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  • September 28, 2026

    Tether's Stablecoin Is Iran's 'Lifeline,' Senate Report Says

    A new forensic analysis from U.S. Senate Democrats is fueling fresh scrutiny of the Trump administration's cryptocurrency oversight, finding that Tether's USDT token, the biggest U.S. dollar stablecoin, has become a key tool for Iranian sanctions evasion and terror financing.

  • September 28, 2026

    CFPB Rips Bid To Ax $43M Debt-Relief Win As 'Frivolous'

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has urged the Seventh Circuit to uphold a more than $43 million enforcement judgment against the former operator of a defunct debt relief provider, defending the agency's lower-court win in a case that has stretched across three presidential terms.

  • September 28, 2026

    Administration Says It Has Committed $289M In CDFI Funds

    An attorney for the Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge that nearly $300 million appropriated for community development financial institutions had been fully obligated, countering a lawsuit from an advocacy group seeking a court order requiring that the money go out.

  • September 28, 2026

    US Presses High Court To Skip Tesla Case Over PTAB Review

    The federal government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pass on Tesla Inc.'s challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's limits on patent challenges, arguing Friday that the agency is under no obligation to grant requests for patent review.

  • September 28, 2026

    Law Firm Seeks Exit From Carbon Capture Ponzi Suit

    A group of investors failed to show how a law firm and a securities attorney who gave legal assistance to the perpetrators of a carbon capture Ponzi scheme knew the fraudsters were breaking the law, the firm and the attorney have told a Texas federal court.

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