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James Burnie’s WEB3 column—cryptoassets: welcome to the revolution

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Published on: 03 March 2023
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Table of contents

  • A turbulent history
  • The dawn of a new revolution: regulation
  • The UK: a country at a crossroads meets a sector at a crossroads
  • TradFi careful what you wish for…

Article summary

Financial Services analysis: This is the first instalment of a new quarterly column and video series on Web3 by James Burnie, partner at gunnercooke LLP. In this instalment, Burnie considers the turbulent history of cryptoassets and new regulation that is being developed.

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