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Crypto Update | What a Securities Lawyer Would Ask FTX’s Bankman-Fried

With bitcoin clinging to its most recent perch comfortably above $17K, plus a look at some of the right questions to ask Sam Bankman-Fried, CoinDesk's “Markets Daily” is back...

Dec 5, 2022 at 9:15 p.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2022

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Brazil

Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The bill still requires the approval of the executive branch before it becomes law.

By Paulo Alves

Nov 30, 2022 at 1:28 a.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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Professor Sarah Green, the commissioner for commercial and common law. (Sarah Green)

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How Crypto Might Shake Up England’s Ancient Property Laws

The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal...

By Camomile Shumba

Oct 19, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Oct 19, 2022

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Education week

Crypto and the ‘Law of the Horse’

There’s no such thing as "crypto law." So why are so many people studying it? This article is part of CoinDesk’s “Education Week.”

By Daniel Kuhn

Sep 30, 2022 at 9:48 p.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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Regulations

A Stablecoin Law May Not Happen This Year

It’s looking less likely that we’ll get stablecoin legislation in the U.S. this year.

By Nikhilesh De

Sep 7, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Sep 7, 2022

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5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice

Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Sep 1, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. UTC

Sep 1, 2022

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Legal

Law Society of England and Wales Tells Members to Be Wary of Bitcoin Use in Transactions

"This is a cash transaction so there is a high risk of money laundering," the professional body told its members.

By Jamie Crawley

Aug 24, 2022 at 4:22 p.m. UTC

Aug 24, 2022

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The U.K. Law Commission wants crypto and NFTs to be treated as personal property. (Reinaldo Sture/Unsplash)

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Regulations

Law Commission of England and Wales Sees Crypto as a New Type of Property

Changing personal property law to cover crypto and NFTs could protect investors against losses through hacks and system failures, the commission says.

By Camomile Shumba

Jul 27, 2022 at 11:01 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2022

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