Publications

The draft Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation was released by the European Commission in September 2020. As with most markets-focused regulations, one of MiCA’s priorities is to limit the potential risks to the consumer. But the EC’s proposal also aims to address certain issues that it...

1. Background Market integrity has long been considered a key aspect of investor protection in traditional finance. Measures guaranteeing equal access to information and fair price formation regarding financial instruments have been the subject of EU wide harmonization since 2003, which has resulted in the Market...

American blockchain software developer Tendermint has completed a strategic investment in Tgrade, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol developed by Foundation Ocean Blue. Built on the Cosmos blockchain, Tgrade provides developers with the ideal tools to build secure, regulated and robust DeFi products for the next...

Looking further. Planning strategically. Digging deeper. Taking the lead using knowledge, expertise and extreme commitment, to deliver hands-on solutions for complex issues, which dovetail with today’s practice and truly benefit our clients’ interests. This approach has allowed us, at Watsonlaw, to very quickly secure a unique...

De Covid-19 crisis heeft geleid tot diverse noodverordeningen. Deze waren primair ingegeven door de vrees bestaat voor ernstige wanordelijkheden. Een noodverordening vormt over het algemeen een ernstige inbreuk op grondrechten en wordt daarom zelden uitgevaardigd, maar dit zijn uitzonderlijke tijden. Beperking van grondrechten is echter...

The emergence of the Distributed Ledger Technology has completely transformed the ability of businesses and individuals to transfer money and raise capital by cutting out middlemen, raising payment efficiency and increasing the pool of available investors to any geographical location. Besides opportunities, however, this technological...