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The New Fintech Executive Order Is A Signal To Regulators
A new Executive Order directs federal financial regulators to conduct a 90-day review of rules, guidance, and supervisory practices that may impede fintech firms from partnering with traditional financial institutions or obtaining federal licenses. The order also asks the Federal Reserve to evaluate whether non-bank financial companies, including digital asset firms, can gain more transparent access to Reserve Bank payment accounts and services.
United States Finance
GU
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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CFTC Seeks Input On Regulatory Barriers Facing Fintech Firms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a Request for Information seeking public comment on whether existing regulations and guidance are impeding fintech firms from partnering with CFTC-regulated institutions or obtaining required registrations. The RFI implements Executive Order 14405 and extends beyond formal rulemaking to include staff guidance, no-action positions, and supervisory practices that shape market access. For fintech firms, digital asset businesses, and trading technology provide
United States Finance
GU
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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Waiting For The Sun - Recent Transactions
Cadwalader's real estate finance team has successfully closed several major transactions spanning student housing portfolios, luxury resort acquisitions, office complex refinancings, industrial warehouse facilities, and cold-storage properties. These deals range from $39.25 million to $1.435 billion and involve diverse property types across multiple states, demonstrating the firm's comprehensive capabilities in commercial real estate lending and acquisition financing.
United States Finance
CW
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Keeping Tabs: CFTC And DOJ Charge Software Engineer With Insider Trading For Prediction Market Trades
The DOJ and CFTC have filed their first cases alleging insider trading in prediction markets based on misappropriated confidential commercial information, charging a software engineer who allegedly used non-public company data to profit from event contracts. These prosecutions expand beyond classified information cases and raise important questions about cross-border jurisdiction, the scope of confidential information protections, and the CFTC's authority over overseas prediction markets.
Worldwide Finance
KM
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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