UK Institute Could Detect Loopholes in Cryptocurrency Regulation

In addition, the new organization would promote English law to global companies as the way to govern innovations such as blockchain transactions. Richard Susskind, who also serves a director of LegalUK, the London-based think tank whose mission is to encourage the use of English law and U.K. dispute resolution globally, told the news outlet that an independent institute would spotlight sections of law that had failed to keep up with new technological innovations, including crypto assets and AI.

The proposal comes as attorneys express concern that Englands 365,000-person legal sector could lose clients to rival institutes in Dubai and Singapore if legislation fails to keep up with tech innovations.

The business world will be changed by technology, and a challenge will be providing a platform for the supporting law for these new technologies, Susskind said.

Proponents said such a research center would fit with the U.K. governments strategy to make the country a global leader in areas such as AI.

Susskind is not the only official considering ways to regulate new innovations.

In December, the Bank of England (BoE) said it plans to increase the pace of talks to establish regulations on the worlds newest assets.

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The BoE recently said in itsFinancial Stability Board Reportthat while crypto holdings in the U.K. do not pose a threat to the financial network, its dramatic growth could become more dangerous as the currencies become increasingly linked to wider financial systems and the broader economy.

Sarah Breeden, the central banks director for financial strategy and risk, told said that if banks wish to offer cryptocurrency trading and custody services, regulators must design rules to protect the worlds financial system.

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