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Graduate of History from The University Sussex and a Masters in Journalism from The University of Groningen, James Field has written for publication in the United Kingdom and Netherlands across a range of topics including arts, culture, environmental and legal sector issues. He served as Deputy Editor for a leading Legal publication and currently researches and writes on the digital asset space, with a focus on legal changes impacting the industry.

Article by James Field

SEC charges Unicoin in $110 million fraud
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22 May, 2025

SEC charges Unicoin in $110 million fraud

The U.S. SEC seeks “disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, and civil penalties” against Unicoin and its three executives.
Australian court ruling can lead to $640M in Bitcoin tax refunds
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22 May, 2025

Australian court ruling can lead to $640M in Bitcoin tax refunds

Judge Michael O'Connell ruled that Bitcoin qualifies as property like the Australian dollar, rather than a speculative asset.
UK requires digital asset firms to report customer data
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20 May, 2025

UK requires digital asset firms to report customer data

The new requirements will be implemented on January 1, 2026, but the U.K. tax authority suggested that firms "start collecting...
ECB to test digital euro; UK drafts stablecoin regulation
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9 May, 2025

ECB to test digital euro; UK drafts stablecoin regulation

The ECB sets up an innovation hub to test its digital euro project; meanwhile, the U.K. says that foreign stablecoin...
EU law banning anonymous digital asset wallets by 2027, ‘final’
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8 May, 2025

EU law banning anonymous digital asset wallets by 2027, ‘final’

EUCI has published an AML Handbook to help firms comply with the EU's new AML rules, which will ban privacy...
UK drafts rules for digital assets, aligns with US approach
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2 May, 2025

UK drafts rules for digital assets, aligns with US approach

The UK Treasury aims to finalize new crypto legislation by the end of 2025, building on Treasury proposals from a...

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