May 27, 2022 Tax rule change may encourage UK investment managers to hold cryptoassets By Rebecca Rose As trailed by the Treasury back in April, HMRC has published a consultation on expanding the list of “investment transactions’” which...
Apr 06, 2022 UK to amend tax rules in aim to become a “global cryptoassets hub” By Rebecca Rose Gregory Price In a speech at Innovate Finance Global Summit on Monday 4 April, John Glen, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, set out the UK...
Dec 02, 2021 English law, how smart! English legal system ready to take on smart contract disputes without new legislation By James Popperwell Luke Chinniah The Law Commission has recently published advice to the Government concluding that English common law is sufficiently flexible to deal...
Dec 19, 2018 Is Bitcoin a currency? By Gregory Price It depends why you are asking. For VAT purposes, transactions in cryptocurrencies are treated as VAT exempt, essentially on the grounds...