Technology Law and Digital Law

On the seventh episode of our blockchain series, Counsel Dr. Anastasia Mallerou and Associate Sotiris Kolelis continue discussing MiCA, focusing on the changes for firms operating in the crypto space, the authorization involved and the effect on the crypto-assets market.

Cyprus is already active in the MiCA landscape, with 12 firms having either obtained CASP authorisation under MiCA or extended their activities via Article 60 notifications, positioning it as a credible EU base for regulated crypto-asset activity.

Ireland's Department of Finance has released its third National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing, identifying very significant risks in retail banking, digital banking, crypto-assets, and payment institutions. The assessment is accompanied by a comprehensive 30-Point Action Plan designed to strengthen Ireland's financial crime response framework over the next 18 months through enhanced regulatory oversight, beneficial ownership transparency, and sector-spe

The European Patent Office Board of Appeal examined whether mathematical steps for generating points on elliptic curves can contribute to technical character in cryptographic applications. The central question was whether designing a constant-time execution method to prevent timing attacks on secret parameters constitutes a technical effect, or remains merely an abstract mathematical exercise.

The EU's digital regulatory framework—spanning the AI Act, GDPR reforms, the Data Act, NIS2, and the Cyber Resilience Act—extends far beyond European borders...

Nos complace compartir la compilación completa de las 16 guías publicadas por la Agencia Española de Supervisión de la Inteligencia Artificial (AESIA) para facilitar el cumplimiento del Reglamento Europeo de Inteligencia Artificial (AI Act).

The consumer and retail sector is undergoing a decisive technological reset, driven by rapid advances in AI, rising expectations for digital convenience, and the pressure to modernize long‑standing legacy systems.

Deuxième sanction prononcée au visa de ce texte, cette décision constitue un avertissement majeur pour toutes les très grandes plateformes en ligne opérant sur le marché européen.

Nos complace compartir la compilación completa de las 16 guías publicadas por la Agencia Española de Supervisión de la Inteligencia Artificial (AESIA) para facilitar el cumplimiento del Reglamento Europeo de Inteligencia Artificial (AI Act).