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

  • August 04, 2026

    CFTC's Selig Has Crypto Rules Ready Even If Clarity Bill Stalls

    U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig on Tuesday said his agency has rule proposals "ready to go" if Congress passes its Clarity Act to regulate crypto markets, and it will move forward with those rulemakings whether the bill succeeds.

  • August 04, 2026

    FDIC Gives Green Light To 'AI-Native' Augustus National Bank

    A top U.S. banking agency said Tuesday that it has signed off on deposit insurance coverage for Augustus National Bank NA, advancing the newly chartered startup's plans to build out a full-service platform for crypto firms, high-net-worth clients and other players in the digital economy.

  • August 04, 2026

    AI, Prediction Markets Lead Securities Developments In 2026

    Securities class actions tied to artificial intelligence and the battle over prediction market regulation both raise novel questions that courts are only beginning to address and that will continue to resonate throughout the second half of the year, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • August 04, 2026

    Linqto Customers Can't Force Turnover Of Crypto Co. Shares

    A Texas bankruptcy judge rejected motions by Linqto customers that sought an order forcing the investment platform to hand over shares in crypto company Circle Internet Group Inc., ruling that the customers' requests were legally deficient.

  • August 03, 2026

    Dems Urge CFTC To 'Rein In' Wildfire Prediction Markets

    Democratic senators led by Oregon's Jeff Merkley on Monday called on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to "rein in" prediction markets speculating on wildfires.

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  • 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
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  • Professors, students and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.