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What is the difference between utility, security and payment tokens?

An overview of the principal token models and analysis of the potential regulatory implications. A while ago, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance published an interesting study examining the global cryptoasset regulatory landscape. While crypto regulation has evolved since the publication of the report, it is a very interesting read and a good resource for most of …

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ICO, STO, ITO – The Requirements If You Launch In Germany

Finally, here it is: a comprehensive list of the requirements you need to keep in mind if you want to launch an ICO, STO or ITO in Germany – straight from the regulator. Long considered an unregulated area, token offerings continue their way into mainstream. Along this rocky path, it has become apparent that the …

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Swan Song or Resurrection: The current situation in cryptocurrencies in a handful of charts

Is Crypto dead? Of course not! The question that made the rounds across the internet because of the continued funk in coin value or the apparent lack of further adoption in the real economy was just another sign of how emotional and often irrational the discussion gets. Just take the recent rebound of Bitcoin, Ethereum …

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FCA consults on cryptoassets guidance

The FCA is today consulting on guidance, which, once finalised, will set out the cryptoasset activities it regulates. The guidance will help firms understand whether their cryptoasset activities fall under FCA regulation. Firms will have a better understanding of whether they need to be authorised and can ensure they are compliant and have appropriate consumer …

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ESMA advises EU institutions on ICOs and crypto-assets

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today publishes its Advice to the European Union (EU) Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – on initial coin offerings and crypto-assets. The Advice clarifies the existing EU rules applicable to crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments, and provides ESMA’s position on any gaps and issues in the …

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Cryptoasset Taskforce publishes report on UK approach to cryptoassets

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today, as part of a Treasury (HMT) led Cryptoasset Taskforce published a report on the UK’s policy and regulatory approach to cryptoassets. The Taskforce Report  has considered the policy and regulatory implications of distributed ledger technology (DLT), and cryptoassets, and at a high level set out some of the opportunities …

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The regulatory mess of German crypto regulation and what banks need to be mindful of now

New rules for Crypto risk assessments that will make German banks even more reluctant to work with cryptocurrencies, a court decision that puts the entire current legal framework into question and the wait for a European solution that will give the industry a framework in which it can fulfil its potential. The German crypto sector …

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