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Senate Witnesses Debate Role Of Regulators In Bank Mergers
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Senate Witnesses Debate Role Of Regulators In Bank Mergers By Renee Hickman Witnesses and lawmakers took aim at banking regulators at a Senate hearing Wednesday, accusing them of contradicting President Joe Biden's competition stance with a friendly attitude toward bank consolidation. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1698374?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Republican AGs Warn CEOs About Bias After Harvard Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Republican AGs Warn CEOs About Bias After Harvard Ruling By Henrik Nilsson A group of 13 Republican attorneys general on Thursday warned the nation's top business leaders against discriminating based on race, citing the recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action admission policies at universities. Letter attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1699657?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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2nd Fintech Exec Vows To Fight $175M JPMorgan Fraud Case
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

2nd Fintech Exec Vows To Fight $175M JPMorgan Fraud Case By Rachel Scharf A second executive of shuttered student financial aid company Frank pled not guilty in Manhattan federal court Thursday to swindling JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the startup for $175 million, with the defendant's lawyer saying he "intends to clear his name at trial." 1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1699500?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Ripple, SEC Claim Victories In Split Ruling On Token's Status
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Ripple, SEC Claim Victories In Split Ruling On Token's Status By Aislinn Keely In a milestone in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Ripple Labs, a New York federal judge ruled Thursday that the blockchain firm's XRP token was a security when it was sold directly to institutional investors, but not when it was sold on public exchanges. Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1699448?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Celsius Founder Indicted As Feds Ramp Up Crypto Offensive
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Celsius Founder Indicted As Feds Ramp Up Crypto Offensive By Phillip Bantz and Cara Salvatore New York federal prosecutors on Thursday ratcheted up a cryptocurrency fraud crackdown, announcing criminal charges against the founder and former CEO of now-bankrupt Celsius Network LLC for allegedly misleading customers about "core aspects" of the company's business. 5 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1699243?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Goldman Workers Seek $78M Atty Award After Sex Bias Win
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Goldman Workers Seek $78M Atty Award After Sex Bias Win By Grace Elletson Women who secured a $215 million settlement with Goldman Sachs to end a wide-ranging sex bias suit told a New York federal judge that their attorneys deserve more than $78 million in fees and costs, arguing that their historic victory in the 13-year-long litigation justifies the hefty award. 2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1699416?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Pensions Minister Says Watchdog Is Mulling Fix For LDI Data
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Pensions Minister Says Watchdog Is Mulling Fix For LDI Data By Martin Croucher The U.K. retirement savings watchdog continues to work on ways to boost data collection by pensions plans about the impact of their hedging strategies on funding levels, a government minister has said. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1699171?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Extradition To US Poses Harm To Family, Trader Tells Court
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Extradition To US Poses Harm To Family, Trader Tells Court By Christopher Crosby A former securities trader warned judges in London on Thursday that it would pose serious harm to the well-being of his child if he was extradited to the U.S. for insider trading in connection with a Wall Street banking giant. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1699204?nl_pk=4fb41…

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MPs Investigate Barriers Women Face In Financial Services - Law360
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

MPs Investigate Barriers Women Face In Financial Services By Joel Poultney British lawmakers announced on Friday that they will investigate the barriers faced by women in financial services amid a wider inquiry that will also examine whether regulators are doing enough to ensure equality in the sector. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/articles/1699176/mps-investigate-barriers-women-face…

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[ot][spam][crazy][discouragement/helicopters] cypherpunks as long-term phoenix again
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

the harder we squish the cypherpunks list in the ground the more cypherpunks energy swells and bubbles elsewhere if we eradicate all visible cypherpunk things the cypherpunks enter a mappable and massable space of potential cypherpunk energy (you can see it ebbing in behaviors around unreliable data; maybe the energy moves in and out of communication control and its surrounding community, kind of blipping as behaviors and policies interact) building and building emerge with great strength later CONTENT UNREVIEWED FOR RESPONSIBILITY

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