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

  • December 04, 2025

    Crypto Investors Fight To Revive Ripple Suit At 9th Circ.

    A certified class of investors urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive allegations Ripple Labs violated securities laws through unregistered sales of digital-token XRP, arguing the lower court misapplied the Ninth Circuit's SEC v. Murphy precedent in granting Ripple summary judgment under a three-year statute of repose.

  • December 04, 2025

    Citadel Securities Sparks Crypto Clash Over DeFi Exemptions

    Citadel Securities ignited debate with crypto advocates this week when it told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that decentralized finance projects dealing in tokenized securities should broadly be subject to the same obligations as traditional exchanges and broker-dealers.

  • December 04, 2025

    1st Spot Crypto Market To Launch Amid CFTC 'Crypto Sprint'

    Derivatives exchange Bitnomial said Thursday it is poised to launch the first spot crypto exchange regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with guidance from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

  • December 04, 2025

    Solmate To Acquire RockawayX, Creating 'Crypto Giant'

    Solmate Infrastructure, formerly known as Irish sports ownership holding company Brera Holdings, announced Thursday it has entered into a business combination with the blockchain arm of venture capital firm Rockaway Capital, RockawayX.

  • December 04, 2025

    Squires Clarifies Points On Patent Eligibility Declarations

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires is reminding applicants that they can file declarations explaining why their patents are eligible under Section 101 of the Patent Act and that examiners need to consider them when filed. 

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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
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  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • OCC Fintech Charter
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  • Securities Act
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  • Commodities Exchange Act
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  • 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
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  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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  • General counsel interviews

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