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Digital assets and reform of the financial collateral regime
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In this article, Jonathan Haines considers whether the requirements of the UK’s Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003 are compatible with market practice for digital assets in light of proposed reforms, particularly in the context of mixed portfolios, looking at whether digital assets qualify as cash or financial instruments, the position where the digital asset is held through a custodian, and where the digital asset represents equitable interests under a trust.
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