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Vanya Singh

Partner in the Disputes practice at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas with a special focus on Securities Regulatory work. She was with SEBI between 2007-2025, and has worked across the policy, quasi-judicial, investigations, legal affairs and enforcement departments of SEBI. Vanya can be reached at vanya.singh@cyrilshroff.com

FIG Paper No. 62 (VDA Series 12): Regulating Virtual Digital Assets: Global Trends and India’s Emergent Supervisory Architecture

Summary: India’s approach to regulating virtual digital assets (VDA) is evolving from fragmented enforcement towards a structured supervisory framework. This aligns with global trends in the US, UK and EU, of adopting activity-based regimes focused on governance, disclosure, consumer protection and stablecoin oversight. In India, parliamentary consultations, enhanced tax reporting, and increased enforcement actions signal a maturing regulatory outlook. The FIG Paper provides guidance to VDA businesses on navigating India’s current supervisory and enforcement developments whilst preparing for future regulation.

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The Securities Market Code, 2025 (Bill No. 200 of 2025): Raising the Bar to Embrace the Future

Summary: This blog examines the Securities Market Code Bill, 2025, in terms of key changes, and their implications for SEBI and the securities market. SEBI’s regulatory role, along with increased involvement of market infrastructure institutions, securities market service providers and self-regulatory organisations, is poised for significant reform. While the shift towards a principle-based statute upholding good governance, natural justice, transparency and accountability is laudable, certain challenges relating to implementation and capacity-building should be addressed.

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