2020-8-26 08:18 |
Telegram has dropped a two-year-old lawsuit over the ‘GRAM’ trademark but must now repay the defendant’s legal costs.
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Iran is one of the few countries that has embraced cryptocurrency mining as a legal business in a bid to increase revenues and escape the tough economic U.S. sanctions placed on the country. In a bid to regulate the crypto mining industry and eliminating confusion within the industry, the government will place monitoring controls on […]
2020-7-8 17:34 | |
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ICO conductor and broker ICOBox must pay $16 million — the result of initial SEC legal action left unacknowledged by the startup
2020-3-8 20:30 | |
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Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp must sit for another deposition in the company's ongoing legal fight with the SEC over its 2017 token sale, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
2020-1-23 00:29 | |
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Anyone who thought that the lead Satoshi Nakamoto impersonator, Craig Wright, would finally have accepted defeat and scurried off back into obscurity again by now, must be getting increasingly disappointed.
2019-12-12 22:26 | |
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A Dutch court has recently ruled that all fraudulent ads involving Bitcoin must be removed from Facebook. The case started when the Dutch millionaire John de Mol sued the social media company. He started the process some months ago after Facebook failed to remove fake ads that used his and other celebrities’ images. According to […]
2019-11-12 02:05 | |
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A South Korean presidential committee is pushing for the government to establish legal status for cryptocurrency to stay competitive globally. So far, the government’s policies have been risk-focused to curb speculation, which the committee says must change.
2019-10-31 18:30 | |
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The US Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said yesterday that Facebook must overcome a “core of legal and regulatory challenges” before facilitating payments with its ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra.
2019-10-17 13:44 | |
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While government organizations are yet to choose sides for drafting crypto-related regulations, crypto-exchanges (that predominantly serve as the front door to crypto-adoption) must keep up with changing requirements, or risk shifting to different geographies.
2019-8-20 18:30 | |
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In the latest on the ongoing legal dispute between the New York Attorney General (NYAG), cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, the New York Supreme Court has modified an April 24, 2019, preliminary injunction and now Bitfinex is allowed to continue using the Tether reserves that were loaned to it to maintain its ordinary course of business, such as paying employees and consultants.
2019-5-18 22:14 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Bitcoin is legal in Botswana, but that does not mean that it is easy to get a hold of. Those who are interested in purchasing bitcoin must do so from exchanges located outside of the country and in some instances, they actually need to leave the country to make the purchase. Philonah Shamukuni is a […]
2019-4-18 14:31 | |
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“A statement may be both true and dangerous. The previous sentence is such a statement. ” - David Friedman Freedom of speech is a topic that many internet communities have struggled with over the last two decades.
2019-4-19 04:03 | |
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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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ABBC Foundation Must Drop Its Trademark After Legal Conflict With Alibaba According to a recent report released by Reuters, the ABBC Foundation announced that it will not be using the Alibaba trademark.
2019-3-12 02:04 | |
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A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment.
2019-3-12 01:04 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him.
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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Regulators in Indonesia have finally recognized Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as commodities, thus providing legal backing for trading virtual currencies. Consequently, cryptocurrency exchanges in the country now have a set of requirements that must be satisfied before being allowed to operate.
2019-2-15 15:00 | |
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A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation.
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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The twins need to pony up.
2019-2-9 00:50 | |
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I had the opportunity to participate on a legal panel with David Silver at the Unconfiscatable: Bitcoin Not Blockchain Conference put on by Tone Vays in Las Vegas.
2019-2-7 20:39 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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On November 16, 2018, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public statement clarifying its intent to regulate activities involving the issuance and trading of digital assets.
2018-11-21 01:44 | |
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The Japanese Financial Services Agency revealed exclusively to Bitcoin News today that, under current law, stablecoins are not cryptocurrencies. Currently there are two pieces of legislation that cryptocurrency companies must satisfy in Japan.
2018-10-29 15:08 | |
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A Chinese arbitration court declared crypto-assets such as Bitcoin must be treated as legal property, despite an infamous blanket ban on cryptocurrencies in the country. Chinese Court Classifies Bitcoin as Property As reported by a local news outlet, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration ruled cryptocurrencies must be legally protected as a property with “economic […] The post Chinese Court States Bitcoin is “Property of Economic Value” appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-10-27 00:30 | |
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The Euro Banking Association is confident that the implementation of distributed ledger technology can solve challenges facing the banking industry. In fact, they believe that this technology could potentially increase the efficiency of service delivery and compliance with legal requirements.
2018-10-24 22:34 | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have weighed in on sovereign considerations and global implications of blockchain and other financial services technologies.
2018-10-15 19:01 | |
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The number of blockchain-related companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has doubled in the last year, according to a new study published by CV VC. The Zug-based firm, in partnership with Strategy& (PwC’s global consulting arm) and inacta, compiled information about the top 50 blockchain and digital asset companies between the two countries.
2018-10-11 00:18 | |
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In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
2018-9-27 21:21 | |
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It’s a sign of the times and the growing maturity of the crypto industry that a new industry trade association launched in Washington, D. C. , on September 11, 2018, to lobby the U.
2018-9-22 22:46 | |
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Industry buzz surrounded Ethereum this week as community members await the next stage of the coin’s development. The protocol also served as the jumping-off point for a new fully regulated stablecoin.
2018-9-16 18:41 | |
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The government of Mexico has published provisions regarding cryptocurrency. The Bank of Mexico will decide which cryptocurrencies are legal and fintech companies must gain approval from the central bank to operate in the crypto space.
2018-9-15 12:35 | |
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This week the trustee in charge of the Mt Gox legal case has announced that corporate customers can now file rehabilitation claims for the October 22 deadline. The news follows the claim process that started for non-corporate customers on August 23.
2018-9-14 09:15 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
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The cryptocurrencies are not recognized as money and those who wish to promote them must have a license for a financial institution.
2018-9-6 18:22 | |
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As we reported on July 19, 2018, Bermuda is determined to establish itself as the leading jurisdiction for fintech entrepreneurs, in particular those involved in initial coin offerings (ICOs), digital assets and virtual currencies.
2018-8-23 23:03 | |
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Launched in 2009, the social networking app Foursquare was hailed as providing a cutting-edge approach for users to share their location with friends. Called a “check-in,” people would reveal their location through their mobile device by selecting the venue they were frequenting at that time.
2018-8-15 17:34 | |
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Independent DJ Justin Blau (known on stage as 3LAU) didn’t exactly stumble into the cryptocurrency industry — to say so would misrepresent how much thought he’s put into his blockchain-based event network, Our Music Festival (OMF).
2018-8-8 19:23 | |
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Access to personal financial data and the emergence of blockchain technology have been the catalyst for a revolution in the banking sector. At the start of this year, banks within the European Union were ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to grant customers access to their personal data.
2018-7-31 20:42 | |
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On June 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) director of corporate finance made waves in the cryptocurrency space when he commented at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto that ether is not a security.
2018-7-3 23:16 | |
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Gox Creditor (mtgoxcreditor) posted today, indicating a victory for creditors long wondering if an attempt would be made at making them financially whole. The Tokyo District Court ordered commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings, and as such “enormous assets, which were to be distributed to Mt. This sort of also made legal history as well.” Mr.
2018-6-22 19:28 | |
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\Chain Accelerator has launched in France. It is the first startup acceleratordedicated to the blockchain that can call Europe its home. Among the organization’s chief operators are Hyperloop Transportation Technologies chairman Bibop G.
2018-6-20 00:34 | |
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Those working for the executive branch of the U.S. government must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings, ethics officials said Monday. In a legal advisory released Monday, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) clarified that digital currency is “property held … for investment or the production of income” instead of a “real” currency or legal tender. The
2018-6-19 00:46 | |
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its suspension on FTX Europe’s investment firm license, banning the crypto exchange from offering services or accepting any new clients.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis recently released a paper that suggested governments should ban or tax Bitcoin in order to maintain primary deficits. In a working paper recently published by the Minneapolis Feds on Oct. 17, governments are urged…
Ireland will draft urgent cryptocurrency regulations before the European Union Anti-Money Laundering and terror financing standards come into effect on Dec. 30. According to the Irish Examiner on Oct.
He "is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is," says a U.K. Judge reviewing the Australian computer scientist’s many questionable legal maneuvers.
Fannizadeh, a lawyer specializing in the crypto industry at Geneva Legal, is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, May 29-31, in Austin, Texas.
The proposal narrowly passed, with 41.1% of votes for and 38.5% of votes against.
Montenegro’s minister of justice will make the final decision on Do Kwon’s extradition to either South Korea or the United States.