Innovation in Compliance: Allison Lagosh on Proactive Compliance Planning for Regulatory Changes
#Risk New York Speaker Series – Bridging the Gap: Effective Risk Communication in Compliance with Rob Clark, Jr.
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Daily Compliance News: June 10, 2025, The Ruinous Burdens Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
Daily Compliance News: May 22, 2025, The Trump and Dump Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 9, 2025, The Bring Out Your Dead Pardon Edition
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 2
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 26, 2025
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 10, 2025, The Dark Money Corruption Edition
Navigating 2025: Trends in OFAC and DOJ Enforcement for Digital Assets — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
Choosing the right legal structure for a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) can make or break a web3 project before it deploys. From tax efficiency and governance mechanisms to liability protection and regulatory...more
The Cayman Islands Government has taken a significant step in the regulation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with the commencement of the licensing regime under the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (as...more
On 1 April 2025, several key updates will be made to the framework for the regulation of virtual assets in the Cayman Islands. These updates include the introduction and commencement of the VASP licencing framework for...more
With effect from 1 April 2025, the licensing regime under the VASP Act will be implemented, requiring those providing virtual asset custody services or operating virtual asset trading platforms to obtain a licence under the...more
The VASP Act defines “Virtual Assets” as digital representations of value that can be digitally traded or transferred and can be used for payment or investment purposes. Digital representations of fiat currencies (which is...more
In the First Edition of our Regulatory Disputes Series, digital assets and fintech topped our list of hot topics to watch for the future of offshore regulatory disputes. In this Fourth Edition, we provide an update on...more
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued a new Rule and Statement of Guidance on the obligations for the provision of virtual asset services – Virtual Asset Custodians and Trading Platforms (the “Rule”). With...more
Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more
Carey Olsen has contributed to The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2024 for Blockchain. The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of blockchain law across a variety...more
The evolution of the cryptocurrency landscape has led to the development and rapid adoption of stablecoins globally. A stablecoin, as the name suggests, is essentially a virtual asset that is designed to maintain a stable...more
In recent years, the virtual asset industry has experienced exponential growth, bringing about innovations in digital payments, tokenisation and decentralised finance (Defi). While highly innovative, the volatile nature of...more
As the global financial landscape continues to evolve, the rapid growth of virtual assets and use of blockchain technology has prompted governments worldwide to reassess their legal and regulatory frameworks. The emergence of...more
Earlier this week, the Singapore High Court handed down a decision concerning cryptocurrency valuation in the context of assessing damages for breach of contract and made some important observations in the process. The Court...more
On 8 March 2023, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (“JPLs”) over Atom Holdings (the “Company”), a Cayman incorporated holding company for the Atom Group, which operated a...more
There has been an increase in claims relating to misappropriated cryptoassets in offshore jurisdictions. The Courts of the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda are guided by the decisions of the Courts of England and Wales. ...more
Our global investment funds teams work closely with the leading managers, instructing counsel and service providers around the world, giving us a unique perspective and insight into the trends and forces shaping financial...more
On January 26, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it entered into a $22.5 million settlement agreement with a Cayman Islands digital asset firm to resolve a securities...more
On January 19, the SEC charged a Cayman Islands digital asset firm for allegedly failing to register the offer and sale of its retail crypto-asset lending product. According to the SEC’s cease-and-desist order ...more
As part of our series looking at the potential impact of recent cases on the future decisions of the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda Courts relating to crypto assets, we consider the English decision of LMN v Bitflyer...more
As part of our series looking at the potential impact of recent cases on the future decisions of the Cayman Islands and the BVI Courts relating to crypto assets, we consider the recent English decision of Tulip Trading...more
Courts in offshore jurisdictions have started to adopt the decisions of the English Courts when granting relief with respect to the dissipation and recovery of crypto-assets. One example is the recent decision in ChainSwap v...more
A recent report published by AIMA, the 4th AIMA Annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report 2022, highlighted the continued growth in the AUM being allocated to this asset class during 2021....more
Roadmap - As a starting point it is helpful to outline a roadmap of how a new blockchain based project might develop. It is important to stress that no two projects will ever have the same objectives. As such, there is no...more
U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - CFTC Announces Two Events Designed to Encourage FinTech Innovation - On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced two events designed to...more