Sep 20, 2022 The Merge - crypto meets ESG By Christopher Charlton Madeleine Brown Sheila Dines The much-hyped “Merge”, whereby the Ethereum blockchain merges with a system called Beacon Chain, has finally happened. The change moves...
Aug 16, 2022 Cryptocurrencies meet class actions: investors take aim at cryptocurrency exchanges By Lorna Emson Luke Chinniah Sheila Dines The most recent in a flurry of proposed class action proceedings brought before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is a £9.9bn claim...
Jul 18, 2022 I trust you’ll look after my bitcoin By James Popperwell Ed Llewelyn-Evans Luke Chinniah The case of D’Aloia v Binance Holdings & Others [2022] EWHC 1723 (Ch) raises two important developments in the rapidly developing field...
May 30, 2022 The (un)regulated world of cryptocurrency: UK Government to recognise "stablecoins" By Lorna Emson Sheila Dines Since December 2021, UK organisations have been providing welcome safeguards for consumers dabbling in the unregulated world of...
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 14, 2022 Non-fungible tokens: a new means of monetisation By Sonja Dragomir Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) have become a topic of significant interest for intellectual property owners, content creators, investors,...
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...
Feb 14, 2022 The big freeze on crypto-assets: HMRC seizes its first ever NFT By Neill Blundell James Reid HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced its first ever seizure of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as part of a £1.4m VAT fraud...
Feb 10, 2022 The unregulated world of cryptocurrency: ASA clamps down on Crypto.com By Lorna Emson Sheila Dines The Council of the Advertising Standards Authority (the ASA Council) has clamped down on Crypto.com (a payment and cryptocurrency trading...
Feb 09, 2022 An “educational approach”? HMRC nudge letters to crypto investors By Anna Seccombe Towards the end of last year, it was reported that HMRC had begun sending “nudge letters” to cryptocurrency investors. Nudge letter...
Jan 19, 2022 Marketing cryptoassets: HMT and the FCA weigh in By Gavin Haran On 18 January 2022, HM Treasury (HMT) published its response to its July 2020 consultation paper on cryptoasset promotions. This was...
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...
Oct 04, 2021 Where is my Bitcoin located? And why does it matter? By Macfarlanes The location (or situs) of a crypto asset can be important for a number of reasons. If you are making a will, it can impact on the terms...
Aug 31, 2021 English courts confirm extensive remedies available for victims of cryptocurrency fraud By Emma Cohen James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland As the use of cryptocurrencies by investors continues to grow so too does the opportunity for fraud in the cryptocurrency sector. In the...
Aug 13, 2021 Get ready to provide personal details when transferring digital assets By Macfarlanes With the ongoing bull run in the cryptocurrency market, governments around the world have been scrambling to regulate the market: China...
Apr 09, 2021 Digital Assets timebomb? By Macfarlanes Whether you believe in the inherent value of cryptocurrency or not, there is no denying that it is becoming increasingly prevalent and...