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Fintech

  • June 06, 2025

    Fed's Bowman Calls For Oversight Built On 'Pragmatism'

    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman on Friday previewed a sweeping industry-friendly agenda to ease burdens on smaller lenders, overhaul supervisory ratings and reevaluate capital rules as the central bank's new top regulator, drawing immediate praise from banking industry groups.

  • June 06, 2025

    Circle's Smash IPO Could Pave Way For More Crypto Listings

    Stablecoin issuer Circle's explosive debut will likely stimulate more crypto listings and possibly jolt the broader pipeline of initial public offerings, capital markets attorneys say.

  • June 06, 2025

    Synapse Trustee Says No Funds Remain To Trace Client Cash

    The court-appointed trustee overseeing the Chapter 11 of fintech middleware firm Synapse Financial Technologies Inc. is asking a California bankruptcy judge to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, despite some customer funds remaining unaccounted for.

  • June 06, 2025

    Feds Seek 15 Months For Russian Crypto Market Manipulator

    A Russian national who pled guilty to manipulating crypto markets through his market-making service says the time he has already served is sufficient punishment, but the government is seeking 15 months in addition to his company's $23 million forfeiture.

  • June 06, 2025

    Crypto Groups Want Protections For Developers In House Bill

    A coalition of crypto industry groups urged lawmakers and courts to shield developers from certain legal liabilities if their creations do not take hold of customer funds, including by enshrining protections in a proposal to regulate crypto markets that lawmakers continue to debate.

  • June 06, 2025

    Yotta Renews Post-Middleware Failure Claims Against Evolve

    Yotta Technologies Inc., a fintech company caught in the implosion of now-bankrupt middleware company Synapse Financial Technologies Inc., has renewed claims it tossed earlier against its former partner Evolve Bank & Trust, accusing the bank of "running a Ponzi scheme" in connection with its alleged loss of millions of dollars in customer funds.

  • June 06, 2025

    DOJ Says More IT Workers Laundered Crypto For North Korea

    The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint alleging information technology workers from North Korea evaded U.S. sanctions and accumulated millions in cryptocurrency for the benefit of the North Korean government.

  • June 06, 2025

    Gemini Confidentially Files For IPO Amid Crypto Listings Buzz

    Crypto exchange Gemini Space Station Inc. said Friday it confidentially filed for an initial public offering, marking a first step toward going public amid growing enthusiasm for crypto-related listings following stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc.'s blockbuster IPO.

  • June 06, 2025

    Strategy Raises Nearly $1B In Preferred Stock To Buy Bitcoin

    Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc. said Friday it priced an estimated $1 billion initial public offering of preferred stock to bolster its growing stockpile of bitcoin, in a deal represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and placement agents' counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

  • June 06, 2025

    Payment Co. Faces Claims For 'Shockingly Easy' Data Access

    Payment systems company Fiserv Inc. got hit with a data security suit by a credit union that claims its online banking platform is full of security flaws the company has known about for years and that allow "shockingly easy" attacks by cybercriminals.

  • June 05, 2025

    'Sparse' OPM Record On Mass Firings Backs Win, Unions Say

    A "sparse and self-serving" record provided by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management still shows the agency unlawfully directed federal agencies to fire probationary employees en masse, so a California federal court can reach a final decision now and "unwind" those terminations, a coalition including unions and advocacy groups said Thursday.

  • June 05, 2025

    Crypto.com Says Nevada Can't Sue Over Sports Contracts

    The derivatives platform owned by Crypto.com on Thursday urged a Nevada federal judge to block the state's gaming regulators from taking action over its sports event contracts, arguing the federal court has already granted similar relief to trading platform Kalshi.

  • June 05, 2025

    SEC Seeks To Cut Enforcement Staff To 2010 Levels

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could see its lowest level of enforcement attorneys since the first Obama administration if Congress approves the agency's requested budget, with the proposal indicating that even more workers could leave the SEC in the next fiscal year.聽

  • June 05, 2025

    Crypto Co. Bitmain Seeks Court OK Of $11.3M Miner Award

    The Georgia unit of Chinese cryptocurrency mining business Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has asked a Texas federal judge to enforce an approximately $11.3 million arbitral award in a breach of contract dispute against a company that failed to appear at the arbitration hearing.

  • June 05, 2025

    Crypto Hedge Fund Co-Founder To Pay $944K In SEC Suit

    A co-founder of hedge fund firm聽BKCoin Management LLC has agreed to pay $944,000 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve claims that he and the Miami-based investment adviser fraudulently raised $100 million from 55 investors between 2018 and 2022 under the guise of investing in crypto assets.

  • June 05, 2025

    Bernstein Litowitz Can Hire Ex-SEC Atty Over Musk Objection

    A New York federal judge on Thursday gave the all-clear for investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP to hire the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former litigation chief over the objections of Elon Musk.

  • June 05, 2025

    Cooley-Led Fintech Biz Weighs Switching Main Listing To US

    Payments company Wise PLC said on Thursday it is planning to move its main listing from London to the U.S., becoming the latest British company to shift its main funding focus across the Atlantic.

  • June 04, 2025

    Ex-CFTC Chair Warns Crypto Bill's Loopholes Still Too Wide

    Former leaders of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday told U.S. House lawmakers mulling a bill to regulate cryptocurrency markets that the legislation needs to close聽potential regulatory loopholes and that Congress must聽expand the agency's resources if they expect it to police the bulk of the digital asset space.

  • June 04, 2025

    Bowman Confirmed As Trump's Top Banking Regulator At Fed

    Senators on Wednesday confirmed Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman to become the central bank's next vice chair for supervision, elevating the former Kansas community banker to a powerful perch overseeing many of the biggest Wall Street financial institutions.

  • June 04, 2025

    SEC Gets $1.1M Win Against Alleged Ga. Crypto Scammer

    A Georgia man is on the hook for聽over $1.1 million in penalties after failing to defend himself from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations he ran an $800,000 affinity fraud scheme involving a purported cryptocurrency he said was backed by gold and stem cell technology.聽

  • June 04, 2025

    Davis Polk, Skadden Guide Circle's Upsized $1B IPO

    Venture-backed stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. on Wednesday priced an upsized $1.05 billion initial public offering above its marketed range amid strong demand, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters counsel Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.

  • June 04, 2025

    Lineage Bank Denies Duty In $85M Fintech Collapse Suit

    Tennessee-based Lineage Bank on Wednesday asked a Colorado federal judge to dismiss it from a proposed class action related to $85 million in funds that allegedly went missing after the failure of fintech-to-bank middleman company Synapse Financial, arguing the lawsuit doesn't allege Lineage owed a legal duty to the consumers.

  • June 04, 2025

    蜜桃视频 Resumes $4.2M Redress After Pressure From States

    California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said Wednesday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now making good on a $4.2 million redress plan for former students of a shuttered sales-training firm, following agency delays and subsequent pressure from various states.

  • June 04, 2025

    MoneyLion Says 蜜桃视频 Can't Duck Fed Funding Issue

    Online lending platform MoneyLion has doubled down on its bid for dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, telling a New York federal judge that new reasoning from the U.S. Supreme Court confirms the agency is improperly funded and that it is not improper to file successive dismissal motions as the 蜜桃视频 has contended.

  • June 04, 2025

    Lawmakers Say Recent Rocket Mortgage Deals Need Scrutiny

    A group of lawmakers is calling on antitrust enforcers to scrutinize online mortgage giant Rocket's recent deals for real estate brokerage website Redfin and mortgage company Mr. Cooper over concerns that Rocket is trying to dominate the entire homebuying process.

Expert Analysis

  • What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.

  • Texas Fraud Case Shows Dangers Of Faulty Crypto Reporting

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    The recent sentencing of a man who failed to properly report capital gains from bitcoin sales is a reminder that special attention must be given to the IRS' reporting requirements in order to stay out of the government's crosshairs, says Saverio Romeo at Fox Rothschild.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • How Rising Secondary Private Markets Affect Tech Disputes

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    The rise of secondaries is a natural by-product of growing and evolving private markets and, as such, we can expect their growth will continue, signaling an increase in the use of secondaries in damages as well as litigation revolving around secondaries themselves, says Farooq Javed at The Brattle Group.

  • Suggestions For CFTC Enforcement's New Leadership

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    The recent change in leadership at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission presents an opportunity to reflect on past practices and consider opportunities for improvement at the commission's Enforcement Division, including in observing precedent and providing greater enforcement transparency, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.

  • How Crypto Firms Should Approach Patchwork Of State Laws

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    The Money Transmission Modernization Act was designed to create uniformity across state digital regulations, but the reality remains far from consistent 鈥 as demonstrated by the patchwork of laws in states like Texas, Vermont, New York and California 鈥 so as state legislatures convene in the coming weeks, crypto firms should watch closely for developments that could shape the regulatory landscape, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships

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    Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Donald Trump seems likely to cultivate an environment friendlier to the financial services industry, bank-fintech partnerships should stay devoted to proactive compliance and be ready to adapt to regulatory shifts that may intensify scrutiny from enforcers, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Opinion

    NFT Bill Needs Refining To Effectively Regulate Digital Assets

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    A recent bill in the U.S. House proposing to regulate nonfungible tokens as digital assets would leave key concepts undefined until the U.S. comptroller general completes an after-the-fact study of NFTs, showing it needs more work before it is comprehensive enough to meaningfully protect the market, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes 鈥 complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch鈥檚 authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Short-Term Predictions For The 蜜桃视频's Fate Under Trump

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    Though the Trump administration is unlikely to succeed in abolishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, new leadership will likely moderate enforcement, possibly prompting state attorneys general to step up supervision, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    鈥淣o comment鈥 is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • A Closer Look At FDX's New Role As Banking Standard-Setter

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    Should the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau let 鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧媠tand the decision empowering Financial Data Exchange as an industry standard-setter, it will be a significant step toward broader financial data-sharing, but its success will depend on industry adoption, regulatory oversight and consumer confidence, say attorneys at Clark Hill.

  • What To Expect In Crypto Banking After SEC Nixed Guidance

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    With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently rescinding its controversial cryptocurrency accounting guidance, the industry's focus will turn to the potentially significant hurdle to crypto banking posed by the federal banking regulators, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty

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    Although recently released FAQs clarify many specific points of the 2023 expansion to the Investment Company Act's fund names rule, important questions remain about how U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff will interpret other key terms when the end-of-year compliance date arrives, say attorneys at Dechert.

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