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UK Government Announces Draft Legislation for Regulating Cryptoassets

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On 29 April, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled draft legislation aimed at regulating cryptoassets at the International Fintech Growth Summit (IFGS) in London, sponsored by Latham & Watkins. The proposed legislation...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2025 #2

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Major Crypto Exchanges Launch New Products, Obtain Foreign Licenses - According to a recent company blog post, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has launched a new staking product that will allow clients residing in...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - December 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

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Comparative Guide: DLT and Innovations in Wholesale Settlement in Central Bank Money (UK)

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In our previous Comparative Guide, we explored innovations in private forms of digital money and money-like instruments available to retail customers, including fiatreferencing stablecoins, e-money and tokenised deposits. As...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Crypto Update: UK Government Outlines Its Approach to Digital Asset Regulation

In her first comments since the July 2024 UK general election, Economic Secretary to the UK Treasury Tulip Siddiq MP delivered a speech at the Tokenisation Summit on 21 November 2024 that outlined the recently elected UK...more

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Tokenisation Series - How to Guide - Getting regulatory approval to issue RWA tokens from Jersey

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It is possible to issue RWA tokens using a Jersey company to act as the issuer. The Jersey regulator has published a guidance note on the tokenisation of RWAs. This guidance note sets out the applicable requirements and...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 3: The issuance of stablecoins under MiCAR: Scope and requirements

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The huge expansion of crypto-assets over recent years and the popularity of their underlying technology (distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain) have come with their share of challenges, including a significant...more

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FCA DP23/4: UK Regulation of Stablecoins

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On 6 November 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") set out proposals for its regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins ("DP 23/4"). DP 23/4 invites stakeholders to provide feedback by 6 February 2024....more

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MAS finalises its policy position on the regulation of stablecoin-related activities

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The MAS has finalised its regulatory approach for stablecoin-related activities. The finalised approach is substantially similar to what was originally set out in its consultation paper on the same issued on 26 October 2022....more

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EU and UK Move Forward With Comprehensive Regulatory Regimes for Cryptoassets

The European Union and U.K. are establishing comprehensive regimes for the regulation of cryptoassets. The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 9,...more

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BIS Issues Final Guidance on Stablecoin Regulation

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The global central bank cooperative body would bring stablecoins within the international standards for payment, clearing, and settlement systems....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Introduction of the UK Financial Services and Markets Bill

On July 20, the Financial Services and Markets Bill (the “Bill”) was introduced in the UK’s House of Commons (“HoC”). This first formal stage in the legislative process (called the “first reading”) does not allow for debate...more

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UK Treasury Opens Consultation into Proposed Insolvency Regime to Manage Failure of Stablecoin Firms

On May 31, 2022, the UK Treasury announced a consultation on the government’s proposals to manage the failure of systemic digital settlement asset (“DSA”) (including stablecoin) firms by adapting the existing Financial Market...more

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Banking Bites - April 2022 #2

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Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market. ...more

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UK Treasury Moves Forward with Plans to Regulate Stablecoins for Payments

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Our Financial Services & Products London Team examines the UK’s foray into the regulation of cryptoassets in its effort to be ‘a global hub’ for crypto-companies....more

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The UK’s Plan to Become a Global Crypto Hub

On April 4, 2022, the UK government announced plans to become a “global hub” for the cryptoasset industry with proposals for the regulation of stablecoins, development of an NFT (non-fungible token) issued by the Royal Mint,...more

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HM Treasury consults on UK regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins

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The UK Treasury has issued a consultation on the regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins. It discusses the current regulatory landscape for cryptoassets, puts forward proposals for the extension of the regulatory...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, October 2020 # 3

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Brexit: HM Treasury update on financial services Brexit statutory instruments HM Treasury has published an update on its work relating to statutory instruments (SIs) laid, or to be laid, under the European Union (Withdrawal)...more

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