10 Oct, 2023 Advertising cryptoassets - new rules now in force By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Wendy Saunders On 8 October 2023, the much-heralded changes to the regulation of advertising of cryptoassets came into force. The FCA is now responsible...
20 Sep, 2023 Cryptocurrency – Online Scams – Hong Kong By Angus Forsyth s1. Multiple complaints have been made to the police about a specified cryptocurrency exchange trading in virtual assets. The...
29 Mar, 2023 The SEC Takes on Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Six Other Celebrities Over Paid Crypto Posts By Allison Fitzpatrick Louis DiLorenzo Ashley Haripal The SEC charged eight celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Austin Mahone, with failing to disclose their commercial...
27 Oct, 2022 Promoting Crypto Currencies in Bulgaria: Are There Any Risks? By Violetta Kunze Vladislav Antonov Earlier this year, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court (the “SAC”) had the chance to evaluate the misleading potential of an...
04 Oct, 2022 SEC Charges Kim Kardashian over Crypto Promotion By Hannah Taylor Ariel Radow In January of this year, we blogged about a class action against Kim Kardashian relating to her promotion on Instagram of the...
29 Sep, 2022 NFTs, Food, and Alcohol, all at GALA's Annual Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum At next month's Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual advertising law conference, Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change,...
29 Apr, 2022 "Mayday Mayday": ASA begins targeted enforcement action against crypto ads on 2 May By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA has published an update this week about its scam alert programme. Consumers can tell the ASA if they see a scam ad, and the ASA...
08 Apr, 2022 Free Webinar: Crypto advertising and promotions, including NFTs and Fan Tokens. A UK + US perspective By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Cryptoassets, including cryptocurrencies, NFTs and Fan Tokens, are booming. While the US and UK regulators have been slow to get to...
23 Mar, 2022 ASA issues Enforcement Notices against 50 companies that advertise Crypto By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA has issued an "Enforcement Notice" to over 50 companies that advertise cryptocurrencies, "instructing them to review their ads...
16 Feb, 2022 New Crypto advertising guidance from the ASA By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor On Valentine's Day, while you were staring lovingly into the eyes of your loved one, your pet, and/or Young Wallander (just me?), the ASA...
15 Dec, 2021 ASA upholds rulings against 8 crypto trading ads, but one takes some topping By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor It seems the ASA is on a mission to stamp out misleading and irresponsible advertising relating to crypto currency trading. This week,...