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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

UK and EU H1 Digital Assets Regulatory Update

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/9/2025

The first half of 2025 brought significant developments in the regulation of digital and cryptoassets in the UK and EU. In this half-year update, we review these and look ahead to likely developments in the UK and EU in the...more

EBA opinion on EC's partial rejection of RTS on information required in application for authorisation of ARTs

A&O Shearman on 3/12/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published an opinion (dated 25 February) on the European Commission's (EC's) amendments relating to the final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the information to be...more

Eight Delegated Regulations under MiCAR published in Official Journal of the European Union

A&O Shearman on 2/21/2025

Eight Delegated Regulations supplementing the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). They are: (i) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/292...more

Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023: Ireland

Walkers on 9/22/2023

Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more

EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets and DLT Pilot Regime

White & Case LLP on 10/14/2020

A draft regulation reveals the contours of the legal framework for crypto-assets and blockchain technology for financial market infrastructure in the EU - New legislative proposals on crypto-assets and DLT market...more

EU unveils new antitrust strategy to give a leg up to European markets

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 4/21/2020

CEP Magazine (April 2020) - In a bid to give European markets more of a foothold in the global economy and to fend off companies and countries that are “undermining fair competition,” the European Commission unveiled in...more

EU committee calls on Commission to set out common blockchain approach

Hogan Lovells on 3/5/2020

An advisory committee to EU institutions has issued an opinion on blockchain and the EU single market, advising the European Commission on potential next steps, including launching a "comprehensive" blockchain initiative,...more

EU Commission’s “A European strategy for data” Includes Blockchain Shout-Out

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 2/24/2020

On February 19, 2020, the European Commission (Commission) released a communication entitled “A European strategy for data”. It lays out a vision for a “European data space” and a plan – through legislation, technical...more

European Product Liability Directive: Stay tuned, guidance is around the corner

Hogan Lovells on 6/4/2019

It's been a year since the European Commission published its Fifth Report on the application of the European Product Liability Directive (the "Directive") and set up expert panels to develop its thinking on next policy steps....more

European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Distributed Ledger Technologies

A&O Shearman on 10/17/2018

The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative resolution entitled "distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation." Of particular relevance to the financial services sector, the...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/10/2018

U.S. Financial Industry Developments - FINRA Requests Comment on Financial Technology Innovation in the Broker-Dealer Industry - On July 30, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") published a...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2018

K&L Gates LLP on 4/20/2018

Antitrust and Competition - Substantial Assets Divestiture Needed to Secure Clearance for the Creation of a Company That Will Control More Than a Quarter of the World’s Seed and Pesticides Market - On 21 March 2018, the...more

European Commission Outlines its Action Plan for FinTech

A&O Shearman on 3/14/2018

The European Commission has issued a Communication on FinTech to the European Parliament, the European Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions....more

Regulation Round Up - February 2018

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/9/2018

1 February - The European Commission ("EC") launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum in order to highlight key developments of blockchain technology, promote and reinforce European engagement with multiple...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/9/2018

CFTC Files Eight Anti-Spoofing Enforcement Actions against Three Banks (Deutsche Bank, HSBC & UBS) & Six Individuals - On January 29, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), along with the Department of...more

EC Launches Blockchain Observatory and Forum

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 2/7/2018

On February 2, 2018, the European Commission (“EC“) launched an observatory and forum dedicated to promoting discussion and collaboration on issues arising from blockchain technology. The forum will be for IT specialists,...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: December

K&L Gates LLP on 12/8/2017

On 10 November 2017, the European Union (“EU”) General Court (“GC”) rendered a judgment partially annulling the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision fining a broker for its involvement in the Libor Yen interest rate...more

Blockchain Energizer – Volume 16

K&L Gates LLP on 11/6/2017

There is a lot of buzz around blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries from finance and health care to real estate and supply chain management. Reports estimate that over $1.4...more

European Parliament Draft Report Calls for the Creation of Task Force Devoted to Digital Currencies

Goodwin on 2/29/2016

A new report published by the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls for the establishment of a task force, with its own budget and dedicated staff, that would study digital currencies and...more

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