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Good morning from the Eastern District of New York, where the parties are set to make their opening arguments in a civil antitrust trial in which consumers sued American Express for alleged market manipulation.

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Two Mexican men living in Texas, including one with alleged cartel ties, were charged with paying bribes to Mexican government officials for work for the country’s state-owned oil company and its exploration and production unit. One pleaded not guilty; the other is a fugitive.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from the $40 billion collapse of his decentralized finance empire, according to a notice posted today to the court docket. Kwon was scheduled to go to trial early next year.

Good afternoon from the Eastern District of New York, where jury selection is underway in a civil antitrust trial in which consumers are suing American Express for alleged market manipulation.

Liberty Mutual agreed to disgorge about $4.7 million after US federal prosecutors chose not to charge the insurance giant despite finding evidence that its Indian subsidiary had paid bribes to officials at six state-owned banks.

RT @tysonbrody: I'm not sure how to estimate the cascading impacts of turning every arm of the federal government into a funnel for ICE.

A doomed partnership with a major cryptocurrency exchange and broader anti-money laundering compliance deficiencies led blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos Trust to agree to a $48.5 million settlement with New York State regulators.

RT @DovSFriedman: The industry could so easily be like, "Democratizing the financial system is serious business, and criminal facilitators….

After racking up wins on Capitol Hill and at the White House, the cryptocurrency industry isn't taking a mixed verdict in the trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm lying down. They're vowing to fight, and to continue supporting Storm.

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm was convicted of a lesser count today in a partial verdict after prosecutors had accused him of enabling criminals and hackers to launder more than $1 billion in stolen funds.

Jurors reach a partial verdict in the trial of Tornado Cash cofounder Roman Storm. He was found guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter. Jurors were not unanimous on the counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions.

12:25pm. Jury note: they have reached a verdict. Unclear right now if it is a full or partial verdict.

The judge is going to present the jury with their options going forward, including the delivery of a partial verdict.

10:35am jury note. They remain deadlocked. The parties are discussing next steps.

The judge will give the jury an Allen charge.

9:15am Jury note says “we are deadlocked on some of the counts” and asks for advice. Prosecutors urge the judge to instruct the jury to continue deliberating, in what is known as an Allen charge, while the defense opposes and says they would take the partial verdict now.

Good morning from the Southern District of New York, where jury deliberations continue in the trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm.

As a White House working group on digital assets sees a "valuable opportunity" for a comprehensive review of the US framework against money laundering and terrorist financing, regulators and industry players are already seizing the moment.

Juror note says they reached a "natural stopping point" and they will resume tomorrow. Judge sends a note back thanking the jury and says they will resume promptly at 8:45am tomorrow.