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CDCROP: Professor Sarah Green, the commissioner for commercial and common law. (Sarah Green)

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How Crypto Might Shake Up England’s Ancient Property Laws

The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal norms.

By Camomile Shumba

Oct 19, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Oct 19, 2022

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Crypto and the ‘Law of the Horse’

There’s no such thing as "crypto law." So why are so many people studying it? This article is part of CoinDesk’s “Education Week.”

By Daniel Kuhn

Sep 30, 2022 at 9:48 p.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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Gurbir Grewal, director de cumplimiento de la SEC. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Director de cumplimiento de la SEC: “No podemos ignorar los incumplimientos del sector cripto”

El director de cumplimiento de la SEC, Gurbir Grewal, defendió a la agencia de las acusaciones sobre la eliminación de la innovación.

By Jesse Hamilton

Sep 9, 2022 at 6:51 p.m. UTC

Sep 9, 2022

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CDCROP: Detail of pillar (Thomas Winz/Getty Images)

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A Stablecoin Law May Not Happen This Year

It’s looking less likely that we’ll get stablecoin legislation in the U.S. this year.

By Nikhilesh De

Sep 7, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Sep 7, 2022

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5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice

Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Sep 1, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. UTC

Sep 1, 2022

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British Courts Under Pressure As Case Backlog Tops 50,000

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Law Society of England and Wales Tells Members to Be Wary of Bitcoin Use in Transactions

"This is a cash transaction so there is a high risk of money laundering," the professional body told its members.

By Jamie Crawley

Aug 24, 2022 at 4:22 p.m. UTC

Aug 24, 2022

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The U.K. Law Commission wants crypto and NFT's to attract property law rights ( Reinaldo Sture/Unsplash)

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Law Commission of England and Wales Sees Crypto as a New Type of Property

Changing personal property law to cover crypto and NFTs could protect investors against losses through hacks and system failures, the commission says.

By Camomile Shumba

Jul 27, 2022 at 11:01 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2022

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