22 January 2019 Are platforms trading crypto-assets subject to MiFID II/MiFIR? The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published on the 9th…
19 December 2018 DLT and blockchain technologies shape the future: Overview and outl... The Federal Council recognizes the potential of DLT and blockchain in its…
5 December 2018 What companies in the FinTech, blockchain and cryptocurrency space ... Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), annouced new “relaxed” requirements that are applicable…
23 November 2018 How can GDPR and blockchain co-exist? EY’s solution to get your blo... The application of GDPR to blockchain-based platforms raises challenging questions. How can…
13 November 2018 Cryptocurrencies and VAT With the rise of Cryptocurrencies, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration is taking…
29 October 2018 Revised FATF Recommendations – Virtual assets and virtual asset ser... Paris, 19 October 2018 – Given the urgent need for an effective,…
25 October 2018 Are Initial Coin Offerings sufficiently covered by existing regulat... The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) has published its advice to…
17 October 2018 A lifecycle of a transaction on the Blockchain The previous blog argued that crypto assets can have various implications on…
29 August 2018 End of (L)IBOR era – are you prepared for the change? After more than 40 years the initiatives have begun to transition to alternative reference rates instead of the globally used IBOR.