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  • May 04, 2026

    Fintech Cos., States Split On Scope Of Prediction Market Regs

    Fintech platforms have told the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission that few events should be off-limits for trading as the agency crafts rules for prediction markets, while tribes, consumer groups and states are calling on the agency to ban sports markets altogether as off-label gambling.

  • May 04, 2026

    Trump Broadens Sanctions On Cuban Government

    President Donald Trump has expanded his sanctions regime against Cuba, issuing an executive order targeting Cuban government officials while also implementing second-order sanctions against financial institutions that carry out transactions with sanctioned individuals.

  • May 04, 2026

    Trump-Backed Firm Says Crypto Exec Ran Smear Campaign

    Trump family-tied crypto firm World Liberty Financial LLC hit back at crypto billionaire Justin Sun with a defamation suit Monday, claiming he bet against a token he publicly hyped as part of an alleged short-and-distort scheme.

  • May 04, 2026

    Framing Membership Filings To Anticipate FINRA's Concerns

    Recent updates to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s membership application program should remind firm management to treat the filing process not as a compliance chore, but as a test of operational and regulatory readiness where they can anticipate and address FINRA's concerns, says Andrew Mount at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • May 04, 2026

    Canada Pledges $1.1B For Companies Hit By US Tariffs

    Canada will provide CA$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in financing to companies impacted by U.S. tariffs, especially those on steel, aluminum and copper, the Canadian government said Monday, the latest in a string of support measures.

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