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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
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April 15, 2026
2nd Circ. Backs $58M IcomTech Ponzi Convictions, Sentences
The Second Circuit upheld convictions and judgments for defendants behind a $58 million IcomTech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme after rejecting their arguments that there's no evidence they knew it was a fraud, ruling Wednesday "sufficient red flags existed" for the lower court to properly provide a "conscious avoidance" jury instruction.
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April 15, 2026
CFTC Chair's Speech Hints At Innovation-Friendly Policies
Remarks made by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig at the Futures Industry Association's conference last month provided the most comprehensive articulation of his regulatory agenda and signaled a shift in the CFTC's regulatory posture, including a rare focus on agency coordination and support for digital asset innovation, say attorneys at Willkie.
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April 15, 2026
How CFPB Opinion Changes Earned Wage Access Definition
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent conclusion that earned wage access is not "credit" for purposes of Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act improves on prior guidance on these products in several meaningful ways, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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April 14, 2026
Ex-CFTC Chair Departs Willkie, Law Practice For Fintech Work
The former leader of the nation's derivatives regulator dubbed "Crypto Dad" says he's leaving his law practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to focus on advising fintechs and crypto firms, researching public policy issues and working with nonprofit programs.
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April 14, 2026
Trump's Fed Chair Pick Will Get Senate Hearing Next Week
The Senate Banking Committee will meet next week to vet Kevin Warsh as President Donald Trump's nominee as the next leader of the Federal Reserve, moving forward with his confirmation process despite bipartisan protests over a still-pending probe of current Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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
Readership
- Fintech lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel, compliance officers and executives for fintech companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies and companies
- 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.