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Understanding tokenization: Insights, challenges and opportunities

In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, tokenization has emerged as a transformative force, offering innovative...

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A global guide to navigating NFTs

Once relegated to the fringe of the crypto/FinTech communities, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are suddenly mainstream, appe...

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Blockchain law: No virtual causation for virtual assets?

Blockchain law: No virtual causation for virtual assets?

When a virtual asset transaction is claimed to cause injuries to a plaintiff, what kind of causation must be shown between the injury and persons having some relationship to the transaction.

United States | Publication | May 27, 2025
IP monitor: Patenting blockchain innovations

Patenting blockchain innovations

The following are practical tips from over nine years of experience successfully obtaining blockchain patent grants from dozens of patent offices around the world.

Canada | Publication | May 15, 2025
Crypto assets are making their way into <em>Regulation 81-102 respecting Investment Funds</em>

Crypto assets are making their way into Regulation 81-102 respecting Investment Funds

On March 27, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF, Quebec’s financial markets regulator) published proposed amendments (the Amendments) in a publication titled Regulation to amend Regulation 81-102 respecting Investment Funds pertaining to crypto assets.

Canada | Publication | April 08, 2025
Blockchain law: New administration’s crypto whirlwind marks significant shifts for digital assets

Crypto whirlwind marks significant shifts for digital assets

The first two months of the second Trump administration have seen a burst of significant shifts in crypto regulation and policy.

United States | Publication | March 28, 2025
Investment and M&A trends in FinTech

Investment and M&A trends in FinTech

At the start of last year there was an expectation that momentum in the FinTech sector would pick up, including as a result of anticipated improvements in global macroeconomic conditions.

Global | Publication | February 11, 2025
Global FinTech Series

Global FinTech Series: 2024 review and 2025 outlook

The rapid evolution of digital assets continues to reshape the global legal landscape, presenting new challenges and opportunities for regulators, courts, and market participants alike.

Global | Publication | January 15, 2025
Will USDC be the only stablecoin allowed to be traded on crypto asset trading platforms in Canada?

Will USDC be the only stablecoin allowed to be traded on crypto asset trading platforms in Canada?

A value-referenced crypto asset (VRCA, commonly known as a “stablecoin”) is a crypto asset designed to maintain a stable value over time by referencing the value of a fiat currency, such as the US dollar, or any other value or right, or a combination thereof. It can be used as a medium of exchange or as a store of value that is less volatile than other crypto assets.

Canada | Publication | December 13, 2024
Regulating crypto-assets in Europe: Practical guide to MiCA

Regulating crypto-assets in Europe: Practical guide to MiCA

On 25 September 2020 the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its long-awaited draft legislation on markets in crypto-assets – commonly known as the “Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation” or MiCA.

United Kingdom | Publication | October 10, 2024
Blockchain law: When blockchain analytics meet the ‘Daubert’ test

Blockchain law: When blockchain analytics meet the ‘Daubert’ test

Recent rulings show that expert blockchain analysis can indeed satisfy the gatekeeping threshold for admissibility in litigation.

United States | Publication | July 24, 2024
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