02/06/2022
Crypto Regulation by any Other Name
The Act’s proposed language failed to gain approval when introduced last year as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, so its being included in any final version is not a foregone conclusion.
02/01/2022
Major international call for crypto clarity over inconsistent cross-border rules
The GDF annual member survey cited “lack of regulatory clarity” as a top challenge for the industry in 2022 for the third year running.
01/27/2022
Russian Central Bank proposes a ban on cryptocurrencies
Following the ban on crypto mining in China, Russia has become one of the global leaders by mining capacity so the proposal has serious implications for the fintech sector.
01/20/2022
The Law Society of Scotland has renewed its strategic partnership with Amiqus as the tech firm’s researchers develop “inheritance calculator”.
01/17/2022
The English Courts have, however, provided some comfort with respect to the claims and relief potentially available to victims of cryptocurrency fraud.
01/17/2022
The proposed Open Finance concept is much wider than Open Banking; affecting mortgage providers, consumer credit firms, investment and pension funds, as well as general insurers and intermediaries.
01/14/2022
Matheson’s FinTech practice group draws together the firm’s market-leading financial regulatory and transactional practices, as well as its robust technology team.
01/13/2022
The regulator has previously estimated that as many as 2.3 million UK consumers now hold cryptoassets but has described investment in them as “high risk”.
01/12/2022
Jersey has an exceptional pool of blockchain expertise, developed from the JFSC’s forward thinking attitude combined with Jersey’s flexible erange of corporate vehicles and favourable tax regime.
01/11/2022
In Law360, Attorneys Analyze Legal Implications and Opportunities in the Metaverse
They then provide an overview of certain legal issues applicable to Web3 and the metaverse including contract law, property law, securities law, IP law, copyright law and data privacy law.
01/11/2022
Global business leaders voice major concerns over the use of Artificial Intelligence
World's largest law firm calls for a system of 'algorethics' so that the right checks and balances can be put in place
01/10/2022
Bermuda has been recognised as a global leader in the regulation of businesses using blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
01/07/2022
Chambers FinTech identifies the leading payments, blockchain, cyber security and data protection specialists globally, and the rankings are based on thousands of in-depth research interviews.
12/30/2021
Regulators across the globe are currently developing strategies to address the challenges of the digital economy.
12/24/2021
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12/23/2021
Gone are the days when criminals used Bitcoin to hide proceeds from illicit activities.
12/15/2021
The Group supports leading technology companies alongside a roster of young enterprises breaking new ground in the FinTech space.
12/09/2021
In this, we look forward to 2022 and have summarised key legal and regulatory developments in the fintech space in 2021.
12/08/2021
Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions
12/08/2021
A patent gives the owner an exclusive right to commercially exploit the patented invention for the duration of the patent's life, normally 20 years.