Fintech

Fintech Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on financial technology. Coverage includes legal and regulatory developments in cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and initial coin offerings, as well as electronic payment systems, peer-to-peer lending, algorithmic trading and many other aspects of this fast-evolving area of the law.



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Latest News in Fintech

  • 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

    Kroll Can Arbitrate Some Data Claims, Ax Others, Judge Says

    Bankruptcy claims agent Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC should be able to arbitrate claims over a 2023 data breach affecting FTX Trading customers, but claims from a BlockFi user should be tossed, according to recommendations from a Texas magistrate judge.

  • 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.

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Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • Federal Reserve
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • Self-regulatory organizations
  • State and international regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • OCC Fintech Charter
  • Regulatory sandboxes
  • Bank Secrecy Act
  • Securities Act
  • Securities Exchange Act
  • Securities Investor Protection Act
  • Commodities Exchange Act
  • Federal and state guidance on fintech products
  • Federal and state legislation
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offering fraud investigations
  • Asset and credit freezes
  • False advertising of fintech products
  • Cybersecurity and privacy matters related to fintech companies
  • Spoofing
  • Federal criminal matters
  • State enforcement actions
  • LITIGATION
  • Intellectual property matters
  • Investor class actions
  • Challenges to federal or state regulations
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Initial coin offerings
  • Mergers and acquisitions of fintech companies
  • Private equity and venture capital fundraising for fintech companies
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of law firm fintech practices
  • General counsel interviews

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  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.