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On April 10, 2025, President Trump signed into law a measure1 that repeals the final regulations relating primarily to persons who are front-end service providers that operate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, which...more
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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
In a recent ruling, a California federal judge held that Kraken, an online cryptocurrency exchange program, has to turn over user information to the IRS as a result of a John Doe summons originally served on Kraken in 2021....more
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