Feb 01, 2023 Crypto-ing the line By Tim Fosh Back at the very beginning of 2020 Covid-19 still hadn't been designated a pandemic, Brexit still wasn't quite 'done' and you could start...
Jan 26, 2023 ICO tech report highlights privacy challenges for four key technologies By Natalie Donovan The ICO is encouraging developers to consider privacy at an early stage when implementing new technologies and, in its first annual...
Sep 27, 2022 Merging crypto and ESG By Emily Bradley On 15 September 2022 the long-awaited transition to a 'proof-of-stake' consensus mechanism on Ethereum—referred to as 'The Merge'—finally...
Aug 11, 2022 Tornado Cash: US Treasury sanctions virtual currency mixer By Emily Bradley On Monday 8 August the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned virtual currency mixer Tornado...
Jun 29, 2022 IP in the Metaverse By Richard Barker Michael Maquieira Ever since Facebook rebranded as “Meta”, everyone has been talking about the Metaverse. But what exactly is it (or could it be) and what...
Dec 07, 2021 UK Law Commission confirms flexibility of the common law to accommodate smart legal contracts By Georgina Hoy Last week, the UK Law Commission (the "Commission") published its much anticipated advice to the Government on the application of the...
Oct 14, 2021 Is crypto a risk to financial stability? By Emily Bradley Do cryptoassets pose a risk to the stability of the UK's financial system? In a speech published on 13 October, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy...
May 26, 2021 A Digital Picture is Worth a Thousand Ether: NFTs and Digital Art By Ian Ranson Recent months have seen an explosion in the popularity (and value) of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). An NFT is a unique (non-fungible)...
May 26, 2021 NCSC says think twice about using DLT By Ian Ranson The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently published a short whitepaper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to help...
May 18, 2021 NFTs – “pegging value to virality”? By Charles MacRae Are they the next big thing or is it all hype? Will they revolutionise the art world or destroy it? Whatever your view, non-fungible...
Mar 15, 2021 Expanding the legal foundations: UKJT consults on new rules for cryptoasset and smart contract disputes By Samantha Holland The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has publicly consulted on draft new Digital Dispute Resolution Rules that can be incorporated into...
Dec 03, 2020 The Collapse of cryptography – considering the quantum threat to blockchain By Natalie Donovan Is it possible for a blockchain solution to respect the fundamental principles of data protection and privacy? We have previously...
Oct 15, 2020 FSB pronounces on regulation of stablecoins By Tim Fosh On Monday the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its final report and high level recommendations on the regulation, supervision...
Oct 14, 2020 Emerging Tech - a "double-edged sword", says the EUIPO By Slaughter and May Emerging tech has been a topic of significant interest in recent times: not only for its exciting and innovative subject matter (think of...
Oct 08, 2020 FCA calls time out for cryptoasset investments By Emily Bradley On 6 October 2020 the FCA published a Policy Statement (PS20/10) prohibiting the sale to retail clients of certain investment products...
May 13, 2020 A bonanza of buzzwords – The EU on the convergence of Blockchain, AI and IoT By Matthew Harman On 21 April, the EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum (an initiative of the European Commission to accelerate blockchain innovation within...