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Traditional Law and Finance Can Adapt to Bitcoin, These Examples Show

20.10.2019
Bitcoin brought about solutions to persistent problems that stood in the way of previous attempts to invent digital money, such as the risk of double spending. Some of its features, however, like the characteristic irreversibility of blockchain transactions, have created certain challenges for...

FATF Joins BIS In Calling Stablecoins ‘Global Risk,’ Citing Money Laundering Concerns

18.10.2019
Stablecoins pose a money laundering and terrorist financing risk to the world, the FATF said Friday

Bitcoin’s Irreversibility Challenges Int’l Private Law: Legal Scholar

18.10.2019
Professor Matthias Lehmann has proposed an approach for applying private international law to Bitcoin and other blockchains

Facebook’s Libra Just Got Its First Major Supporter in Congress

17.10.2019
Bucking a trend, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) wrote a letter praising Libra as a technological advance that he feels is needed

Coinbase Receives E-Money License From the Central Bank of Ireland

13.10.2019
Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from the Bank of Ireland, which it can potentially use to continuing serving its customers across the continent, in case Brexit causes any disruptions. Also Read:...

Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine Cryptocurrency

11.10.2019
Singaporean citizen Ho Jun Jia has been indicted for stealing over $5 million worth of cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies

Facebook’s Calibra Sued By Mobile Banking App Over Similar Logos

11.10.2019
The complaint alleges the Calibra logo is too similar to Current’s, which the fintech firm has been using since August 2016

SEC, CFTC, FinCEN Warn Crypto Industry to Follow US Banking Laws

11.10.2019
The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday

Bitfinex Doesn’t Have to Compile Documents During Appeal, Judge Says

10.10.2019
A New York judge has rejected the state attorney general's request to have Bitfinex and Tether compile documents about a loan during an ongoing appeal

Canada’s Blockchain Sector Wants Legal Clarity, New Report Shows

9.10.2019
A report from the Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce compiles fresh data on Canada's blockchain industry – including some promising salary stats

London Stock Exchange-Backed Nivaura Hires Senior HSBC Banker

9.10.2019
LSE-backed Nivaura hired a senior HSBC banker to boost adoption of the London-based fintech's blockchain process for capital markets legal documents

Cryptocurrency Donations to Politicians Legal In Japan Says Internal Affairs Minister

8.10.2019
Crypto donations are legal and do not need to be approved for political donations like cash or securities

Crypto Traders’ Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Cost Market Over $1 Trillion

7.10.2019
Bitfinex and sister company Tether caused more than $1 trillion in damages to the crypto market, a new lawsuit claims

Crypto Outpaces Political Donation Laws in Japan

7.10.2019
A major Japanese news publication has reported that crypto donations to individual politicians are legal and do not need to be reported publicly as donations. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications verified that even though it is illegal to donate cash or securities directly...