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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2025

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US Fintech and Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives - A major U.S. fintech company recently announced a partnership with the issuer of the USDC stablecoin “to give financial institutions the ability to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The FTC Gives the Merchant of Record Model a Paddling

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled an enforcement action with Paddle.com, a U.K.-based payments company, and its U.S. subsidiary (“Paddle”). The settlement resolves claims against Paddle for violation of the...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2025 #4

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US Bank Unveils ‘Deposit Token’; Exchange Launches Multiple Crypto Products - According to recent reports, the largest bank in the U.S. has unveiled plans to pilot a so-called “deposit token,” JPMD, on the Ethereum...more

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FCA operation against unauthorised finfluencers

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a press release on its leading international crackdown on illegal financial influencers (finfluencers) in collaboration with regulators from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong,...more

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Challenges in Data Sharing between Banking Partners

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Life in the United States and most modern industrialized countries is driven primarily by data. Google alone processes 20 Petabytes of data every day (1 petabyte = 1 million gigabytes. Economies are built on data; marketing...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025 #4

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Companies Announce Digital Asset Payment Networks - The issuer of the USDC stablecoin recently published a white paper outlining its plans to launch “CPN,” a new payments network that aims to “bring[] financial institutions...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Creates New Tech-Focused Enforcement Team

On February 20, the SEC announced the creation of its Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to address misconduct involving new technologies and strengthen protections for retail investors. The CETU replaces the SEC’s...more

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Central Bank Modernises Consumer Protection Code and introduces Standards for Business

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Today, the Central Bank of Ireland published the Consumer Protection Code 2025 ("CPC 2025") comprising: (i) the Consumer Protection Code Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Section 17A) (Standards for Business) Regulations 2025...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Senate adopts CRA resolution to nullify rule subjecting large cash apps to bureau supervision

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Using the Congressional Review Act, the Senate has voted to nullify a CFPB final rule that would subject large cash apps to the bureau’s supervision....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: The SEC Crypto Task Force Manifesto, Unpacked

There is no question that the Trump Administration is taking a markedly different approach to crypto regulation compared to the Biden Administration. The turning of the tide began when the White House nominated former PayPal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB dismisses lawsuit against banks and payment service

On March 5, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona received the CFPB’s notice of dismissal with prejudice in a lawsuit against several banks involving alleged widespread digital payment fraud on a popular...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC To Reorganize Task Forces and End ‘Regulation by Enforcement’

On February 4, 2025, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham announced that the agency was reorganizing the Division of Enforcement’s nine task forces “to combat fraud and help victims while ending the practice of regulation by...more

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SEC Enforcement of Cryptocurrency Dropped 30% in the Last Year of the Gensler Administration

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Enforcement during Gensler administration was considerably higher than during the previous administration. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought 33 cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions in 2024, the...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - January 2025 #2

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U.S. Web3 Companies Launch Products and Tech Integrations - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently launched a “Bitcoin-based loans” product that allows customers to post BTC as collateral for USDC loans. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - December 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Deputy Attorney General Monaco Warns Industries: “Fraud Using AI is Still Fraud”

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On March 7, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. She noted that artificial intelligence (AI) “holds great...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - September 2023

Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

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Exchange Approved to Offer Crypto Futures; Wallet Integrates with Fintech Firm; SEC and CFTC Continue Crypto Enforcement; DeFi...

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US Exchange Approved for Crypto Futures; Wallet Integrates with Fintech Firm - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to...more

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Fintech Firms Launch New Products; Crypto Guidance Published by CFTC, EBA, UAE; OFAC Adds Public Keys to SDN List; CFTC, NY AG...

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Crypto Firms Announce New Product Launches in Custody, Stablecoins, Wallets - According to a recent press release, Prometheum Capital has received the first-ever approval from the Financial Industry Regulation Authority...more

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New Crypto and NFT Products Launch; Treasury Publishes FSOC Digital Asset Report; SEC Brings Enforcement Actions Against Crypto...

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Crypto Products Launch, Reports Detail CBDC Pilots and Bank Crypto Exposure - Last week, Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), announced plans “to make USDC available on five additional blockchain...more

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New Crypto Products Launch, Draft Digital Assets Bill Released, Regulators Address Stablecoins, DOJ Publishes Crypto Report, Hacks...

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Fintech and Crypto Firms Announce Myriad New Crypto Product Launches - This week, a major global payments firm announced the launch of a stablecoin settlement solution that leverages technology by Fireblocks, a digital...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 10, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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CFPB Issues Consent Order Against Fintech for Enabling Merchants to Secure Loans for Consumers Without Their Authorization

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On July 12, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a consent order (the Consent Order) against a Fintech company that facilitates home improvement loans (the Fintech).  The CFPB claims that the Fintech...more

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FTC Settlement May Raise the Compliance Bar for Fintechs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settled action on April 22 with Canadian company RevenueWire (the Company) and its CEO to resolve allegations that the Company assisted and facilitated two tech-support scams...more

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