Insights

The UK’s new Cryptoasset Regulations will improve standards and protections for authorised platforms, but they will not prevent fraud entirely - meaning vigilance remains essential for users.

Legislation is set to see the cryptocurrency sector regulated. Syed Rahman and Gary Orritt assess the latest updates and the implications.

Hamblin v Moorwand Ltd [2025] extends Quincecare duties into the crypto sphere, allowing fraud victims to bring a rare derivative claim on behalf of an insolvent company.

Syed Rahman and James Hurren summarise the new rules the regulator looks set to introduce.

A global review of court and professional guidance on generative AI in the legal system shows a generally cautious but permissive approach, stressing accuracy, confidentiality, transparency, and context-specific use.

The FCA has published a crypto ‘roadmap’ for the regulation of the UK's growing digital assets market. This insight considers the proposals and explains what firms operating in this sector should be doing to prepare.

There is little doubt that the world of crypto tokens and smart contracts has been one of the big technical, financial and legal developments of recent years. There is, therefore, a need for many in law and finance to be taking a closer look in order to understand what these are and their possible effects.

The appointment of provisional liquidators and winding-up in Fritz v Lykke Corp UK highlights the power of insolvency remedies in crypto cases and the value of collective action by victims. It is thought to be the UK’s first crypto exchange winding-up.

Until recently, the US federal government has lacked both consistency and support for digital assets. Agencies have each defined the term “digital assets” differently, leaving the industry with conflicting interpretations depending on the regulatory agency involved. This lack of clarity has caused jurisdictional disputes, compliance challenges, and enforcement difficulties.

The regulatory landscape for digital assets is becoming increasingly clear. As we enter 2025, the clarity long sought by the industry is emerging. 

The High Court judgment in D'Aloia v. Persons Unknown and others [2024] EWHC 2342 (Ch) is arguably the most significant crypto judgment of 2024.

The English High Court has, for the first time,1 ordered 'ethical hacking' in a crypto context.

Many individuals, including numerous celebrities, have fallen victim to malicious use of "deepfake" technology: the realistic manipulation of a person's features by artificial intelligence, so they resemble somebody else.

A closer look at Boonyaem v Persons Unknown.

Financial Crash 2008: A Decentralised Vision - In November 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published a Bitcoin White Paper setting out the framework for a wholly decentralised peer-to-peer electronic cash system without the need for a financial system.

This case, is particularly significant in terms of crypto-related fraud and asset recovery, for reasons which we explain further down.