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Blockchain

Blockchain is emerging as a candidate for one of the major disruptive technologies of our time, with the potential to transform a huge number of industry sectors in the near future.

While many will have heard of blockchain, not everyone may appreciate fully the extent of its applications, its (current) practical limitations, or the unique legal challenges that it poses.

We focus on these issues and offer our insights into some of the potential uses for and issues associated with blockchain, distributed ledger technology and crypto-currencies. You can also read our overview of blockchain as a concept.

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Blockchain

Exploring the EU MiCAR crypto-asset transfer service

The new EU rules specify 10 crypto-asset services and our MiCAR 'deep dive' series opens with a look at transfer...

07/08/2023

Blockchain

Exploring the EU MiCAR crypto-asset transfer service

07/08/2023

Banking and finance

MiCAR – the final scope of a long expected (future-proof) framework at Union level for crypto

Is MiCAR fit for the digital age?

15/05/2023

Banking and finance

EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation establishing regulatory framework is approved

Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, setting new game-changing rules for the cryptocurrency industry

21/04/2023

Blockchain

Tokenisation of real estate: the way forward

What is needed to bring tokenisation mainstream? The final article in this series offers a route map for implementation

05/12/2022

Financial Services

Political agreement reached on the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation

New regulatory framework for crypto expected to come into force in 2024 – with implications for issuers and service providers...

15/07/2022

Tech, Media and Comms

Blockchain in the metaverse: what international regulatory challenges lie ahead?

A metaverse unleashed by blockchain technology raises big questions for digital, financial and data regulators the world over

21/04/2022

Financial Services

The EU steps up the debate on a proposed regime for crypto-asset markets

What are the objectives of the recently adopted MiCA text and how does it promote market competitiveness?

13/04/2022

The Built Environment

Real estate and blockchain: the transformative potential

The ledger technology promises to transform the way that real estate projects are run, our Paris-based experts argue in an...

12/06/2020

Read time 3m

Blockchain

Blockchain and GDPR: beyond the right to be forgotten

In September 2018, the French data protection authority (CNIL) issued a report considering Blockchain technology from a personal data protection...

26/11/2018

Tax

Taxation of cryptocurrencies in Europe: an overview

17/09/2018

Blockchain

The Digital Revolution: Blockchain – the legal issues

Blockchain is already presenting new opportunities for businesses in a range of sectors - but how will it be regulated?

13/09/2018

Blockchain

The Digital Revolution: How blockchain works

Blockchain is emerging as a candidate for one of the major disruptive technologies of our time – but what is...

22/08/2018

Blockchain

Decrypting blockchain: stepping back from crypto

29/05/2018

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Blockchain

Exploring the EU MiCAR crypto-asset transfer service

The new EU rules specify 10 crypto-asset services and our MiCAR 'deep dive' series opens with a look at transfer...

07/08/2023

Blockchain

Exploring the EU MiCAR crypto-asset transfer service

07/08/2023

Banking and finance

MiCAR – the final scope of a long expected (future-proof) framework at Union level for crypto

Is MiCAR fit for the digital age?

15/05/2023

Banking and finance

EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation establishing regulatory framework is approved

Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, setting new game-changing rules for the cryptocurrency industry

21/04/2023

Blockchain

Tokenisation of real estate: the way forward

What is needed to bring tokenisation mainstream? The final article in this series offers a route map for implementation

05/12/2022

Financial Services

Political agreement reached on the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation

New regulatory framework for crypto expected to come into force in 2024 – with implications for issuers and service providers...

15/07/2022

Tech, Media and Comms

Blockchain in the metaverse: what international regulatory challenges lie ahead?

A metaverse unleashed by blockchain technology raises big questions for digital, financial and data regulators the world over

21/04/2022

Financial Services

The EU steps up the debate on a proposed regime for crypto-asset markets

What are the objectives of the recently adopted MiCA text and how does it promote market competitiveness?

13/04/2022

The Built Environment

Real estate and blockchain: the transformative potential

The ledger technology promises to transform the way that real estate projects are run, our Paris-based experts argue in an...

12/06/2020

Read time 3m

Blockchain

Blockchain and GDPR: beyond the right to be forgotten

In September 2018, the French data protection authority (CNIL) issued a report considering Blockchain technology from a personal data protection...

26/11/2018

Tax

Taxation of cryptocurrencies in Europe: an overview

17/09/2018

Blockchain

The Digital Revolution: Blockchain – the legal issues

Blockchain is already presenting new opportunities for businesses in a range of sectors - but how will it be regulated?

13/09/2018

Blockchain

The Digital Revolution: How blockchain works

Blockchain is emerging as a candidate for one of the major disruptive technologies of our time – but what is...

22/08/2018

Blockchain

Decrypting blockchain: stepping back from crypto

29/05/2018

View all insights

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