The European Commission and the Council of the EU have set out the EU’s position on the use of global stablecoins. As expected, whilst they accept that financial innovations can benefit the financial sector, they consider that stablecoins pose many global risks, including, but not limited to, risks to consumers and cybersecurity.

The UK’s financial regulators have imposed a ban and fine of over £150,000 on the former CEO of Scottish mutual insurer, SBMIA, for misconduct involving his liability to tax.

The Legal Statement aims to offer the embryonic crypto-asset sector the best possible answers to important private law questions under English law.

Implementation of the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive on 10 January 2020 is now fast approaching.

The new guidelines are more prescriptive than the previous guidance and have a broader scope, applying to payment and e-money companies for the first time.