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Podcasts and videos

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: HMT final proposals for UK cryptoasset regulation

On 30 October 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) published its final proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK, comprising two responses to consultations and a policy paper.

Articles | November 09, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow plus: New rules on financial promotions on cryptoassets (FCA Policy Statement 23/6)

On 7 June 2023, the government published The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 which is the statutory instrument which extends the scope of the UK’s financial promotion regime to cover cryptoassets.

Articles | June 19, 2023

Special edition | US federal regulators’ regulatory enforcement activity against crypto exchanges

In this special edition, our US partners Stephen Aschettino, Andrew Lom and Kevin Harnisch discuss the recent uptick in regulatory enforcement activity from federal regulators against crypto exchanges, with the SEC issuing a Wells Notice to Coinbase and suing Beaxy, and the CFTC suing Binance and seeking permanent injunctions to also stop Binance from working with US-based customers.

Articles | April 05, 2023

Webinars

Beyond MiCA: European regulatory regime for crypto-assets

The long-awaited European regulation on markets for crypto-assets (MiCA) has been adopted and will become applicable in 2024. However, it is not the only piece of European legislation that participants in crypto-asset markets will need to be ready for.

Webinar | July 13, 2023

Global Crypto Regulation Webinar Series

As the global crypto-economy continues to grow and mature, members of our global financial services team explore the latest global regulatory developments and hot topics in the crypto space.

Webinar | October 26, 2022

Crypto fund and buy-side developments

In this webinar, members of our global financial services team will compare notes on their jurisdiction’s approach to crypto funds. The speakers will provide their insights on several areas that will help both traditional asset managers and buy-side service providers that are interested in crypto business and FinTechs that focus on crypto-services for the funds industry. These include:

Webinar | June 07, 2022

Insights

ESMA consults on MiCA guidelines

On 29 January 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched public consultations on two sets of guidelines it is mandated to develop for the purpose of the application of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR).

External | January 29, 2024

Response to BoE and HMT Consultation Paper – The digital pound: A new form of money for households and businesses?

On 25 January 2024, the Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury (HMT) published their response to the consultation on a ‘digital pound’, which was launched in February 2023 and received over 50,000 responses.

External | January 26, 2024

BIS Innovation Hub announces first six projects for 2024 work programme

On 23 January 2024, the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Hub announced its first six projects for its 2024 work programme.

External | January 23, 2024