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Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts – UK Offers Legal Clarity

Data Matters

Cryptoassets cannot be physically possessed, so they cannot be the object of a bailment, and only some types of security can be granted over them. However, because of the potential to facilitate near-instant messaging, clearing and settlement, blockchain and cryptoassets have a particularly promising potential in a financial services context.

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Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts – UK Offers Legal Clarity

Data Matters

Cryptoassets cannot be physically possessed, so they cannot be the object of a bailment, and only some types of security can be granted over them. However, because of the potential to facilitate near-instant messaging, clearing and settlement, blockchain and cryptoassets have a particularly promising potential in a financial services context.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5