Law


Policy

UK Lords Echo Support for Digital Assets Property Bill

The bill could aid in efforts to remain at the forefront globally, Lord Frederick Ponsonby of Shulbrede said.

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Policy

The Bahamas 'Dares' Again 1.5 Years After FTX Collapse, Brings in New Crypto Law

The Bahamas' Parliament passed the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2024 (DARE 2024), The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced on Tuesday.

The Bahamas. (A. Duarte/Flickr)

Policy

DAO-Specific Legislation Isn't Needed Yet, English Legal Body Says

The Law Commission said decentralized autonomous organizations appear to fall under existing laws for the time being.

DAOs fall under existing law in England and Wales, Law Commission says (Reinaldo Sture/Unsplash)

Opinion

This Is (Hopefully) the Last CoinDesk Article to Mention Craig Wright

He "is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is," says a U.K. Judge reviewing the Australian computer scientist’s many questionable legal maneuvers.

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Shouldn't All These Crypto Lawyers Start Learning About Crypto?

The industry should expect its legal experts to effectively articulate how these innovative technologies are driving changes in how we understand money, privacy and governance.

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)

Opinion

Fatemeh Fannizadeh on Crypto Law, Switzerland and How KYC Is Failing

Fannizadeh, a Swiss lawyer and strategic advisor specializing in the crypto industry, is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, May 29-31, in Austin, Texas.

(Fatemeh Fannizadeh)

Opinion

The SEC’s Shot Across the Bow on 'AI Washing'

The agency is right to go after fraudsters seeking to take advantage of investor enthusiasm in novel tech like machine learning and crypto, CryptoWhistleBlower founder Daren Firestone writes.

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Opinion

Craig Wright Was Finally Called Out in Court and Hodlonaut Is Celebrating

“It hasn't always been easy, but I'm very happy that I stood my ground,” says Hodlonaut of his long legal fight with Craig Wright, who claimed, falsely, to be Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright sued Hodlonaut in Norway.(Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Publishes Regulations for a Digital Securities Sandbox

The sandbox will let regulators and companies test solutions, including distributed ledger technology, to tokenize securities.

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Opinion

1 Way to Revive Dead NFT Wallets

Artist and legal scholar Brian Frye says inaccessible crypto tokens cannot be sold, but can be donated — with potentially significant tax benefits.

cemetary (image by John Thomas on Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)