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Graham Thompson
Bahamas
Legal Requirements Under The Bahamas' Digital Assets and Registered Exchange (DARE) Bill, 2019
Graham Thompson, June 2019
General The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (“SCB’), the independent regulatory body responsible for digital assets and investor protection, has issued the draft Digital Assets and Registered Exchange Bill (“DARE Bill”) for industry consultation. The DARE Bill prescribes the legal requirements for issuance and sale of digital tokens, and the regulation of issuers and those conducting digital asset business in or from The Bahamas...
Bahamas Regulatory Initiatives Driven by Compliance and Innovation
Graham Thompson, September 2018
It is fair to say that we are in an era of unprecedented multilateralism and convergence in tax matters. The Bahamas has already committed to the implementation of the Common Reporting Standard, having already signed onto the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement and published its list of exchange partners with automatic exchanges that commence in September 2018...
The Bahamas' Place in a Cryptographic World: A Whitepaper
Graham Thompson, June 2018
Should The Bahamas be at the forefront of cryptocurrency regulatory policy by implementing smart, flexible regulation that encourages the legitimate operators in the sub-sector to bloom or should we leave well enough alone?The Bahamas’ position in the landscape of the cryptocurrencies is a familiar one to many in the traditional financial services economy - they’ll know this story all too well with the growth, development, and decline of private banking: a new and exciting innovation
Additional Articles
Legal Requirements Under The Bahamas’ Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Bill, 2019 [May 2019], GT News & Insights, Vol 1 Issue 3
Investment Funds Global Practice Guide. “Law and Practice” in The Bahamas [April 2019]
Legal Update: New Bahamas Legislation to Satisfy EU Economic Substance Requirements [February 2019], GT News & Insights, Vol 1 Issue 2
Bahamas Regulatory Initiatives Driven by Compliance and Innovation [October 2018]
The Bahamas’ Place in a Cryptographic World. A Whitepaper. Released at the International Business and Finance Summit (IBFS), Nassau, The Bahamas, March 2018.
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