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We are pleased to share that Julia Charlton, Partner at Charltons Law, spoke at the highly anticipated WOW Summit, a premier event in the Web 3 world! Julia joined a stellar lineup of industry experts in the panel discussion on “Regulating Crypto: Identifying Gaps and...

Julia Charlton participated in a panel discussion on regulatory issues from Global and Gulf Cooperation Council Perspectives on 5 September 2023. Jehanzeb Awan of J. Awan & Partners presented an in-depth analysis of dynamic legal frameworks across the Gulf Cooperation Council and Patricia Ho, General Counsel at Scroll3, shared her experience on Web3 developments worldwide.

Julia Charlton moderated a fascinating discussion on the future of crypto and crypto regulation in Asia’s fastest-growing crypto hubs, Hong Kong and Singapore, on 17 August 2023. Angelina A. Kwan, Senior Adviser of IMC and renowned crypto expert, shared her unique perspectives on the rapidly evolving crypto world. Sandy Peng, Co-Founder of Scroll, offered insights into the development, compliance and application of blockchain and open-source technology. Kim Larkin of Charltons and Diana The of fsLaw, Hong Kong and Singaporean crypto lawyers, covered the current crypto regulation frameworks in Hong Kong and Singapore, while David Zou of China’s Grandway Law Offices provided insights into the development of crypto, DLT and AIGC in China.

On the 22 of April 2023, Charltons’ managing partner, Julia Charlton, spoke as a panelist on ‘The Future of Virtual Asset and its Regulatory Landscape’ at Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Better Web3 Forum. She was joined by fellow panelists Kavi Harilela from Payment Asia, Lawrence Chu from VSFG, Raymond Chan from CFT, and Robert Lui from Deloitte China, with the panel being moderated by Paul Li from Polyu Law and Web3 Lab.

Julia Charlton was delighted to be part of Payment Asia‘s panel at Fintech Week 2023 hosted by Kavi Harilela with amazing fellow panellists Bosco Lin, Jason Magnus and Eugene Yeung.

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