July 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Patent Board Agrees To Dig Into More Fintiv Patents
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Patent Board Agrees To Dig Into More Fintiv Patents By Andrew Karpan Apple has persuaded judges on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to review two more patents issued to Fintiv that are involved in the Austin, Texas-based mobile payment startup's case against PayPal. 2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1698086?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Twitter Is Collecting State Money Transmitter Licenses
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Twitter Is Collecting State Money Transmitter Licenses By Aislinn Keely Twitter is gathering money transmitter licenses in what appears to be groundwork for a payments integration, receiving approvals in four states since the end of June after initially registering its plans with federal regulators last year. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1698251?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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10th Circ. Backs Fed Ban Of 2 Bankers In Trade Secrets Case
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

10th Circ. Backs Fed Ban Of 2 Bankers In Trade Secrets Case By Jon Hill A Tenth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that the Federal Reserve had jurisdiction to take enforcement action against two executives of a member bank in Wyoming for allegedly misappropriating proprietary information from a previous employer, a nonmember bank overseen by another federal agency. Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1698344?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Digital Assets Consultation Offers First Step In Regulation
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Digital Assets Consultation Offers First Step In Regulation The recently published International Organization of Securities Commissions consultation intending to establish coordinated international regulation of cryptocurrency and digital assets, will benefit and protect retail investors against financial crime risk, also allowing legitimate market entrants to distinguish themselves from less scrupulous participants, says Fred Saugman at WilmerHale. Read full article » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1694041?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Pension Trustee Skills Under Spotlight After Bond Crisis
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Pension Trustee Skills Under Spotlight After Bond Crisis By Joel Poultney The U.K. government announced on Tuesday it would be probing the skills and abilities of pension scheme trustees in the wake of the government bond crisis that rocked markets in 2022. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1698059?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Gov't Unveils Plans To Consolidate Small Pension Pots
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Gov't Unveils Plans To Consolidate Small Pension Pots By Joel Poultney The government set out a framework Tuesday designed to consolidate the growing number of small pension pots, warning that future legislation might be necessary to prevent a savings scheme from being started every time someone begins a new job. Read full article » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1698058?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Plan To Recast £2.5T Pensions Sector Raises New Risks
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Plan To Recast £2.5T Pensions Sector Raises New Risks By Martin Croucher The government unveiled a set of reforms Tuesday designed to tap the U.K.'s £2.5 trillion ($3.2 trillion) pension sector for investment in new technology startups — but experts say the shakeup could lead to an uncertain future for millions of workers saving for retirement. Read full article » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1698056?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Anarchist comrade freed from jail!
by professor rat 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

https://darknights.noblogs.org/post/2023/07/11/spain-anarchist-comrade-gabr… Reposts not welcome to Miami parties for anarchists defending Spring Break freedoms por favor

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GOP Lawmakers Want Crypto Broker's China Ties Investigated
by Gunnar Larson 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

GOP Lawmakers Want Crypto Broker's China Ties Investigated By Aislinn Keely A coalition of Republican lawmakers on Monday called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate potential ties between a crypto firm whose leaders testified before Congress on its novel path to registration under securities laws and the Chinese Communist Party. Letter attached https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1697880?nl_pk=bd316618-088c-4274-ab…

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What To Expect From High Court's Whistleblower Case
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jul '23

11 Jul '23

What To Expect From High Court's Whistleblower Case The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming decision in Murray v. UBS Securities will likely have widespread implications for the future of anti-retaliation whistleblower litigation, and could make it more difficult for would-be whistleblower-employees to succeed on anti-retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, say Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager and Diane McGimsey at Sullivan & Cromwell. Read full article » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1696378?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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