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07 October 2022
Issue: 7997 / Categories: Legal News , Cyber , Technology , Banking
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NLJ this week: Understanding the ever-expanding token economy

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What is asset tokenization? In this week’s NLJ, Michael Patchett-Joyce continues a series of cyber articles by 36 Commercial. 

He gives the lowdown on all things blockchain and finance-related—fungible, non-fungible and security tokens, decentralised and centralised. It is a fascinating area of rapidly emerging importance.

One key issue is regulation: how do digital assets fit into the current regulatory system, and what adaptation needs to take place? With an increasingly decentralised financial sector, how do regulators strike the right balance between maximising innovation and minimising risk?

Read Michael's article in full here.

Issue: 7997 / Categories: Legal News , Cyber , Technology , Banking
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

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Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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