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Li Chen, former Microsoft strategic partnership head for Greater China, Asean, Japan and South Korea, joins RedotPay as general counsel

The column discusses the position in common law jurisdictions, including Australia and the UK, and then provides a brief outline of the legal position in the Chinese mainland

China Commercial Law Firm recruits Luo Shazhou and Ji Zhe as partners at its Shanghai office, bolstering the capital markets practice

Drew & Napier assists digital asset platform Payward on its USD600 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based fintech Reap

Fresh from taking the reins as Chooi & Company¡¯s managing partner, Yeong Hui Yap is already preparing for the growth

The BVI offers a flexible, tax-neutral, and business-friendly framework for virtual asset issuers, supporting innovation under clear yet adaptable regulation

The Madras High Court ruled that cryptocurrency is a property under Indian law and not a currency, granting relief to an investor in a case against WazirX operator Zanmai Labs

TSMP Law hired former MAS deputy director Harsharan Kaur to lead its investigations and financial regulatory practice

Chinese victims in the 61,000 bitcoin Lantian Gerui scam may gain extra compensation after UK court progress, marking a key step in cross-border recovery efforts

Hong Kong's stablecoin law, effective August 1, creates a licensing regime for fiat-backed cryptocurrencies, boosting investor protection

Regulators in Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan are boosting cryptocurrency markets by strengthening consumer protection and market integrity.

Charles Russell Speechlys expands in Greater China with new partner Stephen Chan, bolstering Hong Kong's international litigation and dispute resolution team

After months of clamping down and chaos, South Korea is taking a hard look at how to create a safe space for cryptocurrency to flourish while safeguarding investors

Among many things, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has put the spotlight on cryptocurrency. It is gaining global acceptance based on the sheer volume of donations flooding into war-torn Ukraine in the form of cryptocurrency, largely to finance military support. The virtual digital asset class is no longer seen as a shady ¡°black-market¡± transaction owing to reliance upon it in this geopolitical and humanitarian crisis

The growth of non-fungible tokens has left unsettled legal issues regarding copyright and IP

A comparison of law on cryptocurrencies. As jurisdictions grapple with the undoubted risks and rewards, and whether to regulate, firms provide jurisdictional comparisons