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Blockchain
Retail central bank digital currencies: are they inevitable if the metaverse is inescapable?
What are the chief characteristics of CBDCs and their talking points in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and India?
Regulatory and compliance
Ukraine crisis: Further legislation introduced by the UK Parliament to strengthen sanctions compliance
UK government introduces Economic Crime Bill, amends sanctions regulations, and designates new targets and export controls
Regulatory and compliance
Government brings forward Economic Crime Bill: Unexplained Wealth Orders, sanctions, and other developments
What do businesses need to know about the new UK Economic Crime Bill?
Corporate
Companies House transparency reforms to be introduced as part of second Economic Crime Bill
The long-awaited reforms will have profound implications for how companies are administered in the UK
Banking and finance
Transposition of European directives in the area of covered bonds
Royal Decree-Law 24/2021, of 2 November (the " RDL"), transposes Directive (EU) 2019/2162 of the European Parliament and of the
Dispute resolution
Ukraine crisis: The UK and the EU announce more sanctions
Additional sanctions are the likely precursor to further measures by the UK and the EU as well as the US
Financial Services
Operational resilience: the final countdown is on for the new UK regime
The go-live date for the new rules approaches on 31 March: what does the Financial Conduct Authority expect from firms?
Financial Services
Bill seeks to regulate Singapore entities providing virtual-asset services overseas
What are the new Financial Services and Markets Bill's main features and what could it mean for digital token services
Digitalisation
Not everyone's cup of NFT
Are NFTs a type of property and what fraud and security risks arise from their technical implementation?
Blockchain
Law Commission concludes English law supports smart contracts
Businesses can take comfort that smart contract technology can create legally binding agreements, but should be aware of remaining areas
