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GENIUS Act goes to Trump over concerns about open door for Musk July 17, 2025 | Neil Roland

The GENIUS Act, which passed the US House today following passage in the Senate last month, would let private companies issue stablecoins — a prospect that has alarmed some Democratic lawmakers who fear it wou... (more story)

Proceeds from hacks washed through Tornado Cash, FBI agent says in co-founder’s trial July 17, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

An FBI agent specializing in cybercrime investigations traced the flow of more than $1 billion stolen in hacking incidents to the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer during the US trial today of co-founder Roman... (more story)

Investors suing over Facebook privacy actions reach settlement in Delaware case July 17, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Facebook executives and a group of shareholders reached a settlement today in litigation alleging Facebook prioritized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and other senior leadership over the company’s fiduciary r... (more story)

Ex-UBS trader Hayes to see UK top court ruling on Libor rigging appeal next week July 17, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Phoebe Seers

Former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes will find out next week whether he has been successful in overturning his jailing for rigging a key benchmark interest rate. Hayes has persistently protested his innoc... (more story)

NFT scammer used Tornado Cash to launder rug-pull proceeds, he tells US court July 16, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A man who carried out a rug pull using non-fungible tokens testified at the US trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm that he used the cryptocurrency mixer to launder $1.1 million in stolen proceeds.

ENRC claims ‘prejudice’ over knocked-out subsidiaries’ claim against UK’s SFO July 16, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation said today it had suffered a huge “prejudice” following a January ruling in its long-running legal battle with the UK fraud agency that saw almost $130 million knocked of... (more story)

Barclays Bank fined GBP42 million over money laundering failures July 16, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

Barclays Bank has been fined a total of 42 million pounds ($56.3 million) by the UK's financial markets watchdog over failings in its money laundering processes. The Financial Conduct Authority said it had fin... (more story)

Tornado Cash co-founder ran cryptocurrency mixer as 'a washing machine,' US says July 15, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm knew his cryptocurrency mixer was being used by criminals to launder their dirty money, prosecutors said today at the start of his US trial, while the defense said he had no... (more story)

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Facebook US trial focused on Zuckerberg's privacy actions kicks off in Delaware July 17, 2025 | Mike Swift

The actions of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and the company's board as the company made privacy moves during the past decade will face extreme scrutiny in an $8 billion US trial over claims by inve... (more story)

US foreign bribery law unchanged by Supreme Court ruling on gratuities, DOJ says July 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Federal prosecutors are pushing back on claims from a Georgia businessman that a US Supreme Court decision legalizing gratuities to public officials in the US also authorizes payments to foreign officials. The... (more story)

US Supreme Court’s nationwide injunction opinion impacts agency rulemaking July 03, 2025 | Khushita Vasant, Sam Rubenfeld and Mike Swift

A US Supreme Court opinion that federal court judges lack authority to impose universal injunctions won't stop those judges from issuing injunctions in data privacy disputes or run-of-the-mill antitrust cases ... (more story)

Ex-Barclays chief's failed UK court gamble set to embolden regulator June 26, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley's failure to persuade a UK court to overturn an industry ban over his links to Jeffrey Epstein is a vindication for the country's financial services regulator — and will likely ... (more story)

Tornado Cash co-founder seeks to exclude North Korean hackers from US trial June 24, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

In a US trial of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur that centers on the alleged laundering of funds stolen by a blacklisted North Korean hacking group, the businessman is asking a federal judge to prevent the gover... (more story)

Denmark stays cautious on tackling contentious EU financial reforms June 24, 2025 | Fanny Roux

When Denmark takes the reins of EU policy talks on July 1, it will scrutinize the new securitization package proposal while also addressing several contentious financial reforms from the previous term. These i... (more story)

Venture firm relied on bad legal advice for work with Russian oligarch, US says June 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A San Francisco venture capital firm turned to lawyers in 2018 for an opinion on whether US sanctions imposed on a Russian billionaire would apply to its investments. The advice GVA Capital received was incorr... (more story)

UK fraud agency woos companies with offer of compliance advice. Will it work? June 13, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The UK fraud prosecutor appears to have ditched its aversion to assisting companies worried about falling foul of the law to ensure their compliance processes are up to scratch. A senior Serious Fraud Office o... (more story)