Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”) is an international tax transparency standard developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”). Introduced as an extension of the existing Common...more
The Cayman Islands continues to be one of the leading offshore jurisdictions for digital assets, with several market leaders and tier 1 projects being established in the Cayman Islands....more
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
With the growth of fund finance we have all observed cross-over between areas such as securitization, structured finance, and the insurance sector, blurring the lines between historically separate areas. The next frontier is...more
Choosing the right legal structure for a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) can make or break a web3 project before it deploys. From tax efficiency and governance mechanisms to liability protection and regulatory...more
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
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
As part of our series looking at the potential impact of recent cases on the future decisions of the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda Courts relating to crypto assets, we consider the English decision of LMN v Bitflyer...more
Roadmap - As a starting point it is helpful to outline a roadmap of how a new blockchain based project might develop. It is important to stress that no two projects will ever have the same objectives. As such, there is no...more
U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - CFTC Announces Two Events Designed to Encourage FinTech Innovation - On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced two events designed to...more