The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: 6th edition). As the only invited PRC law firm, Han Kun has authored the Virtual Currency Regulation Review for two consecutive years. Han Kun's financial services and asset management partner Mr. TieCheng Yang, counsel Mr. Meng (Raymond) Yan and associate Ms. Wenli (Ivy) Xu co-authored the China Chapter. The intern Ms. Peixi (Regina) Gong also contributed to the writing of the China Chapter.
The Virtual Currency Regulation Review invites leading law firms in the field of virtual currencies from 25 jurisdictions and serves as an important guidance for the global legal practitioners to understand the latest legislation, law enforcement and judicial practice with respect to virtual currencies and forecasts the future development trend. The contents cover, among other things, the key legal and regulatory framework, the securities and investments related regulations, banking and money transmission, anti-money laundering, regulation on virtual currency exchanges, issuers and sponsors involved in virtual currency projects, and the outlook for future developments, aiming to provide a more comprehensive view for readers to understand the legal regime and regulatory framework of virtual currencies in China mainland and the Hong Kong SAR.