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Litigation Finance Industry Group Director Leaves for FTC Role
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A Louisiana man lost an appeal seeking to undo his fraud convictions after Fifth Circuit said there was no problem with the district court’s decision to allow him to represent himself at trial.
Ex-Moody’s Counsel Admits to Not Filing Taxes on $54 Million
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Tesla Autopilot Probed by US After 20 Crashes in Four Months
The US’s top auto-safety regulator extended its years-long investigation of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/TSLA%20US%20Equity/BICO","_id":"0000018f-1bec-d583-afbf-dbfcfba30000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Tesla Inc.-bsp-bb-link>’s Autopilot to determine whether a fix the carmaker made months ago does enough to keep people from misusing the system.
Zimmerman Reed Loses Mass-Arbitration Effort Against L’Occitane
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NJ Police Privacy Statute Survives Reporter’s Legal Challenge
Police, prosecutors, and other law enforcement officers are protected by New Jersey law from publication of their home addresses—even if the address is the center of public misconduct reporting, the state appeals court ruled.
Citi Spinoff Mints $4 Billion Fortune for CVC Buyout Barons
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Litigation Finance Industry Group Director Leaves for FTC Role
The executive director of the International Legal Finance Association is leaving the trade group for a role as chief of staff to the new Republican commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission.
Fraudster’s Appeal Over Pro Se Representation, Competency Fails
A Louisiana man lost an appeal seeking to undo his fraud convictions after Fifth Circuit said there was no problem with the district court’s decision to allow him to represent himself at trial.
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UK FCA Doubles Down on Naming Financial Firms Under Probes
The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/6152Z%20LN%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-1ad5-d583-afbf-daddbe6d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">UK-bsp-bb-link>’s financial watchdog pushed back against criticism of its plan to name firms it’s investigating at an early stage, which it thinks will boost transparency and deterrence.
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Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Dismisses Employees in Restructuring
<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1988609D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-1c02-d583-afbf-dede0b050000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Yuga Labs Inc.,-bsp-bb-link> the developer of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible token collection, is letting go of an unspecified number of employees as it undergoes restructuring.
SNB’s Jordan Sees ‘Good Reasons’ to Avoid Crypto Investments
The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/SNB","_id":"0000018f-1ab2-d583-afbf-dafe1fed0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Swiss National Bank-bsp-bb-link> isn’t inclined to invest its reserves in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, President <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-1ab2-d583-afbf-dafe1fed0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Thomas Jordan-bsp-person> said.
Key Measure of Bitcoin Mining Profitability Nears All-Time Low
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Paul Weiss Houston Launch Stalled as Top Rival Partners Stay Put
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US Bitcoin ETFs Suffer One of Worst Outflows as Token Wavers
Investors pulled a net $218 million from US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, one of their worst daily <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/W%20%23SPEC%20290","_id":"0000018f-19ad-d583-afbf-dbfd33ba0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">outflows-bsp-bb-link> as demand for risky investments takes a knock from fading hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
Crypto Firm Sues SEC to Fend Off Oversight of Ethereum (1)
Crypto software firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1994287D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-174b-d583-afbf-d7df5f850000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Consensys-bsp-bb-link> sued the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-174b-d583-afbf-d7df5f850001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Securities and Exchange Commission-bsp-bb-link> in an effort to fend off regulation of the Ethereum blockchain and push back against what it called the agency’s “campaign to seize control over the future of cryptocurrency.”
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