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Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Concludes Digital Assets Compatible With English Insolvency Law

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The Legal Statement applies areas of insolvency law to digital assets, providing valuable guidance on the approach English courts will take. In October 2023, the UK’s Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT), which is made up of...more

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“Decentralized Finance (DeFi),” Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry (Ch. 8A)

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an umbrella term used to describe financial services provided outside of the traditional markets, that rely on blockchain technologies to create innovative products instead of relying on...more

Conyers

B2B, B2C, BVI – Crypto Disputes in the Caribbean

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In the crypto world, does it really matter where you are? Is there a sunny offshore paradise perspective on the click of a button and a fintech trade? The answer lies as usual in how to unravel a problem should it arise. Both...more

Morgan Lewis

Software Developers and Fiduciary Duties to Cryptocurrency Owners

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Software developers should take note of a recent English Court of Appeal decision. According to the court, “If the decentralised governance of bitcoin really is a myth, then . . . there is much to be said for the submission...more

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Catch me if you can: How the English Courts are adapting to remain an effective jurisdiction to combat crypto fraud

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The English courts have sought to lead the way in adjudicating crypto-related disputes and other technological matters in an international context. Recent decisions have demonstrated the English courts’ willingness to assist...more

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Bermuda Insights: Trends and Opportunities 2022

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As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put together the original version of this summary report highlighting the latest developments and trends in the Bermuda legal and...more

Conyers

The Rise & Rise Of Cayman Foundation Companies

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Cayman Foundation Companies are booming in popularity. Statistics from the Register of Companies have shown a significant uptick in registrations in recent months. 2021 saw 281 per cent year-on-year growth in the...more

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A Foundation For Fintech

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Cayman Islands foundation companies (Cayman Foundations) are increasingly being utilised as popular structuring vehicles in the sector. Although Cayman Foundations may initially have been intended to attract high-net-worth...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Developments in Cryptocurrency in 2018

• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff made official statements regarding when a token may or may no longer be a security • The SEC continued to bring actions related to cryptocurrency offerings against...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - February 2018

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal Court Sends Colorado's Case Against Online Lending Platform Back to State Court

Colorado's ongoing challenge to the bank partnership model of online lending will next play out, at least in part, in state court. Last year, the Administrator of Colorado's Uniform Consumer Credit Code filed suits in...more

Perkins Coie

Open Session of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Hears Joint Testimony from Heads of the SEC,...

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On February 6, 2018, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs conducted a hearing entitled “Virtual Currencies: The Oversight Role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S....more

Dechert LLP

CFTC Staff Aligns with SEC Position on Initial Coin Offerings: Tokens May be Commodities

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) LabCFTC office on October 17, 2017 issued A CFTC Primer on Virtual Currencies (Primer) indicating, among other things, that certain initial coin offerings (ICOs) within...more

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FinTech Highlights from CFTC Chairman Giancarlo’s Testimony Before House Agricultural Committee

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Earlier this week, CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo testified before the House Agricultural Committee. The following are highlights of “Fin Tech” issues addressed during the course of that testimony....more

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FTC Hosts FinTech Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies, Part II

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As previously reported, on Thursday, March 9th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a forum on the consumer implications of recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. This is the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: March

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On 8 February 2017, the Commission announced it had imposed fines totaling almost EUR 68 million on three companies for participating in a cartel to fix purchase prices of scrap lead-acid automotive batteries. The cartel...more

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