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Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Digital Currency United Kingdom

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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

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UK embraces DLT and tokenisation: direction of travel - Redefining the frontiers of financial system efficiency

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This articles provides some insights on the direction of travel in the UK in relation to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, in light of recent legislative and policy developments that signal the UK’s...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Revenue Guidance on Cryptoasset Lending and Staking Using Decentralised Finance

In early February, HMRC published a new chapter in its Cryptoassets Manual dealing with decentralised finance (“DeFi”). DeFi is an umbrella term encompassing a range of products which are comparable with traditional financial...more

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Solving the crypto-crossword: UK developments in the legal and regulatory treatment of cryptoassets

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What are cryptoassets? Regulators, judges, central banks, academics, crypto enthusiasts and many others are still debating this question. Indeed you might think of ‘crypto’ as a pun: both advertently referring to the use of...more

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Solving the Crypto-Crossword

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UK Developments in the Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets - Cryptoassets? What are they? Over 11 years after Satoshi Nakamoto published his white paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to Peer Electronic Cash System”,...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - November 2019 #3

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U.S. Developments - The Fed Chairman Comments on Potential for a US-backed Digital Currency - Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, wrote to Congress this week discussing the merits of implementing a central...more

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Stablecoins

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Over the recent months there has been a proliferation in the development of stablecoins, namely crypto-assets pegged in value to fiat currency or other assets. While the price fluctuations of other crypto-assets make them...more

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UK Cryptoassets Taskforce Publishes its Final Report

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The Taskforce’s final report outlines the UK’s policy and regulatory approach to crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology in financial services. Key Points: ..The Report provides an overview of crypto-assets and...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

U.S. Financial Industry Developments - FINRA Requests Comment on Financial Technology Innovation in the Broker-Dealer Industry - On July 30, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") published a...more

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Bank of England confirms renewed payments systems will interface with blockchain

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What has happened? The Bank of England (BoE) has confirmed that its revamped real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system will be compatible with interface systems that run on blockchain-based technology....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson announced on Monday that it will shift some of its motorcycle production overseas “to avoid retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union” in response to the White House’s trade moves....more

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Digital currencies: taming an unpredictable market

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On 22 February 2018, the Treasury Committee launched a new inquiry into digital currencies and distributed ledger technology. Digital currencies such as Bitcoin – often known as cryptocurrencies – are digital tokens which...more

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UK Parliament Launches Inquiry into Digital Currencies and Distributed Ledger Technology

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The House of Commons Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into digital currencies and distributed ledger technology in the U.K. The inquiry will consider the risks and opportunities of digital currencies for consumers,...more

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Gibraltar’s Financial Services Regulator Adopts First-Ever Purpose-Built Blockchain Regulations

Gibraltar has become the first jurisdiction worldwide to offer a fully regulated framework for firms working with distributed ledger technology (DLT)—also known as blockchain. The new regulatory framework means that FinTech...more

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What Next for Distributed Ledger Technology?

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The FCA has published a Feedback Statement on Distributed Ledger Technology, setting out its views and proposed next steps. Key Points: ..Respondents to the FCA’s initial Discussion Paper were supportive of the FCA...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2017: Global Update: Regulators Focus on Initial Coin Offerings

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Since January 2017, more than $2 billion has been raised through the rapidly growing market for so-called “token sales” or “initial coin offerings” (ICOs). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on July...more

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Expect the Unexpected: The Year Ahead for the Financial Institutions Sector

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With contributors across the sector and the globe, we've compiled a review of some of the developments that will affect financial institutions in 2017 and beyond. The one thing that 2016 taught us was to expect the...more

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