31 Mar, 2023 Treasury pushes ahead with expansion of financial promotions regime to capture cryptoassets By Jimi Piggott-Bader HM Treasury has published draft legislation in the latest stage of its plans to bring cryptoassets within the financial promotions...
22 Dec, 2022 Accurately describe how your crypto token is backed - or face the boot By Duncan Campbell In a two-for-one, the Upper Tribunal used its decision in Moneybrain to weigh in on two important regulatory themes: more stringent...
26 Oct, 2022 Definition of cryptoassets to be added to FSMA By James Morris Simon Treacy The government has put forward draft legislation to make sure HM Treasury can bring crypto ads within the UK financial promotions regime....
13 Jul, 2022 Treasury Committee seeks views on cryptoassets By Alastair Holt Geoff Ellis Olivia Murphy Clare Wiles Fiona Garrahan Stephen Clipsham +3 more... Show less The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into cryptoassets in the UK, as it seeks to explore the opportunities and risks they bring...
11 May, 2022 Well, stablecoin (prudential) regulation is definitely coming now By Duncan Campbell Those of you following cryptoasset markets over the past week have seen one of the most dramatic events to date in an already volatile...
22 Mar, 2022 UK advertising authority lays down the law on crypto promotions By Simon Treacy James Morris The Advertising Standards Authority has contacted over 50 crypto businesses with guidance on how to market their services. The...
15 Mar, 2022 Is the FCA pushing blockchain analytics as an AML measure? By Duncan Campbell Our 2022 enforcement trends report predicts that technology disruptions may create new areas of AML risk and that the FCA will make more...
11 Feb, 2022 Creeping into crypto... words for the wise! By Pansy Wong As the various forms of cryptoasset continue to develop, colleagues Ben Packer and Michael Munk highlight the risks for the unwary. Of...
07 Dec, 2021 Navigating the regulatory waters - ongoing challenges for crypto businesses By Olivia Murphy Those who inhabit the cryptoasset / cryptocurrency space will be familiar with the issue that there is no international consensus on how...
17 Jun, 2021 How cryptic is crypto? By Frances Hodgkins Following previous quantitative and qualitative studies since 2018, the FCA has now published its latest research on cryptoasset...
14 May, 2021 Keeping up with the Cryptos By Olivia Murphy It is hard not to notice how cryptoassets are increasingly moving towards everyday usage. Exchanges, such as Coinbase, have made it...