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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

MiCA and Reverse Solicitation

Non-EU or non-MiCA compliant entities that want to offer or provide crypto-asset services to clients in the EU must be aware of the newly drafted guidelines from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The...more

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Publishes Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Assets Markets

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Following its consultation in 2023, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published its Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets on November 16, 2023. The 18 recommendations are intended...more

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First Reminder: Two Months Until New UK Crypto Marketing Rules Take Effect

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Starting 8 October 2023, anyone — including a crypto issuer or business based outside the UK — who makes a cryptoasset or service available to an investor or user in the UK will need to consider the UK ‘financial promotion...more

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Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code

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The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023. MiCAR is a the major, step toward an EU-wide uniform code governing crypto-assets, such as BTC,...more

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Doing Fintech Business in the UK: Regulatory Q&A for US and Other Non-UK Businesses

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With more fintech’s looking to expand their businesses internationally, it can be daunting to navigate varying regulations across borders. This article focuses on regulations in the United Kingdom....more

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Financial Stability Board Issues Report Assessing Risks to Financial Stability From Crypto-Assets

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On February 16, the Financial Stability Board issued an updated “Assessment of Risks to Financial Stability from Crypto-assets,” concluding that crypto-asset markets are fast evolving and could reach a point where they...more

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G20 calls on countries to adopt FATF crypto standards

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The G20 has urged countries to adopt the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers, which were adopted in June last year. ...more

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Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

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New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

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A Tipping Point for the Regulation of Cryptoassets in the EU?

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The EC consults on existing cryptoasset regulatory framework and considers a separate EU framework for cryptoassets outside the current scope.  On 19 December 2019, the European Commission (EC) launched a public...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - November 2019 #2

A social media company and its wholly owned subsidiary sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for conducting an offering of an unregistered digital security claimed that the agency was wrong in its characterization of...more

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Financial Action Task Force Reports to G20

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The Financial Action Task Force has published a Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on its ongoing work to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. The report summarizes the FATF's work...more

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Financial Regulatory Observer – March 2019: FRO in-depth: The future of cryptoassets regulation

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Partners Julia Smithers Excell and Stuart Willey, and associate Laura Kitchen of global law firm White & Case take a deep dive on the latest publications from EU and UK regulators aimed at providing supervisory clarity on the...more

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