On April 28, 2023, ISDA responded to His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) consultation on the future financial services regulatory regime for crypto assets. ISDA acknowledges that crypto-asset markets are developing with increasing pace and complexity, bringing both risk and opportunity. In the response, ISDA provides an overview of completed and ongoing work in this sector, including the development of legal definitions, educational material and standardized documentation for the trading of digital asset derivatives.
Documents (1) for Response to HM Treasury on Crypto Assets
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