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On September 16th, Rodrigue Devillet Lima, Partner at GFDL Advogados, was invited as a panelist to provide his expert views regarding the current regulatory framework applicable to [...]

The new EU Regulation 2022/858 of the European Parliament and the Council on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) entered into force on March [...]

João Gil Figueira and Catarina Branco Valada co-signed the New Portuguese personal income tax framework applicable to crypto-assets article, published by the International Bar Association.

What is MiCA about? The final version of the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-assets) Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, was published on October [...]

João Gil Figueira and Catarina Andrade Miranda co-signed the Mondaq Comparative Guide of Virtual Currencies – Portugal, published by Mondaq. Click here to read the publication.

João G. Gil Figueira, partner at GFDL, commented the latest news about Portuguese banks closing bank accounts of crypto businesses in Portugal on CoinDesk. The article is available here.

Virtual or crypto assets (including cryptocurrencies) are a recent asset class that has attracted many investors. They are the most visible and well-known aspect of blockchain as a technological [...]

The Bank of Portugal has approved two companies of Portugal to run crypto-related operations in Portugal. They are now allowed to operate in Portugal and onboard Portuguese clients. The Bank of [...]

The recent Portuguese transposition of the Fifth Directive on AML* has a direct impact on cryptocurrency businesses. In addition to extensive AML and KYC procedures being enforced on some crypto [...]

During the last 10 days, GFDL attended and participated in multiple events and conferences covering distinct topics such as Technology or Finance, Blockchain or Cannabis, and Wealth protection [...]