In a major Web3 trademark infringement case, NFT creators prevail over those with a bad-faith intent to profit.
By Stephen P. Wink, Tiffany M. Ikeda, Adam Zuckerman, and Deric Behar
On April 21, 2023, Yuga Labs, the original creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection, successfully moved
The government has announced it will come up with a new code of practice to replace an earlier approach that faced opposition from the creative sectors.
By Deborah Kirk and Brett Shandler
Latham previously reported on the UK government’s proposal to introduce a new copyright and database exception that allows text and data mining (TDM)
Whereas the original proposal did not directly discuss digital assets, the reopening release is mainly focused on digital asset platforms.
By Stephen P. Wink, Marlon Q. Paz, Naim Culhaci, and Deric Behar
On April 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release amending portions of its earlier proposal to
Congress will be “starting from scratch” in attempting to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins — an issue that many believe is the top digital asset legislative priority.
By Arthur S. Long, Parag Patel, Yvette Valdez, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar
On April 15, 2023, the US House Financial Services Committee
This is the first decision by the Hong Kong Court on whether clients of a crypto exchange have proprietary claims to cryptocurrencies held on the platform. It confirms that cryptocurrency constitutes property under Hong Kong law.
By Dominic Geiser, Simon Hawkins, Howard K. H. Lam, Adrian Hei-Yin Fong, Flora F. W.
The report, which includes contributions from Latham, provides an in-depth look at Mexico’s fintech ecosystem.
On April 18, 2023, the Asociación Fintech México released its Fintech Mexico 2023 Annual Report. Along with a detailed discussion of Mexico’s booming fintech industry, the white paper presents a comparative analysis of the regulatory framework encompassing
Unpacking three key competition issues for digital asset innovators and investors: M&A, interlocking directorates, and interoperability.
By Kelly Fayne, Anna Rathbun, and Evan Omi
In a sea of regulatory hurdles and issues, antitrust and competition laws may be low on the list of concerns of digital asset innovators and investors. But competition in
By Rob Moulton and Anna Lewis-Martinez
On 30 April 2020, the FCA released a statement announcing a six-month extension to the deadline for firms’ implementation of strong customer authentication (SCA) for e-commerce under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (PSRs 2017). The FCA states that the extension is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is set
The new code aims to avoid customers being penalised for fraudsters’ actions.
By Andrea Monks and Nell Perks
Estimates indicate that fraudsters stole £1.2 billion from UK bank accounts in 2018 — a 16% increase on the previous year. UK Finance has described fraud as a “major threat to the UK”, and has confirmed that
Regulatory guidance on cryptoassets and digital currency companies may lead to a legitimisation of crypto-businesses as an investable asset class.
By Stuart Davis, Sam Maxson, David Walker, Tom Evans, and Catherine Campbell
Recent and upcoming regulatory guidance on cryptoassets and the regulation of companies engaged in digital currency, such as issuers,