How Different Definitions Shape Regulation and Enforcement
This article explores how key U.S. regulatory agencies define digital assets, how these definitions impact regulation in practice, and the consequences for law enforcement.
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The path ahead for digital assets regulation in 2025
The landscape of digital assets is entering a pivotal phase. This article considers the latest regulatory developments in the UK and beyond.
D'Aloia – High Noon for Crypto-Tracing
The High Court judgment in D'Aloia v. Persons Unknown and others [2024] EWHC 2342 (Ch) is arguably the most significant crypto judgment of 2024.
Companies House targeting of crypto executives is a warning to the industry at large
Ed Holmes, Senior Associate at Stewarts Law, examines the prosecution of Blockchain.com executives for late filings, highlighting rising regulatory scrutiny and risks for crypto firms under new UK laws.
High Court orders ethical crypto hack: Tai Mo Shan Limited v Oazo Apps Limited (2023) (unreported)
The English High Court has, for the first time,1 ordered 'ethical hacking' in a crypto context. It ordered the company behind the decentralized finance application Oasis, Oazo Apps Limited, to seize stolen crypto assets allegedly stolen a part of as well-publicised hack of Wormhole.
Multi-million pound deepfake fraud reveals the danger posed to businesses by new AI technology
Many individuals, including numerous celebrities, have fallen victim to malicious use of "deepfake" technology: the realistic manipulation of a person's features by artificial intelligence, so they resemble somebody else.
FTX, crypto and the future
For many, the trial and subsequent conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried is all about the numbers. And that is understandable. The 32-year-old co-founder of crypto exchange FTX is now starting a 25-year jail sentence for fraud – a fraud that has seen his customers lose $8 billion.
Crypto-asset recovery: Summary judgment over traceable cryptoassets
A UK court has granted summary judgment to the victim of a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme but stops short of making a final award.
