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Coronavirus Checks China’s Blockchain Ambitions

9.2.2020
As long as the Coronavirus keeps everyone indoors, China's big, bold blockchain ambitions are on hold

Why We Need a Federal Privacy Law

8.2.2020
Mutale Nkonde, a Harvard researcher, argues the US should pass a privacy law modeled on California's new CCPA

CFTC Asked to Provide Opinion in SEC Case Against Telegram ICO

7.2.2020
A U.S. judge has asked lawyers from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide an opinion in the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Telegram's $1.7 billion token sale

Now More Than Ever, SEC Is Scrutinizing Unregistered Token Offerings

7.2.2020
The frequency of ICO-related enforcement actions has been increasing in the U.S

FinCEN: Social Media Companies That Tokenize Must Follow the Law

7.2.2020
Social networks with crypto aspirations must guard their systems against criminal exploitation, said FinCEN's deputy chief

Fearing ‘Currency Struggle,’ Japanese Politicians Want G7 Response to China’s Digital Yuan

7.2.2020
The group of lawmakers fears that the digital yuan could create economic disruption if it starts to replace the greenback in international markets

Catalonia Is Moving to Achieve Digital Independence Using Blockchain

6.2.2020
Catalonia is exploring digital identity and hopes to leapfrog its way into try digital sovereignty

The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment

6.2.2020
Shifting a stance of mostly ignoring CBDCs, a Federal Reserve governor says the Fed is now actively studying the possibility of a US digital currency

How Blockchain Will Track Taxes (and Tax Cheats)

6.2.2020
The chairman of the Global Blockchain Business Council is working with others on a way to add transparency and openness to taxes

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Proposes 3-Year Safe Harbor Period for Crypto Token Sales

6.2.2020
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has unveiled her proposal to create a safe harbor for crypto startups, allowing them three years to build out their networks before having to address federal securities laws

Fed Reserve Is Researching DLT-Based Digital Dollar, Says Governor

6.2.2020
Lael Brainard said in a speech that the Fed is looking at digital ledger use cases including for a possible central bank digital currency

Germany’s BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians

6.2.2020
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, they’d be grandfathered into the same protection that crypto custody firms based in Germany already have under the new law

Craig Wright ‘Abusing’ Privilege to Block 11,000 Documents, Kleiman Lawyers Say

5.2.2020
The filing says Wright has abused attorney-client privilege to withhold documents from the court

Government Think Tank Niti Aayog Identifies Key Blockchain Use Cases for India

4.2.2020
The policy think tank for the government of India, Niti Aayog, has published a strategy document identifying a number of key areas blockchain technology can significantly benefit the country. “By empowering citizens through features of transparency, decentralization and accountability...