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Jul 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Arvin Abraham |Andrew Henderson |ali ramadan
With so much focus on the regulatory treatment (and mistreatment) of blockchain related businesses, the benefits of commercial legal certainty for choosing a country or territory as a home of choice for these businesses is often overlooked.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Henderson |Arvin Abraham |ali ramadan |James C. Taylor
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Sophie McGrath |Arvin Abraham |Anne Stroude
The healthcare sector was one of the biggest beneficiaries of
the pandemic influenced boom in asset values, but has faced
significant headwinds since the middle of 2022. Despite optimistic
predictions for 2024 on the M&A front the first quarter has
brought no relief with a persistent gap in valuation expectations
between buyers and sellers, paired with higher interest rates and
geo-political uncertainty continuing to dampen deal appetite.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Arvin Abraham |Sebastian Bruchwitz |Matthew Dixon-Ward
In our previous alert “Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact,” we discussed the impact of the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on the acquisition or investment in EU crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), such as crypto exchanges and wallet providers, and the issuers of asset referenced tokens (ARTs), such as stablecoins.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
finextra.com | Arvin Abraham
2024 feels a lot better than 2023. While there are still some significant macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds, the dog days of 2023 are behind us and there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
While market activity generally still remains muted, most expect a pick up in activity particularly as we enter the second half of the year. The fintech market is subject to the same general trends, with some unique vectors impacting it.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Henderson |Arvin Abraham |Glynn Barwick |Sebastian Bruchwitz
In our previous alert, we noted the statement of
the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) encouraging
market participants and national competent authorities in EU member
states to prepare for implementation of the Regulation on Markets in
Crypto Assets (MiCA).
MiCA's provisions governing certain stablecoins will apply
from 30 June 2024, and its provisions governing the remaining
crypto assets will apply from 30 December 2024.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Henderson |Arvin Abraham |ali ramadan |James C. Taylor
In our Alert Marketing Cryptoassets and Services in and Into
the UK: Shifting Regulatory Sands (goodwinlaw.com) we mentioned
the HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the future financial services
regulatory regime for crypto-assets TR_Privacy_edits_Future_financial_services_regulatory_regime_for_cryptoassets_vP.pdf
(publishing.service.gov.uk) (the General Consultation) issued
in February 2023.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Arvin Abraham |Matthew Dixon-Ward |Andrew Henderson
In our Alert Marketing Cryptoassets and Services in and Into the UK: Shifting Regulatory Sands (goodwinlaw.com) we mentioned the HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the future financial services regulatory regime for crypto-assets TR_Privacy_edits_Future_financial_services_regulatory_regime_for_cryptoassets_vP.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) (the General Consultation) issued in February 2023.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
goodwinlaw.com | Arvin Abraham
London-based Private Equity and Fintech partner Arvin Abraham was appointed to the Bank of England and HM Treasury’s C-Suite CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) Engagement Forum. The CBDC Engagement Forum was established by the Bank of England and HM Treasury to help coordinate the exploration of a potential UK CBDC, which, if implemented, would be a new form of digital money issued by the Bank of England for use by households and businesses.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Henderson |Arvin Abraham |Glynn Barwick |Sebastian Bruchwitz
On 17 October 2023, the European Securities and Markets
Authority (ESMA) published a statement (the Statement) clarifying the
timeline for implementation of the Regulation on Markets in
Cryptoassets ((EU) 2023/1114) (MiCA) and encouraging market
participants and EU member state national competent authorities
(NCAs) to begin preparation for the transition to MiCA.
