In the concluding episode of Series 2 of the Virtually Everything Podcast, hosts Lucy and Vyasna take listeners on a comprehensive journey through the key developments of 2024 in the virtual assets sector. They also share insights into what lies ahead in 2025.

We are excited to announce our new Cyber Risk podcast series. This series of short podcasts will highlight cyber hot topics together with our analysis, tips and predictions – designed to fit into your day.In our first episode of the series, we start 2025 with a roundup of the key legal developments from a cyber perspective throughout 2024 and what to expect in 2025. Partner and Head of the Cyber UK team, Helen Bourne and Legal Director, Shanaka Wijetunge take a look at the key legislative developments, litigation updates and regulator activity.

In the latest episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey are joined by Elisabeth Wagner, an Associate in the International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation Group based in London. Together, they delve into the fascinating and rapidly evolving topic of using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a method of legal service in the UK courts.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy and Vyasna are joined by Nicole Britton, a legal director in the Corporate & Commercial Regulatory Team in our Johannesburg office. Together, they explore the evolving regulatory landscape for crypto assets in South Africa, a region experiencing rapid development and growing global interest in this emerging field.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, we are introduced to Tom Bicknell, the newest financial services regulatory partner at Clyde & Co. Tom, a specialist in fintech, virtual assets, and payment services, shares his journey into the virtual asset sector and highlights how his role has evolved to support clients in the digital finance space. He describes some of the exciting projects he has worked on, including collaborations with government authorities to establish frameworks for digital securities and the first listing of a virtual asset backed fund on Dubai’s Nasdaq Securities Exchange.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy and Vyasna are joined by Scott Pounder, Managing Director at FTI Consulting, to delve into the complex world of virtual asset tracing. Scott, with a background in law enforcement and blockchain analytics, provides an insider look at the challenges and strategies involved in tracking digital assets. He covers FTI's broad services in this space, from expert witness support to investigations, regulatory compliance, and blockchain advisory.

The latest episode of Virtually Everything sees our hosts Lucy and Vyasna discuss the evolving landscape of AI regulation with special guest Rebecca Keating, a barrister at 4 Pump Court. With a background in technology disputes spanning areas like IT project failures, cyber-attacks, and emerging technologies such as quantum computing and crypto assets, Rebecca offers a unique legal perspective on the regulatory frameworks governing artificial intelligence.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Vyasna and Lucy are joined by Victor Gontard, a Senior Associate from Clyde & Co’s Munich office, to explore the evolving regulatory landscape of crypto-assets in Germany and the European Union (EU). The discussion provides a thorough look at how both national and upcoming EU-wide regulations will impact the virtual asset industry.

Steven Bird, Senior Associate at Clyde & Co, spoke to Matthew Lavy KC, Barrister at 4 Pump Court – who he described as “the godfather of AI law” - about the risks and realities facing professional services firms as they adopt this transformational technology

In the first episode of series 2 of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey welcome listeners back with a detailed exploration of a pivotal DIFC Courts case in the virtual asset sector. The case in focus is Gate MENA DMCC, and Huobi MENA FZE, against Tabarak Investment Capital Limited and Christian Thurner, a case that was introduced in series 1 and has since progressed to an appeal.