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  • July 23, 2026

    BitMEX Users Say Exchange Rigged Liquidations For Profit

    BitMEX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, deliberately designed its system to create unfavorable conditions for customers and then seize their bitcoin, liquidating their accounts when they lost a certain amount, according to a proposed class action filed on Thursday in New York federal court.

  • July 23, 2026

    Trump CFPB Pick Says He Has 'Open Mind' On Staffing Levels

    President Donald Trump's choice for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director signaled at his confirmation hearing on Thursday that he could revisit the agency's plan to shed hundreds of staff, saying he has an "open mind" about how many workers the agency needs.

  • July 23, 2026

    OCC Denies Wise Trust Charter Over Compliance Gaps

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shared Thursday it has denied a national trust bank application from Wise US Inc. over concerns the money transfer fintech wouldn't meet compliance and anti-money laundering standards.

  • July 23, 2026

    10th Circ. Won't Undo Crypto Firm Founder's 5-Year Sentence

    The Tenth Circuit refused to alter a cryptocurrency investment firm co-founder's five-year prison sentence and obligation to pay over $174,000 in restitution to victims of a fraud scheme he orchestrated, writing the district court's sentencing and loss amount estimation was reasonable.

  • July 23, 2026

    8th Circ. Says Vendor Didn't Show Major Harm In Bank IP Fight

    The Eighth Circuit on Thursday upheld a Missouri federal judge's refusal to block Commerce Bank from using software that a vendor alleges was developed with its trade secrets, ruling the vendor failed to show it was likely to suffer harm that could not be remedied later.

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