The Financial Conduct Authority worked with other agencies on its first operation against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading. Rahman Ravelli’s Syed Rahman considers the significance of the action tak...
Ulrich Schmidt of Rahman Ravelli details the circumstances surrounding the demise of the 12-year-old crypto exchange.
The UK is finalising its regulatory regime for cryptoassets. Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the stages involved in achieving this, the possible positive effects and how these can be obtained.
The Commercial Court has refused to grant anti-suit relief for a derivative action brought in the British Virgin Islands. The Claimants alleged that the action breached an exclusive jurisdiction claus...
A crypto wallet freezing order (CWFO) is a legal measure that compels a cryptocurrency exchange (or other custodian of particular cryptoassets) to lock a particular account. This is done in order to p...
In a judgment handed down on 5 June 2026, Deputy High Court Judge Vassall-Adams KC granted the continuation of a proprietary and worldwide freezing order against a ‘Person Unknown’ who stole Bitcoin v...
Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the three-nation approach to crypto crime.
The Home Office has given a blunt assessment of crypto’s relationship to crime. Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli considers its analysis and the nature of the challenge.