Client matter · Digital assets

Digital-Asset Regulation Across Four Jurisdictions

Digital-asset transactions spanning Kazakhstan, Georgia, Canada and Singapore required one coherent view of regulation, compliance and structuring.

Work product

The client received cross-jurisdictional advice on regulation, compliance requirements and legal risks affecting digital-asset transactions.

The decision

  • The proposed activity involved four different regulatory regimes.
  • The review covered compliance requirements as well as transaction structuring.
  • A separate issue concerned a restriction affecting digital assets.
  • The client needed a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction comparison linked to one operating model.

What had to be established

01

Kazakhstan

Reviewed the requirements applicable to the proposed digital-asset activity.

02

Georgia

Identified relevant local rules and compliance considerations.

03

Canada

Assessed the regulatory position and the issue affecting the assets.

04

Singapore

Compared local requirements with the client's wider operating model.

Work provided

Regulatory mappingSeparated the issues by jurisdiction and type of activity.
Legal analysisReviewed the applicable rules for digital-asset transactions.
ComplianceIdentified local compliance requirements and potential restrictions.
Risk assessmentCompared the findings and set out measures to reduce legal exposure.

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