Our three-year journey creating the INX token, the first SEC-registered Security Token IPO! December 7, 2020 It was considered an astronomical undertaking, but during the 2017 ICO boom, I knew that it was high time for a major shift to take place in capital markets: The regulation of blockchain assets under the Securities Act. ICO’s at that time were considered relatively new to financial markets, but since they weren’t IPO’s, they [...]
Privacy Shield ban ‘hurts’ UK’s chances of post-Brexit data deal July 16, 2020 Industry figures have warned that a decision today to ban Privacy Shield, a data-sharing deal between the EU and the US, will compromise the UK’s hopes of securing its own data-sharing agreement at the end of the Brexit transition period. Judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today banned the Privacy Shield data-sharing agreement [...]
DEBATE: Bitcoin volatility has been falling recently – is this a good sign for the crypto craze? November 12, 2018 Bitcoin volatility has been falling recently – is this a good sign for the crypto craze? George Zarya, chief executive at BeQuant, says YES. The cooling of the crypto market is a hugely positive sign and not at all unsurprising. It is common to see immature markets and asset classes experience high levels of volatility at [...]
Speakers November 1, 2022 Jane Thomason Chair Kasei Holdings Loretta Joseph Deputy Chair ADC Global Advisory Nick Jones CEO ZUMO Clem Chambers CEO Online Blockchain PLC Tony Dhanjal Head of Tax Koinly Jason Tucker- Feltham Head of Crypto Sales IDnow Rob Gakell Founder and Partner Appold Monty Munford Chief Evangelist Sienna Network Thomas Power Founder BIP100Club Matthew Green Lawyer [...]
Emerging markets need more say on digital currencies like Libra, says Chinese official October 28, 2019 Governments in emerging markets should be given a greater say in the regulation of digital currencies such as Facebook Libra that could facilitate illegal capital flows and disrupt foreign exchange management, said a senior Chinese official. China has been moving to embrace financial technologies such as blockchain, and is preparing to launch its own digital [...]
Bitcoin mail bomber ‘snapped’ after customer service refused to reset his password November 9, 2018 A man who tried to blow up a Hackney cryptocurrency firm which refused to reset his password has been jailed for over six years. A court in Sweden found Michael Salonen guilty of attempted murder this morning after he sent a mail bomb to London-based Cryptopay. He was also sentenced to six months for sending [...]
A regulated journey in the cryptoasset world September 15, 2020 Throughout Archax’s journey to create a regulated, global, digitally-native exchange, we have been constantly monitoring the evolution of regulators and regulations throughout the world of cryptoassets – and when we say ‘world’ we literally mean it, as it is a global evolution that is taking place. Any business seeking to operate in this new, exciting, [...]
Technically Speaking August 18, 2020 August 1st 2012, as the trading day begins on the New York Stock Exchange, Knight Capital, the largest trader in US equities at the time, goes on a buying spree: within 45 minutes the firm buys 150 different stocks for 7 billion US dollars. There were no special circumstances to suggest such optimism – besides, [...]
Bank of England sets out strict regulatory conditions for Facebook Libra October 9, 2019 The Bank of England (BoE) has set out the rules of engagement that Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and other similar digital payment providers would have to satisfy before they can launch in Britain. “Libra has the potential to become a systemically important payment system,” the BoE’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) said in a policy statement released [...]
This week’s legal roundup October 7, 2020 Charles Kerrigan, Partner at CMS Law writes today’s legal briefing which is a sports roundup up of progress towards institutional acceptance of digital assets. These stories are unrelated except that they show the range of important constituents working on these questions at the same time. Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, gave [...]