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‘Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card:’ Boies Schiller’s Dan Boyle on Crypto’s Regulatory Reset

April 23, 2025
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Antitrust Trial Reveals Google Rejected OpenAI Partnership
Google // April 22, 2025

Last summer, OpenAI approached Google about a partnership to power ChatGPT, but it got turned down. That information came to light Tuesday (April 22) during testimony by Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT, during the remedy phase of the Department of Justice (DOJ)...

Google to Appeal Ruling in Advertising Technology Case
Google // April 18, 2025

Google reportedly said Friday (April 18) that it will appeal a judge’s ruling announced Thursday (April 17) that the company holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. The company said the judge delivered a “mixed decision” in which she said the Justice Department failed to...

Key Dates in Google’s AdTech Monopoly Case From Filing to Federal Ruling
ANTITRUST // April 17, 2025

A federal judge’s landmark ruling Thursday (April 17) found Google guilty of illegally monopolizing the online advertising technology market, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle between regulators and Big Tech. The decision comes after more than two years of legal wrangling, with the...

Report: Justice Department to End ‘Regulation by Prosecution’ of Crypto-Related Activities
Cryptocurrency // April 08, 2025

The U.S. Justice Department will reportedly limit its cryptocurrency enforcement efforts to the use of digital assets in crimes related to things like terrorism, drug cartels and fraud. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a Monday (April 7) memo that this change is meant to leave...

Interviews & Exclusives
‘Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card:’ Boies Schiller’s Dan Boyle on Crypto’s Regulatory Reset

April 23, 2025
The U.S. government’s evolving approach to crypto regulation could mark a pivotal moment for payments innovation. “There’s certainly a change in how the administration views the digital assets industry,” Dan Boyle, partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. “This is not a confrontational posture.” Until recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) operated […]

Antitrust Suit Alleges Apple ‘Inhibits’ Cross-Platform Digital Wallets

March 21, 2024
Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly in the smartphone market: Apple,...

Regulatory Risks to Play Larger Role in New M&A Calculus

April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could...

Regulators Worried Next ‘Big Tech’ Will Be Created on Their Watch

April 20, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in the tech space have become a critical issue for regulators worldwide. Agencies probably feel that they have underenforced the law in the past. In an interview,...

Quick Reads
Antitrust Trial Reveals Google Rejected OpenAI Partnership

April 22, 2025
Last summer, OpenAI approached Google about a partnership to power ChatGPT, but it got turned down. That information came to light Tuesday (April 22) during testimony by Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT, during the remedy phase of the Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust trial against Google in Washington. According to Reuters, Turley […]

Google to Appeal Ruling in Advertising Technology Case

April 18, 2025
Google reportedly said Friday (April 18) that it will appeal a judge’s ruling announced Thursday (April 17) that the company holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. The company...

Report: Justice Department to End ‘Regulation by Prosecution’ of Crypto-Related Activities

April 08, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department will reportedly limit its cryptocurrency enforcement efforts to the use of digital assets in crimes related to things like terrorism, drug cartels and fraud. Deputy Attorney General Todd...

Report: Justice Department Will Not Block Capital One Acquisition of Discover

April 03, 2025
The Justice Department reportedly told financial regulators that it didn’t have sufficient evidence to block the proposed merger between Capital One and Discover. This decision would allow the two banking regulators that must approve the deal...