Direct ownership of crypto-assets or mere exposure to the value of crypto-assets is an investment decision, with both investment methods requiring specific approaches to mitigate and manage risks effectively....more
8/21/2025
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Following the recent focus on two major regulatory frameworks—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (known as the GENIUS Act) in the United States, and Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the...more
7/28/2025
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The GENIUS Act
On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose. This...more
7/28/2025
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As the Trump administration and Congress seek to establish clear digital asset regulation, uncertainty remains on whether federal agencies consider stablecoins to be "securities" under federal law....more
EMIR 3, published in the Official Journal of the EU on December 4, 2024, introduces substantive changes to the existing clearing framework and margining exemptions under the EMIR Regulation....more
More than a year ago the world fell victim to a global pandemic that would change life in ways that could never have been predicted. In the early stages of the pandemic, we published a White Paper directed at financial...more