal justices alike seemingly skeptical of the argument that the agency has to identify victims before it can demand the return of ill-gotten gains.

  • April 20, 2026

    Digital Assets, AI Pro Rejoins Cleary From Amazon

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced on Monday that an alumnus of the firm who most recently worked as the head of responsible AI governance at Amazon has rejoined its ranks in New York.

  • April 20, 2026

    Justices Won't Hear 1st Circ. Escrow Law Preemption Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not review a First Circuit decision allowing Citizens Bank NA to be sued for allegedly failing to comply with a Rhode Island interest-on-escrow law, declining to wade again into a fight over national bank preemption.

  • April 17, 2026

    Polygon Says Ex-Execs Engaged In Self-Dealing

    Two former executives of artificial intelligence company Predicate Labs Inc. have been hit with a suit in Delaware Chancery Court alleging that following a $400 million acquisition of the company in 2021, the executives "began a campaign of self-dealings, intentional misrepresentation, deceptive inducement and willful breach."

  • April 17, 2026

    4 Firms Lead Kraken's $550M Buy Of Crypto Derivatives Biz

    Four firms including Haynes Boone and Jones Day guided Kraken's $550 million acquisition of regulated crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial, according to a Friday announcement from Kraken.

  • April 17, 2026

    WDTX Jury Clears Bitcoin Mining Co. In Patent Suit

    A federal jury in the Western District of Texas let bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms off the hook Friday when it found the company didn't infringe a patent owned by Green Revolution Cooling Inc. covering ways to cool down electronics at data centers.

  • April 17, 2026

    SEC Brings Fraud Suit Over Bitcoin Latinum Crypto Offering

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday brought a fraud suit over a crypto project known as Bitcoin Latinum, accusing its founder and affiliated business entities of bilking investors out of $16 million with false claims that the token would be insured and "asset-backed."

  • April 17, 2026

    CFPB Could Soon Issue Overhauled Small-Biz Loan Data Rule

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is awaiting White House clearance to publish a final rule that would complete its revamp of small-business lender reporting requirements issued during the Biden administration, according to a new regulatory notice.

  • April 17, 2026

    GMO Trust To Pay $6.8M In Yen Stablecoin Loss Settlement

    GMO-Z.com Trust has agreed to pay $6.8 million to end a class action from buyers of the GYEN stablecoin who say they suffered losses when the coin was "de-pegged" from the Japanese yen, according to a motion for final settlement approval.

  • April 17, 2026

    Crypto Promoter Takes Plea In $45M CoinDeal Fraud Case

    A Las Vegas man agreed to plead guilty in Nebraska federal court to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in a $45 million CoinDeal investment fraud scheme, admitting that he controlled company bank accounts that took in approximately $14.2 million in investor money obtained through false promises of huge returns.

  • April 17, 2026

    Caitlyn Jenner's Crypto Token Isn't A Security, Judge Says

    A California federal judge has permanently tossed a proposed class action against Caitlyn Jenner over the $JENNER cryptocurrency token she created and promoted, finding that the digital assets in question are not securities.

  • April 17, 2026

    Fintech Founder Can't Stay SEC Fraud Case Amid Countersuit

    A fintech founder can't hit pause on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims he defrauded investors in a special purpose acquisition company as another court weighs whether to toss his claims that the regulator sued him improperly during last year's government shutdown.

  • April 17, 2026

    Ill. Judge Sentences Texas Man To 23 Years For Crypto Scam

    A Texas man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by an Illinois federal judge for stealing more than $20 million from investors through a cryptocurrency scheme in which he falsely claimed his so-called Meta-1 Coin was backed by $1 billion in fine art and $44 billion in gold.

  • April 16, 2026

    9th Circ. Judge Rips 'Sophistry' By Online Prediction Markets

    A Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical Thursday of requests by KalshiEX LLC, Crypto.com and Robinhood to block Nevada from enforcing state gambling laws against sports and election-related contracts, telling Robinhood's counsel "I don't buy" the companies' regulatory interpretation and slamming a Crypto.com argument as "sophistry to the nth degree."

  • April 16, 2026

    MoneyLion Hit With Wash. Class Action Over Referral Texts

    A program from fintech platform MoneyLion encouraging users to refer friends to the service has flooded Washington residents with unsolicited text messages in violation of the state's Commercial Electronic Mail Act, alleges a putative class action removed to Seattle federal court Wednesday.

Expert Analysis

  • What's On Deck In Tribal Nations' Prediction Markets Litigation

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    Native American tribes' response to the expansion of sports-based prediction markets enters a decisive phase this year, with appellate courts positioned to address whether federal commodities law permits nationwide offering of sports-based event contracts free from state and tribal gaming regulation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance

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    An industry letter released in the fall by the New York State Department of Financial Services, together with guidance issued over the past decade, signals a heightened regulatory expectation for covered institutions regarding the use of blockchain analytics and requires review, says Nicole De Santis at Nomadis Consulting.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Shopify Suit Is An Early Antitrust Test Of 'Buy Now, Pay Later'

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    An ongoing antitrust suit in Minnesota federal court filed by Sezzle against Shopify — one of the earliest such lawsuits focused on buy now, pay later services — could play a particularly informative role in how short-term credit offerings and the broader market develop, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Banking M&A Outlook Reflects Favorable Regulatory Climate

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    The banking mergers and acquisitions environment is starting 2026 with a rare alignment of favorable market conditions and a more permissive regulatory atmosphere, creating a clear window for banks to pursue transformative combinations and shape the competitive landscape, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation

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    Three securities litigation decisions from 2025 — involving General Motors, GitLab and Tesla — offer a preview of how courts will assess artificial intelligence-related disclosures, as themes such as heightened regulatory scrutiny and risk surrounding technical claims are already taking shape for the coming year, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts

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    Though 2025’s anti-money-laundering landscape was characterized not by volume of penalties but by the strategic recalibration of how illicit finance risk is handled, a series of targeted enforcement actions signaled that regulators aren't easing off the accelerator, even as they refine the rules of the road, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Series

    Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    Among the most significant developments on the banking regulation front in Massachusetts last quarter, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced her bid for reelection, and the state Division of Banks continued its fintech focus by finalizing rules implementing a new money transmitter law, say attorneys at Nutter.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

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    State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Series

    A Day In The In-House Life: Chime GC Talks Pathfinding

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    On a recent Tuesday in the office, Chime's general counsel Adam Frankel shares his typical work day, tackling everything from strategically guiding product launches and testing AI tools to mastering the perfect latte and making time for extracurricular interests.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

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    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025

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    Even with less-than-ideal macroeconomic conditions in 2025, federal banking regulators' shift away from procedural concerns to focus more on core financial risks boosted M&A in several key ways, including shorter review timelines and increased interest in de novo charters, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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