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Cryptocurrency: the Next Chapter in the Valuation Conundrum

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Earlier this week, the Singapore High Court handed down a decision concerning cryptocurrency valuation in the context of assessing damages for breach of contract and made some important observations in the process. The Court...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024 #2

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AI Protocols Merge, VC Crypto Funding Increases, Tether Completes SOC 2 Audit - According to a recent press release, “SingularityNET (SNET), the world’s first decentralized Artificial Intelligence (AI) network, Fetch.ai, a...more

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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

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Crypto Firms Partner On Stablecoin Initiatives; Tokenization Discussion Paper Published; Hackers Steal $200M From Cross-Chain...

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EURC Stablecoin Launches on Stellar; Singapore Exchange Integrates PYUSD - In a recent press release, the issuer of USDC and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that the euro-pegged stablecoin EURC has...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

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MAS finalises its policy position on the regulation of stablecoin-related activities

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The MAS has finalised its regulatory approach for stablecoin-related activities. The finalised approach is substantially similar to what was originally set out in its consultation paper on the same issued on 26 October 2022....more

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Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions; New Crypto Products Launch; IRS Proposes Digital Asset Regulations; Crypto Enforcement and...

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District Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions, DOJ Charges Founders - On August 17, a Texas federal court found that Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer (which obscures the source of crypto transactions) is an entity that can be...more

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Finalises Stablecoin Regulatory Framework

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has finalised its regulatory framework for stablecoins, taking into account and addressing feedback received from a public consultation in October 2022. Stablecoins are emerging as a...more

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Singapore High Court Recognises Cryptocurrency as Property Capable of Being Held on Trust

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In the recent decision of ByBit Fintech Ltd v Ho Kai Xin and others [2023] SGHC 199, the Singapore High Court held that cryptocurrency is property capable of being held on trust. This decision marks the first time that the...more

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Cryptocurrency Not Recognised as Money, Singapore High Court Rules

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The Singapore High Court recently rejected Algorand Foundation’s application to liquidate Three Arrows Capital based on a claim of 53.5 million USD Coin (USDC)—a form of cryptocurrency also known as a stablecoin, designed to...more

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Crypto Restructuring: Singapore Court Recognises Administrative Convenience Class

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In Re Zipmex Pte Ltd and other matters [2023] SGHC 88, the Singapore High Court imported into the Singapore restructuring regime the US concept of an "administrative convenience class" in a scheme voting exercise. This...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Payments Newsletter, September 2022

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Key developments of interest over the last month include plans to consider increasing regulation on crypto firms in several countries; the Bank of Thailand publishing a payment development strategy for 2022-2024; and "The...more

Morgan Lewis

Singapore High Court Decision Clarifies When Foreign Debtors May Restructure Debts in Singapore

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The Singapore High Court has clarified the definition of “centre of main interests” in the context of a crypto exchange group seeking to restructure its collective debts in Singapore. The analysis has implications to any...more

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Property Rights in NFTs Are in the Spotlight

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Interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — unique digital assets created and sold on blockchains — has exploded in the past year. Buyers have paid many millions for these digital goods, and online marketplaces have developed in...more

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Court in Singapore Enjoins Transfer of Bored Ape NFT 

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On May 13, 2022, a Singaporean man won a worldwide injunction prohibiting the transfer of ownership of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) at the center of a dispute between him and an online persona with the screen name of...more

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Legal Issues and Trends in the Singapore Crypto Scene

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Singapore has become a popular destination for new and existing cryptocurrency funds, just in time for the perceived oncoming “crypto winter.” This LawFlash spotlights trends and legal issues that companies should be aware of...more

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New Guidelines Discourage Cryptocurrency Trading by General Public in Singapore

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidelines discouraging service providers of digital payment tokens (DPT), commonly known as cryptocurrencies, from promoting their services to the general public or...more

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NFTs in Singapore: A Good Bet on the Metaverse, or a Bubble Waiting to Burst?

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This past year has seen widespread excitement about non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with a plethora of players ranging from newspaper agencies to celebrities releasing their own NFTs. NFTs can take the form of songs, tweets,...more

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HUB Talks: Payments Across the Globe Miniseries - Trends in Singapore

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Judith Rinearson and Jeremy McLaughlin sit down with payments lawyers to cover the fintech market place, trends, and developments around the world in the Payments Across the Globe miniseries. In this episode Jeremy McLaughlin...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - August 2020 #3

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US Developments - Federal Reserve Publishes Observations From “FooWire” Project - The Federal Reserve published the results from its experimental project, “FooWire.” The project was an effort to build a simple payment...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia's Vrbo sees significant growth in bookings; Expedia expands cryptocurrency payment...

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Several themes emerged in this week’s stories, including the bullish return of short-term rentals and the continued direct booking efforts by airlines and the metasearch sites seeking to serve them. Enjoy....more

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Key Regulatory Developments in Hong Kong and Singapore: May 2020

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Regulators seek to address “rolling bad apples”, bank culture reform, and cryptocurrency derivatives. This blog post summarises key regulatory developments that took place in Hong Kong and Singapore in May 2020, as...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 5th Asia Pacific Summit on Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement – October 15th, Singapore

Recent investigations targeting companies in various industry sectors ranging from technology to finance, and shipping to insurance, illustrate that economic sanctions are a high risk area for companies in Asia. Our Asia...more

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Cryptocurrencies: Property, Trust and Mistake

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B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC(I) 03, a decision of Simon Thorley IJ sitting in the Singapore International Commercial Court, is one of the first instances to apply contractual principles and trust law to a...more

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Virtual Currency / FinTech Week-in-Review

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Week of October 15-19, 2018 - SEC Launches FinHub to Facilitate Public Engagement on FinTech Issues - On October 18, the SEC launched FinHub, a new “Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology.” The SEC...more

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