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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Crypto Platform Settles SEC and State Regulator Charges over Interest Bearing Feature on Customer Accounts

On February 7, a Florida-based cryptocurrency company agreed to settle charges brought by the SEC and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation alleging that, an interest-earning feature offered on the...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - September 2023 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more

Allen Matkins

Someone's Knockin' At The Door, But It May Not Be The DFPI

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Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation issued a warning about yet another fraudster's attempt to separate investors from their money...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - September 2023 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more

Allen Matkins

They Claim To Be From The Government, But They Are Definitely Not Here To Help

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It seems as if using the Internet has become as dangerous as walking alone down a dark alley in a crime infested area of the city.  Today, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation issued the following...more

Allen Matkins

SEC Files Desist & Refrain Order Against Coinbase Alleging Failure To Qualify Staking Rewards Program

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Yesterday, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation announced that it had issued a desist and refrain order against Coinbase, Inc. The order alleges that Coinbase's staking rewards program involved the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Crypto lender to provide refunds to Californians

On March 27, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that a New Jersey-based crypto lending platform has agreed to provide more than $100,000 in refunds to California residents. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DFPI launches crypto scam tracker

On February 16, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) launched a database to help consumers in the state spot and avoid crypto scams. ...more

Allen Matkins

DFPI Issues Numerous Detailed Warnings Of Possible Cryptocurrency Broker Frauds

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Shortly after Christmas, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation began issuing consumer alerts with respect to possible cryptocurrency broker frauds.  These alerts generally involved alleged "Advance...more

Morgan Lewis - All Things FinReg

The California Crypto Rush—or Crypto Bust?

New cryptocurrency legislation awaits California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature after passing the California Assembly on August 30, 2022. If signed into law, California’s Digital Financial Assets Law would create sweeping...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

California and New Jersey setting the pace in nationwide race to write the rules for crypto

The race to establish a national framework for the regulation of digital assets is heating up, with both California and New Jersey taking action this past week. On June 1, 2022, the California Department of Financial...more

Allen Matkins

California Regulator Seeks Comments On Crypto Asset Related Financial Products

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In accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order, California's Department of Financial Protection & Innovation is soliciting coments concerning crypto asset related financial products.  The DFPI's invitation for...more

Jenner & Block

California’s Consumer Finance Regulator and Fintech: A Look at the DFPI’s First Year

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The regulation and enforcement of financial technology (Fintech) remains in sharp focus for California’s consumer finance regulator, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), as it moves into its second...more

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