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Cayman Crypto Foundation Count Climbs to New Heights

The Cayman Islands, with a secure British legal system, safe business environment and tax neutral status, has long been a favoured home to US Hedge funds (35,000+) and crypto companies, and new data from the Cayman Islands General Registry underscores just how much that growth has continued. In 2017, the Cayman Islands legislated into existence the Cayman Foundation in the Foundation Companies Act , a highly flexible corporate structure which could operate to manage wealth an

Dec 92 min read

US CFTC Unlocks Crypto as Collateral in Derivatives Markets

The US continues to drive forward in crypto, with the powerful Commodities, Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), which has often been seen in competition with the Securities Exchanges Commission ( SEC ), moving to announce a digital asset pilot program and updated guidance under which certain digital assets will be approved for use as collateral for derivatives in regulated US markets and "outdated" requirements are removed . The crypto derivatives market is already US $23

Dec 92 min read

That's one small shard for man, one giant leap for blockchain-kind

Ethereum upgrades have always been a mix of spectacle and subtlety—Dencun's blobs reshaped Layer 2 economics overnight, Pectra's account tweaks whispered promises of smoother user experiences. But the latest fork: Fusaka, activated on December 3, 2025, at epoch 411,392 (around 21:50 UTC), was more of an under-the-hood upgrade that will have broader and longer impacts. Named after a cosmic nod—"Fulu" for the consensus layer's starry precision, "Osaka" for the Devcon 2025 host

Dec 42 min read

An even stronger foundation for web3? Cayman company law gives more flexibility for web3 projects

The Cayman Islands, already a premier offshore jurisdiction for digital asset innovation, has recently amended the Companies Act , effective from January 1, 2026, introducing flexibility that directly benefits web3 projects, particularly through the ability for Cayman foundation companies to convert into exempted companies. The Foundation Company Conversion Advantage Under the new legislation, foundation companies incorporated under the Foundation Companies Act can now conver

Nov 232 min read

UK calls for consultation on a tokenised fund future

The UK Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) has released a huge consultation paper CP25/28 titled 'Progressing Fund Tokenisation' which outlines new rules for fund tokenisation and direct-to-fund dealing. The paper expands on the 2023 Blueprint published by the Investment Association's Technology Working Group, which introduced a phased roadmap for fund tokenisation. The FCA has clearly put a huge amount of work into this document, which defines tokenisation as a method of re

Oct 294 min read

Binance Founder CZ Pardoned, is SBF next?

The Trump Administration has been unashamedly pro-crypto, seeking to craft innovation supporting rules and changing the leadership at the previously anti-crypto Securities & Exchange Commission. This approach has dialed up further with news that Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been pardoned today for his conviction in connection with a prosecution of Binance for breaching sanctions and anti-money laundering laws. After the Department of Justice commenced that prosecut

Oct 232 min read

British Columbia Places Permanent Ban on New Crypto Mining Projects

In an update to a temporary moratorium in place since 2022, and cutting against the global thaw on crypto engagement and policy of the USA to promote more cryptocurrency business, British Columbia has announced a permanent ban on new cryptocurrency mining projects from accessing the provincial electricity grid. This decision is said to arise from concerns over the environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining and its hefty electricity demands, but this is curious given the

Oct 222 min read