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July 30, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge delivered a significant victory to Coinbase on Thursday with a split ruling that found the crypto exchange can't be held responsible as a "statutory seller" for the vast majority of transactions on its platform, though the proposed securities class action will continue over a smaller number of orders Coinbase fulfilled from its own inventory of tokens.
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July 30, 2026
The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire MarketAxess Holdings Inc., a trading platform for fixed-income markets, for $6 billion, in a deal steered by three law firms.
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July 29, 2026
A group of 44 attorneys general warned the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to "start afresh" on its proposed rule for prediction markets or risk treading on state authority over gambling, while prediction market platforms backed the rule's plan to permit many sports-focused event contracts.
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July 29, 2026
A Wisconsin federal court on Wednesday rejected the Commodity Future Trading Commission's attempt to shield Kalshi and Crypto.com from the state's gambling laws during litigation, saying the court is not convinced sports event contracts are "swaps."
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July 29, 2026
California's financial services regulator has appealed a state judge's ruling that it cannot pursue millions in fines against Opportunity Financial for alleged "rent-a-bank" predatory lending, after the judge rejected the regulator's allegation that OppFi was the "true lender" for loans that the company argued originated from an out-of-state partner.
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