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Global Legal Insights FinTech 2024: Ireland chapter

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The Irish government has been supportive of the development of the financial services sector in Ireland and this extends to fintech. The government’s strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A New Age of PerFFFection June 2024 - Potential Impact of UCC Article 12 on Fund Finance Transactions

At the bottom of the stack in investment fund structures, there are generally “real” assets—things like equity interests in portfolio companies, mortgage loans, commercial receivables, maybe even bricks and mortar. Fund...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Fund Tokenization: A Greenlight and Blueprint for Implementation

On 24 November 2023, the industry-led Technology Working Group of HM Treasury’s Asset Management Taskforce (Group) released an interim report (Report) outlining a strategic blueprint for the implementation of fund...more

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Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023: Ireland

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Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

From Operator to Investor: How One General Partner Selects Her Investment Vehicles

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In this episode of “Crypto Innovators,” Lowenstein Crypto’s Frank Eucalitto speaks with Aubrie Pagano, general partner at Alpaca VC, about her journey from operator to investor. Pagano discusses how her lived experience as a...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

[Hybrid Event] S&K Blockchain Symposium: Navigating the Storm - May 4th, New York, NY

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Please join Seward and Kissel's Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Group on Thursday, May 4, 2023 for the S&K Blockchain Symposium: Navigating the Storm. The event will feature multiple panels, with industry leaders who will...more

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Germany – New Regulation (KryptoFAV) Enables Issuance of Digital Fund Units on the Blockchain

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The new German Regulation on Crypto Fund Units (Verordnung über Kryptofondsanteile – KryptoFAV) introduces the possibility to issue units of German investment funds digitally as so-called Crypto Fund Units. ...more

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Crypto Products and Mining Initiatives Launch; Sports and Spirits Firms Embrace Blockchain; US Agencies Seek Crypto Input, Address...

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A well-known digital currency investment services company announced the launch of its first European exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a press release this week. The ETF, which will be traded on multiple foreign...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The DOJ Throws Cold Water on the Frosties NFT Founders

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently charged two individuals for allegedly participating in a scheme to defraud purchasers of “Frosties” non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) out of over $1...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Banking and Fintech Transactions: 2020 Forecast - March 25th, 2:00 pm ET

Bank transaction activity has picked up as small and midsize banks look to adjust their business models to the digital economy. Some fintech companies have chosen to acquire or form their own banks. The clash between the new...more

Troutman Pepper

Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Internet 3.0: Decentralize Everything

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Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

FTC Freezes Assets and Operations of Four Promoters of Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sought and received a temporary restraining order (TRO) against four promoters of alleged pyramid schemes involving cryptocurrencies. The promoters were charged with violating the...more

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SEC Sidelines Funds Focused on Cryptocurrencies

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In a January 18 letter to two of the fund industry’s leading advocacy groups, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management advised fund sponsors not to initiate registration of funds that intend to invest...more

Nossaman LLP

SEC Cyber Unit Increases Efforts to Regulate Crypto-Currency

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Based on how 2017 ended, entities and individuals in the crypto-currency markets should expect increased scrutiny from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in 2018. The SEC’s Cyber Unit commenced its...more

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Resources on Crypto-Tokens and Securities Law

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The following resources take a deep dive into the issues surrounding crypto-tokens and securities law and recognize that, when properly designed, some tokens may not meet the Howey test...more

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What Do the SEC’s Recent Bitcoin Disapproval Orders Really Mean for Investors?

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Regulators responded to a narrow question about trading bitcoin-based securities, with orders that should not limit innovation in bitcoin technologies. On March 10, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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