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Virtual Assets
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Bam & Gad Solicitors Blog
How To Register And Obtain Licence As A Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) In Nigeria
How To Register And Obtain Licence As A Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) In Nigeria In Nigeria running a crypto exchange and regulations is still evolving, a token issuance platform,…
Law & Humanities Blog
Tan on Metaverse Realities: Governance, Virtual Property and Legal Ordering in Emerging Virtual Worlds
By christinecorcoslawlit-blogspot-com
Albert Tan, University of Groningen Faculty of Law, has published Metaverse Realities: Governance, Virtual Property and Legal Ordering in Emerging Virtual Worlds. Here is the abstract. Facebook's adoption of Meta…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FATF publishes targeted update on implementation of the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Charlotte Carnegie
On 16 July 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a targeted update on implementation of the FATF standards on Virtual Assets (VAs) and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
Hong Kong Forges the Final Links in Its Crypto Regulatory Chain
Comprehensive regulation to come with further licensing regimes for crypto advisory and asset management services, in addition to crypto dealing and custody. By Simon Hawkins and Adrian Fong On 26…
China Law Insight
香港境外虚拟资产中介机构发牌制度：展望2026
By King & Wood
作者：萧乃莹 廖振璋 费思 陈静雯 香港财经事务及库务局（“香港财库局”）及香港证券及期货监察委员会（“香港证监会”）已为虚拟资产（virtual assets 或VA）相关服务提供者建立一套全面的发牌与监管框架，涵盖交易、提供意见、投资管理及托管等核心活动。 具体而言，香港财库局与香港证监会已就以下立法建议发布咨询总结：（i）虚拟资产交易服务提供者和（ii）虚拟资产托管服务提供者（“虚拟资产咨询总结”）。 阅读更多
China Law Insight
私募基金清算实务问答
By King & Wood
作者：宋思宇 朴程健 张吴霖 哈茹馨 钱靖平 近年来，随着前期设立的私募基金陆续进入退出期与清算期，合伙型私募基金的清算与注销在实务中已屡见不鲜。作为私募基金最常见的组织形式，合伙型基金的清算因其“双重属性”，既要符合《合伙企业法》等法律法规对普通合伙企业清算的要求，又要严格遵守中国证券投资基金业协会关于私募基金产品备案及清算的合规规定，使得整个流程相较于契约型基金或单纯合伙企业的清算更为复杂与特殊。 阅读更多
India Corporate Law
FIG Paper No. 54 (VDA Series 9): Recent Delhi High Court Rulings: Learnings for Digital Asset Players
By Anu Tiwari, Shatrajit Banerji, Aditya Sarkar, Keerti Singh
This FIG paper examines in detail the recent Delhi High Court rulings, which have clarified the scope of judicial remedies available for cryptocurrency exchange users in India and distils important…
In Custodia Legis
Recent Legal Developments in Cryptocurrency and Virtual Asset Regulation in UAE, Jordan, and Morocco
By Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering laws of Arabic-speaking countries and Islamic law. George has written numerous posts for In Custodia…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
VARA issues Circular – Enhanced Measures for High-Risk Jurisdictions
By Ratul Roshan, Hasanali Pirbhai
The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has released a Circular addressed to all Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) outlining Enhanced Measures for High‑Risk Jurisdictions. This update follows the October…
India Corporate Law
FIG Paper No. 53 (VDA Series 8) FIU-IND’s Annual Report 2024-25: Trends and Takeaways for India’s Digital Assets Industry
By Anu Tiwari, Aditya Sarkar, Palak Kapoor
IntroductionThe Financial-Intelligence Unit – India (“FIU-IND”), India’s nodal enforcement agency for anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”), has released its Annual Report (“Report”) for FY 2024-25.[1] The…