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New Swiss laws provide solid ground for blockchain and crypto
10.9.2020
Crypto and blockchain get better legal clarity in the alpine country
Belarusian crypto exchange looks to Lithuania amid political turmoil
10.9.2020
A major crypto company is offering outs to its employees as the situation in Belarus grows more tense
IRS doubles down, investing another quarter million dollars into tracking crypto transactions
9.9.2020
A new analytics firm scores a major contract with the U.S. tax agency, which has been upping its crypto engagement left and right
Argentina Government Refuses to Pay $4M Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers Who Paralyzed Its Borders
9.9.2020
The government of Argentina has reportedly refused to pay a $4 million bitcoin ransom demanded by hackers who hijacked the country’s immigration systems, temporarily crippling cross-border movements. On Aug. 27, the cybercriminals – now identified as a group calling itself Netwalker...
Crypto meetups are dangerous to health and wealth, South Koreans warned
9.9.2020
The warning is not just because of the coronavirus pandemic
‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams
7.9.2020
The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact
Binance Card still on its way to Russia despite local crypto payments ban
7.9.2020
Russia’s law on digital assets has not affected Binance's business in any way
Could Russia lead Eastern Europe’s crypto boom?
6.9.2020
Russia’s new bill brings it in line with U.K. legislators, though there is a distinction between the approach of the FCA and the State Duma
South Korean government agency to use blockchain-based employee ID system
6.9.2020
South Korean public entities are becoming blockchain-friendly
Former Georgian PM: Blockchain is the steam engine of Industry 4.0
5.9.2020
Georgia’s former prime minister is bullish on blockchain and its potential for the future of society
Law Decoded: Public companies, private markets, crypto offerings and you, Aug. 28–Sept. 4
4.9.2020
In light of newly expanded qualifications for accredited investors, Law Decoded looks at recent interactions between crypto and public companies
New DeFi alliance to connect Eastern and Western DeFi markets
4.9.2020
The Chinese government is supporting a new global DeFi association
All fintech companies will use blockchain within 10 years: Aussie government report
4.9.2020
Australian government report on the future of fintech and regtech suggests blockchain technology is critical to Australia’s future
Blockchain regulation: Speedbumps, roadblocks and superhighways
3.9.2020
The U.S. will likely continue enacting laws to support the use of blockchain technology for purposes beyond securities and digital currency
Denmark proposes use of blockchain in fight against corruption
3.9.2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has released a report analyzing the use of blockchain in the fight against corruption
Russian ministry proposes to amend law banning crypto transactions
3.9.2020
Crypto mining is allowed, but payout in crypto is prohibited
Your crypto is not outside government reach, VC firm partner says
3.9.2020
An anti-thesis to some of industry's core concepts
This Government Agency to Issue Staff with Blockchain IDs, Reward Tokens
3.9.2020
Blockchain-powered employee authentication is taking off in South Korea – with a government agency doing away with smart cards in favor of smartphone-based solutions. The agency will also issue its employees with blockchain-powered “reward” tokens.
Per news agency Yonhap, the Korea Internet &...
US federal court calls NSA’s mass phone data collection illegal
2.9.2020
A U.S. circuit court has concluded its review of a terrorism financing case that begin in 2010, saying that the NSA's phone tapping was illegal but that it was a minor part of the evidence
Blockchain technology, financial and self-sovereign digital identities
2.9.2020
Discussing a use case that the Brazilian government started developing last year: a digital identity solution called FinID