The Beneficial Ownership Amendment Act 2025 came into effect on 30 December 2025, introducing changes to the Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the “Act”); these changes are as follows....more
1/15/2026
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Bermuda continues to retain its reputation as one of the leading jurisdictions for establishing digital asset products and services business. Benefitting from the world’s first fully comprehensive digital asset sector...more
12/19/2025
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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....more
11/11/2025
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Briefing Summary: The Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the “BO Act”) received Royal Assent on 28 September 2025 and is anticipated to come into force on or around 3 November 2025. The BO Act replaces the previous beneficial...more
10/28/2025
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Transparency
In the rapidly evolving world of digital assets, Bermuda has emerged as a leading jurisdiction for innovative blockchain projects and institutional-grade regulation. In this interview for HashPoint Advisory, Carey Olsen...more
10/8/2025
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Risk Management ,
Smart Contracts ,
Stablecoins ,
Tokenization
The surge in adoption of digital technologies and AI is rapidly changing the business, investment and security environments. The global demand for improved and increased digital infrastructure capacity, resilience, speed and...more
7/8/2025
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Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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Terrorist Financing
This chapter provides information about the current issues affecting renewable energy in Bermuda and addresses topics such as key regulators, government incentive schemes, key contracts, foreign investment, COP26 as well as...more
6/23/2025
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Foreign Investment ,
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
Offshore Wind ,
Paris Agreement ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy
Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in Bermuda, covering the Bermuda Monetary Authority ("BMA") business plan 2025, BMA Consultation Paper - operational resilience and...more
This chapter provides the latest legal information on Bermuda's fintech market and regulation, including regulatory jurisdiction, sandboxes, AML rules and FATF standards; robo-advisers, online lenders and payment processors;...more
4/18/2025
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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
1/27/2025
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Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
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Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) ,
Insurtech ,
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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
12/3/2024
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
FATF ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sandbox ,
Securities ,
Taxation ,
Virtual Currency
Partner Steven Rees Davies, counsel Charissa Ball and associate Alexandra Fox have authored the Bermuda chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the...more
11/21/2024
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
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Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) ,
Investment ,
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Succession Planning ,
Taxation ,
Testamentary Trust
Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Bermuda including Bermuda’s Corporate Income Tax Act 2023, Cyber risk management and The Bermuda Monetary Authority's enhancements...more
10/22/2024
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SBA
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “BMA”) has issued a consultation paper outlining proposed amendments to the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 (the “Act”) and the Digital Asset Business (Prudential Standards) (Annual Return)...more
Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in Bermuda, addressing the recent statistics from Q2 2024 published by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") as well as the...more
10/15/2024
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