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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK and EU H1 Digital Assets Regulatory Update

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Withdraws Guidance and Proposed Rules on Data Broker, Video Game Payments, and Contract Clauses

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On May 15, the CFPB withdrew three Biden-era rulemaking proposals, including a December 2024 proposal to regulate data brokers as consumer reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a January proposal to...more

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Draft legislation proposes shift in regulatory oversight of digital assets

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On May 5, 2025, the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee and Agriculture Committee released a draft bill that would shift oversight of most digital assets from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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BoE reports on digital pound developments and implementation

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a series of documents regarding its work on implementing the digital pound. The Digital Pound Experiment Report on Offline Payments assesses the technical feasibility of implementing an...more

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Wolfsberg Group FAQs to help assess risks generated by the emergence of digital assets for AML and CTF purposes

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The Wolfsberg Group has published FAQs on defining digital assets. The FAQs propose definitions to be used by financial institutions, policymakers, supervisors and regulators to understand the characteristics of digital...more

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Financial Stability Board publishes work program for 2025

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The Financial Stability Board has published its work program for 2025. Priority areas of work for 2025 include: - supporting global cooperation on financial stability: the FSB will continue monitoring global financial...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 6: Acquisition of qualifying holdings of casps and art issuers

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The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of Issuers of Asset Reference Tokens (ART Issuers) and crypto-asset...more

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Electronic Trade Documents and Digital Assets: Making the Law Work on the International and Virtual Stage

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The Law Commission for England and Wales recently published “Digital assets and ETDs in private international law: which court, which law? Call for evidence” ("Call for Evidence"). At the same time, it also published a short...more

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Sullivan & Worcester Advises Arqit on Documentary Framework to Support the Issue of Electronic Promissory Notes under the...

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London, UK - Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) is advising Arqit Limited (Arqit), a leader in quantum-safe encryption, in relation to its documentary framework to support the creation, issue and storage of electronic promissory...more

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