In conversation with UK law commissioner on digital assets

Digital assets regulation in the UK is in its nascent stage. This roundtable, hosted by the Digital Monetary Institute and the UK Law Commission, explores the potential directions in which the UK legal system could go. The Law Commission’s ‘Digital assets’ consultation paper covers the current legal considerations for cryptotokens, non-fungible tokens, proof of work and proof of stake, as well as the extent to which current property and contract law is applicable, a potential new third type of property asset class and more.

Sarah Green, law commissioner for commercial and common law at the UK Law Commission, goes through the principal points of the consultation process and lays out the UK’s legislative framework on digital assets.

This meeting will be conducted under the OMFIF Rules.

This virtual discussion is part of the OMFIF Digital Monetary Institute. The OMFIF Digital Monetary Institute is a high-level forum which convenes key policy-makers, technology experts, investors and regulators to explore the challenges, opportunities and implications of digital finance in the 2020s. See more information on OMFIF’s DMI here. Please contact folusho.olutosin@omfif.org directly for membership details or register your interest below and we’ll be in touch.