Regulatory statements Australian Government Releases Initial Coin Offerings Issues Paper On 31 January 2019 the Government released an Issues Paper seeking feedback on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Australia and the application of Australia’s regulatory framework to ICOs.
ESMA’s Advice on Initial Coin Offerings and Crypto-Assets The January 9th 2019 advice outlines ESMA’s (European Securities and Markets Authority) position on the gaps and issues that exist with regard to crypto-assets and their qualification as financial instruments and the
European Union Legal Qualification of Crypto-Assets: survey to NCAs (ESMA Annex 1) There is currently no legal definition of ‘crypto-assets’ within EU financial securities laws. The European Securities and Markets Authority therefore undertook a survey of National Competent Authorities of Member States (NCAs)
EBA's report to the European Commission on crypto-assets The European Banking Authority has issued recommendations of actions intended to address the risks that unregulated crypto-assets create for consumers and the market and the risks that crypto-assets regulated on the national level create for the level playing field.
Initial Coin Offerings in the United Arab Emirates Hasan Anwar Rizvi, Managing Partner, RIAA Barker Gillette, Middle East