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Judge Declines To Decide Whether Gemini Misled CFTC
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Judge Declines To Decide Whether Gemini Misled CFTC <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1848083?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely A Manhattan federal judge declined to decide whether crypto exchange Gemini is responsible for alleged misstatements made to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission through the listing exchange of a proposed bitcoin futures contract. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1848083?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1848083?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Ripple Cites Terraform Fine In Call To Limit SEC Penalty
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Ripple Cites Terraform Fine In Call To Limit SEC Penalty <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1847876?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Jessica Corso Ripple Labs Inc. says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent settlement with fellow crypto firm Terraform Labs, with the company agreeing to pay a $420 million civil penalty, is further proof of the "unreasonableness" of the agency's request that it be made to pay a much larger fine for activities that did not amount to fraud. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1847876?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1847876?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Gemini, NYAG Settle Crypto Lending Fraud Case
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Gemini, NYAG Settle Crypto Lending Fraud Case <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1848241?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange Gemini on Friday resolved the New York attorney general's claims it had a hand in defrauding users of its lending program with a settlement that the attorney general's office said would recover $50 million for the platform's users and require the firm's cooperation as it takes on the remaining defendants. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1848241?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1848241?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Fla. Bar, State High Court Beat Atty's Racketeering Suit
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Fla. Bar, State High Court Beat Atty's Racketeering Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1848017?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Ryan Boysen A Florida attorney who faces disbarment for "brandishing a dangerous weapon" was not wrongfully prevented from changing his status to "permanent retirement" instead, a federal judge has ruled, dismissing the disgruntled attorney's lengthy racketeering lawsuit against the Supreme Court of Florida and the Florida Bar. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1848017?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1848017?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Ozy Trial Gets Heated, Exec Tells Of Lies, Google CEO Pops In
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Ozy Trial Gets Heated, Exec Tells Of Lies, Google CEO Pops In <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1848399?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Stewart Bishop Courtroom tempers flared, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai dropped by and a former Ozy Media executive on Friday told the jury weighing fraud charges against the startup's charismatic founder Carlos Watson of how they nearly conned Buzzfeed into buying the company by faking its financials. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1848399?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1848399?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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MPs' Pension Fund Has Only 1.3% Allocation To UK Assets
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

MPs' Pension Fund Has Only 1.3% Allocation To UK Assets <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847926?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Martin Croucher A pension scheme for British members of Parliament has just £10 million ($12.7 million) of its portfolio invested in U.K. equities, experts revealed Friday, despite efforts by the government to push schemes into fueling the national economic recovery. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847926?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847926?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847976?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Laura Stewart Liberty This past week in London has seen toy company Jellycat hit supermarket Aldi with an intellectual property claim, AIG start proceedings against firefighting foam company Angus International Safety Group, and the Solicitors Regulation Authority file a legal claim against the Post Office amid the ongoing Horizon IT scandal. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847976?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847976?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Bitcoin 'Inventor' Drops Case Against Software Developers
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Bitcoin 'Inventor' Drops Case Against Software Developers <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847984?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Lucia Osborne-Crowley Lawyers for the man who failed to prove he invented bitcoin told a London court on Friday that he has dropped a case brought by his company against software developers as it also turned on his claim to be the pseudonymous inventor of the virtual currency. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847984?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847984?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Labour Eyes Flexible Financial Regulation To Spur Growth
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Labour Eyes Flexible Financial Regulation To Spur Growth <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1848001?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Alex Davidson The Labour Party prioritized financial services growth this week as it eyes Downing Street, suggesting a new era of more flexible regulation to drive technological innovation and competitiveness, regulatory lawyers say. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1848001?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1848001?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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UK Broker Denied Supreme Court Hearing Over Cum Ex Raids
by Gunnar Larson 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

UK Broker Denied Supreme Court Hearing Over Cum Ex Raids <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847980?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Joanne Faulkner Judges at a London court refused on Friday to allow a brokerage to challenge at the U.K. Supreme Court findings that a raid on its London office during an investigation into tax fraud in 2022 was legal, finding that the "outcome of any appeal would be no different." Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847980?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1847980?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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