Crypto and Laws

• All You Need to Know About Perianne Boring

  17 hours ago Crypto and Laws CoinCentral 67

  Many people consider Perianne Boring to be an important advocate for blockchain and cryptocurrency. With over 23.6k Twitter followers (as of...

• Landmark Case – 16 Major Banks Sued For Rigging Fiat FX Market

  1 day ago Crypto and Laws CryptoDisrupt 129

  As reported by Reuters, 16 major banks (mainly US-based) are being sued by institutional investors and others for rigging the fiat FX market....

• Germany: Federal Court of Justice Rules Same-Sex Marriage Does Not Make Wife of Child’s Mother Co-parent by Law

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 107

  (Nov. 9, 2018) On October 10, 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH), Germany’s supreme court for civil and...

• [INTERVIEW] Why India Says Yes to Blockchain, Yet Still Undecided About Crypto

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 119

  As countries around the world find their feet in the cryptocurrency market, governments have jumped on board in attempts to regulate the use of...

• Russia: Employers Could Face Criminal Prosecution for Hiring and Firing Preretirement-Aged Persons

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 90

  (Nov. 9, 2018) On September 25, 2018, the State Duma of the Russian Federation (the Russian legislature) in its third and final reading adopted a...

• China’s Central Bank Calls for More Government Oversight on Blockchain

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 139

  China’s central bank the People’s Bank of China (PBC) encouraged the government to increase supervision of blockchain-related ventures in a...

• Qatar: Amir Ratifies Country’s First Asylum Law

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 116

  (Nov. 8, 2018) On September 4, 2018, the amir of Qatar ratified Law No. 11 of 2018 Regulating Political Asylum. ( His Highness Issues Law...

• Iran: Space Agency Aims to Train Specialists in Space Law

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 109

  (Nov. 7, 2018) The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) and the University of Tehran’s Institute for Studies in Public Law signed a memorandum of...

• SEC Expands Crypto Fraud Crackdown

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 112

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is doubling down on their efforts to stamp out cryptocurrency investment fraud, according to a...

• Taiwan Amends Financial Laws to Fasten Grip on Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 107

  Cryptocurrency transactions are getting a policy makeover in Taiwan after the country’s top financial watchdog agreed to curb illegal transfers...

• India: Tripura State Hopes to Follow Assam in Establishing National Register of Citizens

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 78

  (Nov. 5, 2018) The working president of the Congress Party in the Indian state of Tripura, Pradyot Debbarman, filed a petition before...

• Hong Kong Unveils Regulatory “Sandbox” for Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms and Exchanges

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 176

  Hong Kong unveiled a new set of regulations aimed at governing the local cryptocurrency trading and funding market in a move that seeks to improve...

• Nasdaq Wants to Help Eradicate Fraud in the Crypto Market

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 497

  On Nov. 1st, Stock exchange giant Nasdaq Inc. released a paper announcing the intent to use the anti-fraud tools it’s developed for...

• The Architect of Malta’s ‘Blockchain Island’ Initiative Says Fourth Blockchain Bill Will Foster Innovation

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 600

  Prominent blockchain strategist and advisor Steve Tendon has spent years trying to close the gap between regulators and developers in the...

• Blackrock Waiting Until Cryptos Become ‘Legitimate’ Before Offering ETFs

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 161

  BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Thursday that while he hasn’t entirely written off the possibility of his company trading crypto assets, he thinks...

• Israel: Legislation Exempting Food Donors from Liability Adopted

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 478

  (Nov. 1, 2018) On October 22, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) passed the Encouragement of Food Donations Law, 5779-2018 (SEFER...

• India Considering Cryptocurrency Ban

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 216

  Indian regulatory body the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is considering measures to ban the use of private cryptocurrencies...

• UK Report Warns PMs Not to Crack Down Too Hard on Crypto

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 217

  A new report on cryptocurrency regulation in the UK warns that “bad regulation is worse than no regulation at all,” the Telegraph reported on...