Crypto Cast

This week, James is joined by Marcel Hostettler,  Finance Partner at Swiss Law Firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. James and Marcel discuss the recent announcement of regulatory equivalence between Switzerland and the UK, the expansion of the market from the UK to Switzerland, and from Switzerland to the UK. Marcel also shares how Switzerland is currently dealing with blockchain and crypto firms, and where he sees the key developments likely to happen in Switzerland moving forwards.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode of Crypto Cast, James is joined by Adel Messari, who helps companies with their Digital Asset Offering by providing guidance and potential partnerships within Blockchain. Adel shares what the predominant trends currently happening in crypto are, whether we are seeing a post-Brexit move by the UK from the EU to new markets, and will we see this impact the industry? The pair also discuss what advice Adel can share with new crypto businesses looking to set up and what key tips he would have for businesses looking to list security tokens on an exchange?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode, Partner James Burnie is joined by Cindy van Niekerk, Founder of Umazi. Umazi a new fintech that automates and accelerates the corporate identity verification process, using distributed ledger technology and network effects to address inefficiencies.

Cindy discusses with James the inefficiencies in the corporate identity verification process and how DLT addresses these, and whether there are particular types of customers and use cases Cindy is currently seeing the Umazi solution being used for and can we see this as likely to change over time?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode, James Burnie is Joined by Henry Price, Head of Crypto & Digital Assets at GCEX.  Henry shares how a cryptoasset exchange differs from more traditional exchanges, tips for users to be able to determine which exchanges they should use, and what he thinks  the future for cryptoasset exchanges holds?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

James is joined by Thibault Verbiest and Celine Moille from French FinTech Law Firm Yellaw. James sits down with Thibault and Celine to discuss how the French regulator is dealing with blockchain and crypto firms, in particular in terms of licensing requirements. They also discuss whether UK firms are entering into the French market and if a UK firm wishes to work with French clients, whether there anything in particular the UK firm should be aware of.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

Host & Partner James Burnie is joined by Petr Stransky, CEO & Founder of iCEIBA. iCEIBA is a Dispute Recovery Platform for commercial claims and litigation. James and Petr discuss; What do you see as the role of blockchain and other FinTech technologies in dispute recovery? What do you see as the main challenges of using these technologies? How have you found disputes have been effected by COVID and new technologies? What do you see disputes platform heading in the next 10 years?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode, James sits down with gunnercooke Partner Wolfgang Richter. Wolfgang is a highly experienced Financial Services Lawyer having previously lead the Finance practice at DLA Piper. Wolfgang shares with James the biggest challenges Crypto firms face when setting-up in Germany, licensing agreements, white-labelling services and the EU's approach to DeFi.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

gunnercooke Fintech & Financial Services Partner James Burnie is joined by Michael Hall, Founding Partner & CIO of Nickel Digital Asset Management. According to Forbes, Nickel is Europe's largest digital asset manager, connecting traditional finance to the digital market. James and Michael discuss the triggers for the wave of new crypto firms joining the market, the characteristics of a successful crypto fund and innovations in the fund sector.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

Leanne Kemp is a Tech Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Everledger. Everledger develops technology to create a secure and permanent digital record of an assets origin, characteristics and ownership. James and Leanne discuss the biggest use cases of the technology, guaranteeing accurate data in a blockchain, using blockchain across industries and using RFID technologies to trace and identify fabrics.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

This week we are joined by fellow gunnercooke Lawyer Rachel Spink. Rachel is an Employment Law Solicitor with over 16 years in the industry. Rachel shares what start-ups should be focussing on from an employment perspective, measures to consider when employing consultants, protecting IP when an employee leaves, and preventing unfair competition through confidentiality clauses. 

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.