UK, Europe and Asia Regulatory Developments

Asia Funds & Financial Services Newsletter, August 18. 2025

UK/EU Investment Management Update (August 2025), August 6, 2025

Hong Kong Implements New Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins, August 5, 2025

EU Consults on Digital Fairness Act: Big Changes Ahead for Consumer-Facing Platforms, July 29, 2025

UK/EU Investment Management Update (June 2025), June 3, 2025

UK/EU Investment Management Update (January 2025), January 8, 2025

Fifth Circuit Issues Rare Finding: Office of Foreign Assets Control Exceeded Authority in Sanctioning Cryptocurrency Software, December 5, 2024

Hong Kong Fintech Week Recap - Product X Efficiency X Connector, November 11, 2024

UK/EU Investment Management Update (September 2024), September 12, 2024

Prospective Hong Kong Fiat-Referenced Stablecoin Issuers’ Insight into Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Supervisory Authority, August 13, 2024

ESMA Publishes Working Paper on Smart Contract Categories, August 1, 2024

ESMA Publishes Opinion on MiCA-Covered Crypto Firms using non-EU execution venues, July 31, 2024

Hong Kong Tokenization Buzz 2024: Hong Kong Proposes Regulatory Regime for Fiat-Referenced Stablecoin Issuers

FCA Research Note: Review of Maximal Extractable Value and Blockchain Oracles, February 2, 2024

ESMA consults on reverse solicitation and classification of crypto assets as financial instruments under MiCA, January 29, 2024

Sidley Update: UK Confirms Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets

Sidley Update: Hong Kong Fintech Regulatory Update: From “A Leap of Faith” to “A Vote of Confidence” Part II: Exploring Technology (Tokenisation)

Sidley Update: Hong Kong Fintech Regulatory Update: From “A Leap of Faith” to “A Vote of Confidence” Part I Expanding Clientele (Retail Access)

Statement: ESMA Statement on MiCA Implementation, October 17, 2023

Press Release: UK FCA issues 146 alerts in first 24 hours of new crypto marketing regime, October 9, 2023

IOSCO Consultation Report: Policy Recommendations for Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Sept. 7, 2023

Sidley Update: Singapore to Impose New Custody Rules on Crypto Service Providers, July 31, 2023

Sidley Update: Singapore Proposes Measures to Prevent Unfair Crypto Trading and Address Market Integrity Risks, July 27, 2023

Sidley Update: UK Proposes Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets, February 7, 2023

“Fintech Faces New Compliance And Enforcement Challenges,” Law360, August 11, 2022

Sidley Update: UK to Regulate Fiat-Linked Stablecoins, April 26, 2022

Sidley Update: UK/EU Investment Management Update (February 2022)

Virtual Currency Regulation Review: Singapore Chapter, September 2021

Sidley Update: UK FCA Consults on Changes to Strong Consumer Authentication, Dedicated Interfaces, and Guidance on Payment Services, February 24, 2021

Consultation Paper: “Changes to the SCA-RTS and to the guidance in ‘Payment Services and Electronic Money – Our Approach’ and the Perimeter Guidance Manual,” UK Financial Conduct Authority, January 28, 2021

The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: Singapore Chapter, November, 2020

Sidley Update: Partnering with Tech and Fintech Firms: Key EU/UK Regulatory Considerations for the Payments Sector, July 14, 2020

Sidley Webinar: Blockchain 2020: Cross-Border Regulatory Hot Topics, May 19-20, 2020

Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts – UK Offers Legal Clarity, December 4, 2019

Sidley Update: SFC Gives Green Light to Regulation of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms in Hong Kong, November 12, 2019

Article: “Beyond Howey: Is Stability a Security? The Evolving Digital Asset Framework,” Westlaw, October 25, 2019