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The upheaval faced by the global community over the past two years has prompted changes in almost all areas of our lives. Perhaps one of the most fundamental consequences for international family offices...

The Cayman Islands has introduced a suite of updates to its international tax-reporting regime, including revisions to the Common Reporting Standard...

The Cayman Islands has amended its regulatory framework for both open and closed-ended investment funds to clarify the status of funds issuing digital representations of investment interests ("Fund Tokens")...

We are alerting clients to the following important developments to virtual assets regulation in the Cayman Islands: The Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the "VASP (Amendment) Act").

Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), as outlined by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), are entities that engage in virtual asset-related services.

Now that the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (Commencement) Order, 2025 is in full force, our Regulatory & Risk Advisory (Cayman) team stands ready to deliver precise and proactive oversight of your company's compliance needs.

Adopting the analysis of the United Kingdom Jurisdictional Task Force ('UKJT") on the proprietary status of crypto currencies, a recent decision of the English High Court, AA v Persons Unknown...

We are pleased to share the article that Adam Crane and Nicosia Lawson prepared for the ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE | TL4FIRE 2022 Year in Review Magazine on Remedies Available...

A significant number of crypto-focused private investment funds have launched during the first half of 2018, with investment managers continuing to structure many of these through the Cayman Islands.

It is important to align commercial ambitions with regulatory frameworks and manage expectations.

International free zones such as the Cayman Islands and Malta are popular choices for innovative companies seeking opportunity.

However, we have seen a number of clients in the FinTech space embrace the flexibility and adaptability of the FC and use it in a number of ways.

In a judgment delivered on 4 October 2023 (In the Matter of Aubit International (Unreported, FSD 240 of 2023 (DDJ), 4 October 2023))...

In recent years the Cayman Islands has become an attractive destination for technology entrepreneurs, particularly those connected with virtual assets. While much of Cayman's...

Effective 1 January 2026, the Cayman Islands will implement extensive revisions to the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) Regulations (the "CRS Regulations"), with certain operational requirements commencing in 2027.

It seems that 2017 will go down as the year of the ICO. Whilst still not mainstream, the pool of people in the financial services sector who have never heard of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies...

Real-world asset tokenisation is moving from proof-of-concept to broader adoption, with regulated exchanges and infrastructure development central to this transition.