Gaps in the City watchdog's new crypto rules will exacerbate the risk of insider trading because of inconsistencies pointed out by lawyers over how exchanges will share price-sensitive information and disagreements on the digital-related definition of such data.
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Gaps In FCA's Crypto-Regime Leave Insider Dealing Risk

By Alex Davidson

Gaps in the City watchdog's new crypto rules will exacerbate the risk of insider trading because of inconsistencies pointed out by lawyers over how exchanges will share price-sensitive information and disagreements on the digital-related definition of such data.

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EU Banking Regulator Calls For Tougher Crypto Rules

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The European Union's banking regulator Thursday urged the European Commission to tighten rules on stablecoins and bring lending and decentralized finance platforms under the bloc's crypto rules.

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Gupta Denies Knowing $7M Nickel Shipment Was Fake

By Sophia Dourou

Indian metals tycoon Prateek Gupta has hit back against a $7 million claim by a U.K. commodities trader, denying fraudulently misrepresenting that a cargo of worthless metal was valuable nickel.

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LITIGATION

Online Gambling Co. Wins £13M Tax Appeal Over Free Spins

By Kevin Pinner

A gambling company isn't liable for about £13.2 million ($17.5 million) in U.K. remote gaming duties because free spins it awarded as prizes from a game for new users qualified for an exclusion from those duties, a London court said Friday.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority. 

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DEALS

Simmons Steers UK Data Center Biz's £2.5B Financing

By Tom Fish

Data center operator Virtus has secured a £2.45 billion ($3.25 billion) financing package to fund expansion of its portfolio across the U.K. and Europe, including the development of an artificial intelligence-ready campus in southeast England.

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Saba Seeks Energy Biz Board Seat As Trust Winds Down

By Joel Poultney

Energy investor SDCL said Friday that Saba, its largest shareholder, wants to add its founder to SDCL's board after the income trust announced intentions to wind down, marking the activist investor's latest attempt to gain board control.

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PEOPLE

Walker Morris Hires Ex-DLA Piper UK Capital Markets Co-Head

By Ashish Sareen

Walker Morris LLP said Friday that it has hired DLA Piper's former U.K. equity capital markets co-head to strengthen its capabilities in complex transactions.

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