Topic
Virtual Assets
140 published works
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FATF targeted update on implementation of standards on VAs and VASPs
On 30 June 2022, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a targeted update concerning the implementation of its Standards on virtual assets (VAs) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs),…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Coming soon – The new Hong Kong VASP licensing regime
By Etelka Bogardi (HK), Amy Chung
Introduction In May 2021, following a 3 month consultation, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) issued its consultation conclusions for a new licensing regime for virtual assets services…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
Dubai Issues Landmark Law to Promote Development of Virtual Assets Market
The new law establishes the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and identifies activities to be regulated, such as operating virtual asset platforms. By Andrew Moyle, Ksenia Koroleva, and Matthew Rodwell…
Blockchain Legal Resource
Dubai Issues Its First Crypto Law Regulating Virtual Assets
On February 28, 2022, the Emirate of Dubai enacted Law No. 4 of 2022 on the Regulation of Virtual Assets and established the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. By establishing a legal…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Dubai Issues Its First Crypto Law Regulating Virtual Assets
On February 28, 2022, the Emirate of Dubai enacted Law No. 4 of 2022 on the Regulation of Virtual Assets, and established the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority.
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Greater Institutional Participation
Regulators released comprehensive guidance to banks, intermediaries, and insurers on virtual asset-related activities. By Simon Hawkins and Adrian Fong On 28 January 2022, Hong Kong’s principal financial services regulators issued…
Money Laundering Watch
Global Developments in AML and Virtual Assets: FATF Guidance and the Travel Rule, and U.S. Pronouncements on Stablecoins
By Peter D. Hardy, James Mangiaracina
Travel Rule and Beneficiary Information Continues to Challenge Virtual Asset Service Providers In late October, the Financial Action Task Force issued its long-awaited updated guidance on Virtual Assets and Virtual…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Davis Polk Discusses Financial Action Task Force’s New Guidance for Virtual Assets
By Daniel Stipano, Paul Marquardt, Jai R. Massari, Will Schisa
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the inter-governmental body that recommends international standards for anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), released an updated version of its…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FATF update guidance on risk-based approaches for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers
On 28 October 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published updated guidance for a risk-based approach for virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASP). This guidance mentions…
China Justice Observer
Guangzhou Sets up China’s First Collegial Panel for Data-related Disputes
By Publisher
On 26 Sept. 2021, China’s first collegial panel for data-related disputes was established in Guangzhou Internet Court, and ten typical cases concerning data-related and virtual property disputes heard by the court…