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Carey Olsen and Oak Group support MoonPay with Jersey VASP registration

The Carey Olsen team was led by partner Chris Griffin, assisted by regulatory specialist Sophie Hancock and associate Tshogofatso Dhlamini.

Real Asset Acquisition Corp. and Digital Asset Acquisition Corp. US$345 Million

RAAQ and DAAQ are newly organised blank cheque companies formed in the Cayman Islands.

Qatar ‘multiple wallets’ announcement demonstrates focus on strengthening mobile payment sector

The new feature will allow users to open two digital wallets with different payment service providers

Bird & Bird and OXYGY announce together with the European Commission the publication of the second best practices report 2025 for the European Blockchain Sandbox

The dialogues for the second cohort took place from late 2024 until April 2025

Data Protection in the Cayman Islands

The DP Act also sets out the rights of individuals to control their personal data

First fines issued under EU Digital Markets Act

Meta was fined €200m by the Commission after the regulator considered a previous version of the company’s so-called ‘consent or pay’ model to be non-compliant with the DMA.

Three Partners Again Named Among the Best Data Breach Response Lawyers in the Business

Jennifer Archie, Tony Kim, and Serrin Turner once again recognized by Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 50 for 2025.

Dentons contributes to the development of Noxtua - Europe's sovereign legal AI

Additional new investors include Northern Data, CMS, and Dentons.

Cybersecurity Docket names two of Norton Rose Fulbright’s global cybersecurity leaders to its 2025 “Incident Response 50” list

Honorees on this annual list are recognized for advising companies globally on the complicated, high-stakes matters associated with data security incidents, ransomware and cyberattacks.

EU AI Act rules on GPAI models under DeepSeek review

Rules specific to providers of GPAI models are set out in Chapter V of the AI Act and take effect on 2 August 2025.

An offshore guide to fintech (Chambers)

It is expected that the trends of AI, Embedded Finance and Super Apps will continue to dominate the fintech scene

German coalition agreement marks shift towards more innovative approach to data protection

For instance, the coalition agreement proposes making data protection laws less bureaucratic and more innovation friendly.

The Legal Implications of Open-Sourcing AI: The DeepSeek Case

This article will explore potential legal implications of leveraging open-source AI models, particularly in relation to intellectual property (IP), trade secrets, and data privacy.

Businesses should consider data protection principles when working with AI vendors

It is vital that who has control and ownership over the raw data and the derived data is clearly defined.

IEA report brings AI’s environmental impact into sharp focus

This, the IEA said, is because of the increase in the number of data centres that would need to be operated and how they would be powered.

Advising Figure Markets on launching its first tokenised Cayman Islands fund

Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP acted as U.S. counsel to Figure Markets.

Freshfields advises EQT as lead investor in ReliaQuest’s $500 million funding round

ReliaQuest, a global cyber security leader serving large enterprises, will use the new funding to support the company’s continued growth

NHS processor fined £3m after ransomware data breach

The data breach stemmed from a ransomware attack in August 2022

Is Cryptocurrency security - the Mauritian and USA perspectives?

As of date, cryptocurrency has remained largely unregulated, if not at all, in most jurisdictions.

Appleby provides overview on BVI and Cayman Fintech laws and regulations in 2025

Each chapter of this guide provides information about the current issues affecting fintech in a particular country and addresses topics such as open banking, regulation of data, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, AI and Insurtech.

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