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July 24, 2025
Judge Blocks Crypto REIT From Collecting Rent In Detroit
A Michigan state judge has barred a cryptocurrency-based real estate investment firm and affiliates from collecting rent at hundreds of Detroit properties until it brings them into compliance with city code.
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July 24, 2025
Judge Says UiPath Investors Disappointed, Not Deceived
Automation software firm UiPath Inc. has, for now, defeated a consolidated investor suit accusing it of falsely touting the success of a new development strategy, after a federal judge said that security laws do not shield against bad outcomes and investors did not plausibly allege material misstatements or fraudulent intent.
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July 23, 2025
CFPB Sued Over Retreat From Biden-Era Small-Biz Loan Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was sued Wednesday in Washington, D.C., federal court over claims it is illegally dismantling a data-collection rule meant to expose discrimination in small-business lending, the latest twist in multi-front litigation over the Biden-era measure.
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July 23, 2025
MIT Grads Can't Escape $25M Crypto Heist Charges
Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of executing a $25 million cryptocurrency theft remain on the hook for fraud after a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors have shown that the pair's novel methods intended to deceive certain traders and meddled with transactions.
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July 23, 2025
9th Circ. Clarifies Bored Ape NFTs Are Trademarkable Goods
The Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling for digital asset creators Wednesday finding that Yuga Labs' Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible tokens are protectable "goods" under federal law, while also reversing Yuga Labs' $8 million summary judgment win and ruling that a jury must decide whether rival NFTs confuse consumers.
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July 23, 2025
Trump Admin Appeals Ruling On NCUA Board Member Firings
The Trump administration has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to pause a ruling reinstating two ousted Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration board, arguing the decision represents an "extraordinary intrusion" into presidential power and is being swiftly appealed.
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July 23, 2025
Meme Coin Buyers Say Pump.Fun Offered 'Illegal Gambling'
Users of the meme coin launchpad Pump.Fun accused the company of operating an illegal digital casino in an updated complaint that added racketeering allegations to their earlier proposed securities class action and named developers of the project's underlying blockchain as defendants.
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July 23, 2025
Wells Fargo Gets Partial Early Win In Processing Servicer Suit
A Tennessee federal judge has granted a partial early win to Wells Fargo and a merchant services provider in a breach of contract suit brought by so-called independent sales organization TX Direct, finding that the contract between the parties had already been terminated when TX Direct was allegedly locked out of a merchant onboarding portal.
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July 23, 2025
MicroStrategy Sued In Del. After No-Vote Stock Expansion
A stockholder of cryptocurrency venture MicroStrategy Inc. has launched a proposed class suit in Delaware's Court of Chancery, accusing the company and its chairman and former CEO, Michael Saylor, of amending — without a stockholder vote — liquidation preference rules for some preferred company stock.
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July 23, 2025
UK Eyes Google, Apple Mandates For App Ranking, Payments
United Kingdom antitrust authorities on Wednesday formally proposed singling out Apple's and Google's mobile platforms for extra regulatory attention and specific mandates, proposing road maps for the Play Store and App Store that could try to stop the companies from boosting their own apps and commission-based payment systems.
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July 23, 2025
Unlicensed $1M Crypto Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty
A 56-year-old Connecticut man has pled guilty to charging fees for swapping more than $1 million in cash, checks and money orders for cryptocurrency at a West Haven business that didn't obtain a license from the state banking commissioner.
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July 23, 2025
Ex-Real Estate Finance Pro Tapped For OCC Chief Of Staff
President Donald Trump's top national bank regulator has hired a new chief of staff, bringing on a former federal housing finance official from the private sector to help steer policy coordination and internal operations at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the agency said Wednesday.
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July 23, 2025
CFTC Settles With Puerto Rico-Based Gas Futures Trader
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a Puerto Rico-based natural gas futures trader on Wednesday announced that they had reached a settlement, ending the agency's suit alleging that the trader used nonpublic information to make profitable energy trades.
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July 23, 2025
Bradley Arant Taps Arnall Golden Fintech Pro In Atlanta
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added a former Arnall Golden Gregory LLP attorney as a partner in the firm's banking and financial services group to extend its Atlanta team counseling technology companies.
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July 23, 2025
Trump Publishes AI 'Action Plan' With 90 Policy Proposals
In an effort to secure America's leadership in artificial intelligence, the Trump administration released a blueprint Wednesday outlining ideas to accelerate innovation, modernize infrastructure and foster international collaboration while safeguarding national security.
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July 23, 2025
Feds Launch Forfeiture Suit For $7M In Fraud-Linked Crypto
The acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington said she is pushing for the forfeiture of about $7 million in cryptocurrency assets seized as part of an investigation into an oil and gas investment fraud scheme.
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July 23, 2025
Jones Day Guides Corpay On $2.2B Alpha Group Acquisition
Jones Day-advised Corpay Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Alpha Group International PLC in a deal that values the U.K.-based foreign exchange platform at approximately $2.2 billion (£1.6 billion), following a months-long courtship that included the rejection of a prior Corpay offer.
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July 22, 2025
Trump's NCUA Board Member Firings Were Illegal, Judge Says
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday held that President Donald Trump broke the law when he fired two Democratic credit union regulators, finding that the members must remain on the National Credit Union Administration's board and can only be removed before their terms are up for cause.
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July 22, 2025
Chime Facing Class Suit In Wash. Over 'Refer-A-Friend' Texts
Online banking company Chime has been breaking a Washington state ban on unsolicited texts by encouraging customers to send "refer a friend" messages in order to expand its reach, according to a new proposed class action.
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July 22, 2025
Basel Exit Could Hurt US Influence, Experts Warn At Fed Event
Banking industry experts warned Tuesday that the U.S. risks undermining its global influence and keeping bank capital costs elevated if it doesn't implement some form of the so-called Basel III endgame, with one former Federal Reserve official likening the prospect of such a retreat to the "Peanuts" gag of Lucy yanking the football from Charlie Brown.
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July 22, 2025
GOP Senators Float Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday circulated a discussion draft of their bill to regulate crypto markets building on the House's Clarity Act, which passed the lower chamber last week.
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July 22, 2025
Convicted Crypto Hacker Used Tornado Cash To Aid Coverup
A former Amazon engineer who was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to stealing approximately $12 million from cryptocurrency exchanges testified Tuesday that he used Tornado Cash as part of a complex scheme to cover his hacking activities, as the trial of its co-founder entered its second week.
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July 22, 2025
Bitcoin ATM Co. Enables Crypto Scams, Class Action Says
A retiree who lost $7,000 to scammers filed a proposed class action against bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot Inc., claiming the company facilitates schemes that target the elderly by failing to intervene in suspicious transactions, misrepresenting its services' security and continuing to take a cut of "red flag" transactions.
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July 22, 2025
Dickinson Wright, Shumaker Guide $95M Bank Merger
Mercantile Bank Corp. and Eastern Michigan Financial Corp. announced Tuesday that they have entered into an agreement under which Eastern Michigan Financial and its wholly owned subsidiary will merge with Mercantile in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $95.8 million, in a deal guided by Dickinson Wright PLLC and Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP.
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July 22, 2025
Samourai Wallet Execs Could Explore Plea Deals, Judge Says
Two Samourai Wallet executives accused of using the crypto-mixing service to facilitate $2 billion in illegal transactions denied charges in an updated indictment Tuesday, before a Manhattan federal judge suggested they could explore plea talks ahead of their November trial.
Expert Analysis
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How Dfinity Timeliness Ruling Can Aid Crypto Issuers
A California federal court's recent dismissal of a class action against Dfinity, holding that the claims were time-barred by the Securities Act's three-year statute of repose, provides a useful defense for cryptocurrency issuers, which often solicit investments years before minting and distributing the associated tokens, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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The CFTC Is Shaking Up Sports Betting's Legal Future
The sports betting industry faces a potential sea change amid recent state and federal actions across the regulatory landscape that have expanded access to sporting event contracts against the backdrop of waning Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposition, says Nick Covek at Foley & Lardner.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths
Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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Best Practices For State Banks Eyeing Federal Conversions
Amid a notable uptick — fueled by ongoing regulatory upheaval — in state-chartered banks exploring conversion to national bank charters, banks contemplating the decision should weigh the benefits, like uniform supervision, and potential impediments, like costly exam fees, say attorneys at Skadden.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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Shifting DEI Expectations Put Banks In Legal Crosshairs
The Trump administration's rollbacks on DEI-friendly policies create something of a regulatory catch-22 for banks, wherein strict compliance would contradict established statutory and administrative mandates regarding access to credit for disadvantaged communities, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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Atkins' Crypto Remarks Show SEC Is Headed For A 'New Day'
A look at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent speeches provides significant clues as to where the SEC is going next and how its regulatory approach to crypto will differ from that of the previous administration, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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DOJ Memo Lays Groundwork For Healthy Bank Sponsorships
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital asset policy shift offers potential clarity in the murky waters of sponsor bank relationships, presenting nontraditional financial companies with both a moment of opportunity and a test of maturity, say attorneys at Arnall Golden.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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How IPR Estoppel Ruling May Clash With PTAB Landscape
Though the Federal Circuit's narrowing of inter partes review estoppel in Ingenico v. Ioengine might encourage more petitions, tougher standards for discretionary denial established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office could be a counterbalancing factor, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Texas Targets Del. Primacy With Trio Of New Corporate Laws
Delaware has long positioned itself as the leader in attracting business formation, but a flurry of new legislation in Texas aimed at attracting businesses to the Lone Star State is aggressively trying to change that, says Andrew Oringer at the Wagner Law Group.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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What Money Transmitters Need To Know About New Colo. Law
Colorado's new Money Transmission Modernization Act updates standards for the licensing, supervision and regulation of money transmitters while codifying an agent-to-payee exemption, and represents another step toward standardizing these rules across state governments, say Sarah Auchterlonie and Joel Herberman at Brownstein Hyatt.