With only days left before the commencement of the new virtual asset service provider (VASP) licensing regime on 1 June 2023, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the finalised regulatory requirements on virtual asset trading platform (VATP) operators in its Consultation Conclusions on 23 May 2023 (Conclusions). Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 19 May 2023. Read more

Well over two years after the Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation (MiCA) was first proposed, the European Parliament gave it the green light on 20 April 2023 and MiCA was adopted by the Council on 16 May 2023. MiCA is likely to enter into force in July 2023 following publication in the Official Journal, with some provisions applying a year later and the rest from January 2025. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 12 May 2023. Read more

In a significant decision for NFT content owners worldwide, the producers of the Bored Aped Yacht Club NFT collection, Yuga, have successfully used unregistered trade mark rights and claims of false designation of origin under the US Lanham Act  (as well as domain name squatting claims) to obtain a summary judgment against individual defendants who had created an NFT collection pointing to, that is, reusing, Yuga's Bored Ape Yacht Club images. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 5 May 2023. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 27 April 2023. Read more

As the ICO published its response to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT) long awaited White Paper ‘AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach’ recently, we take a closer look at the 'adaptable approach' set out in the White Paper, to future proof AI regulation through a context-specific and sector-led approach in line with five common principles. Read more