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The investment narrative has shifted from pure DeFi and NFTs toward real-world utility and computational infrastructure. The "AI x...
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The UK Parliament’s introduction of a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptoassets marks a significant milestone in the the...
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On 29 January 2026, Katten sponsored the London Tokenisation Summit (TOK26) in London, bringing together leading voices in digital assets...
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After years of regulatory turf wars and jurisdictional uncertainty, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures...
Executive summary During 2025, the UK government (the Government) along with the FCA was working on transformational changes to the UK's...
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The New York Stock Exchange just announced plans for a new tokenized securities platform, marking a significant shift towards 24/7 global...
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Google recently introduced Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) — an open standard to enable secure, agent-initiated payments across platforms....
We have once again canvassed opinions from our Freshfields global fintech team for the year ahead, as we did in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024...
Tokenisation grew to become a hot topic during 2025 and we don’t see signs of interest in tokenising assets slowing down. In this post,...
Investor appetite for nonstop trading in U.S. stocks has spiked in recent years, which has prompted regulators to introduce new rules and...
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In 2009, the first practical blockchain as a public ledger, the Bitcoin network, was released by Satoshi Nakamoto. Since then, there have...
Insighful article by Jean Pierre Mugenga explaining how a new patented platform from ReLeaf Financial may offer consumers and small...
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We are delighted to continue our Women in Tech series, where hear interesting stories from inspirational people leading the charge at the...
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In a flurry of activity, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken decisive steps to integrate blockchain technology into...
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On Wednesday, December 17, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets (Division) issued a helpful statement (the Statement) to clarify its...
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Warm congratulations to the Honorable Michael Selig, who was confirmed by the Senate on December 18 (and sworn in on December 22) as the...