The success of Michael Saylor’s fundraising playbook for Strategy is causing trouble for its imitators, as the market for the convertible bonds they are using to fund Bitcoin buys is getting tighter — and a rival with heavyweight backers is about to start pumping out its own paper.

In this year’s hotly contested race for New Jersey governor, some Democratic hopefuls are embracing a strategy that helped propel Republican Donald Trump back to the White House: They support crypto, and they’re not afraid to say it.

Powerful people in business and finance are rushing pardon pitches and stepping up lobbying, catering their appeals to Trump and hiring lawyers with connections to the administration. These defendants with means are spending big for a chance to clear their names, at least in official records if not in public perception.

The independent director for Silvergate Bank’s bankrupt parent company defended her conclusions in favor of granting legal liability releases for fellow board members, saying criticism by a court-appointed examiner is “downright unsupportable.”

New Hampshire will explicitly allow the state treasurer to invest in digital assets such as Bitcoin through a first-of-its-kind law Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed Tuesday.

Antalpha Platform Holding Co. is seeking to raise as much as $50 million in a US initial public offering, and stablecoin issuer Tether International SA has indicated interest in buying up to $25 million worth, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

US Soccer and Major League Soccer won’t face a new antitrust trial against the defunct North American Soccer League after a federal judge said he found no reason to retry the case before a jury.

A Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. investor relinquished its lawsuit alleging activist investor Ryan Cohen orchestrated a pump-and-dump scheme with the now-bankrupt company’s stock.

The US Department of Labor cutoff nearly all workforce development funding from its Women’s Bureau as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the federal government.

Carvana Co.‘s largest investor and father of the used car retailer’s CEO won again in a lawsuit accusing him of insider trading claims over the $3.6 billion in stock he sold amid state regulatory challenges and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jeh Johnson, the prominent Democrat and former Homeland Security Secretary, is leaving Paul Weiss months after the law firm reached a deal with the Trump administration to commit $40 million in free legal services on shared causes.

A blogger facing a defamation suit by a tech CEO he called a “con man” online may be entitled to attorneys’ fees under New Jersey law if he successfully defeats the claim in federal court, a federal judge said on an issue of first impression.

The Philadelphia Inquirer won’t use Meta Platform’s Pixel to track what videos a subscriber sees on its website and app, unless that person provides sufficient consent to do so, under a settlement approved Tuesday by a federal court.

Jeh Johnson, the prominent Democrat and former Homeland Security Secretary, is leaving Paul Weiss months after the law firm reached a deal with the Trump administration to commit $40 million in free legal services on shared causes.

Columnist David Lat says artificial intelligence tools have potential to enhance judges’ decision-making despite the risks and challenges they present.

Powerful people in business and finance are rushing pardon pitches and stepping up lobbying, catering their appeals to Trump and hiring lawyers with connections to the administration. These defendants with means are spending big for a chance to clear their names, at least in official records if not in public perception.

A circuit split over the proper interpretation and reach of a 1980s privacy law is drawing attention from major sports leagues, the US Chamber of Commerce, and perhaps even the US Supreme Court.

Instagram’s automated software systems recommended that child “groomers” connect with minors on the app, making it easier for them to find victims, according to a 2019 internal document presented in court by the Federal Trade Commission.

The litigation to unseat Democratic North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs came to a definitive end Wednesday, with the concession of her GOP challenger who sought to toss 65,000 votes.

The Florida Supreme Court voiced approval for trial courts’ power to dismiss cases of lying plaintiffs, but a chaotic Wednesday argument demonstrated the justices weren’t in agreement about the right test.

A California attorney’s attempt to register a trademark for “US Space Force” shortly after President Donald Trump proposed forming the military branch was rightly rejected, the Federal Circuit ruled.

Construction contractors’ protest of the US government’s use of project labor agreements in contract procurements is dismissed for mootness because of changes federal agencies made to those procurements, the US Court of Federal Claims said.

A defendant’s imminent deportation is likely a valid justification for increasing his bail from $500 to $150,000, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court suggested during oral arguments Wednesday.

Carvana Co.‘s largest investor and father of the used car retailer’s CEO won again in a lawsuit accusing him of insider trading claims over the $3.6 billion in stock he sold amid state regulatory challenges and the Covid-19 pandemic.