Crypto and Laws

• China: E-Commerce Law Passed

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 462

  (Nov. 21, 2018) On August 31, 2018, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China...

• Zimbabwe: Court Declares Law Empowering Police to Ban Public Demonstrations Indefinitely Unconstitutional

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 516

  (Nov. 20, 2018) On October 18, 2018, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe, the highest court in the land on all constitutional matters, found...

• Swiss Stock Exchange Leads the Way with World’s First Multiple-Crypto Exchange-Traded Product

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 583

  In a groundbreaking move, SIX, Switzerland’s leading stock exchange with a $1.6 trillion market capitalization, has given the thumbs-up to the...

• Qatar: New Law to Create Permanent Residency System Adopted

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 568

  (Nov. 19, 2018) On September 4, 2018, the amir of Qatar signed Law No. 10 of 2018, creating a new residency system for foreign nationals who are...

• SEC Investigating Crypto Company Salt’s $50M Sale

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 698

  Salt Lending Holdings Inc. , a lender that uses cryptocurrencies as collateral, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission...

• SEC Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Two More ICOs Penalized

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 741

  In a press release today, the SEC has imposed civil penalties on two more ICOs. Up to $27 million reimbursed to investors; each company fined...

• South Korea: Supreme Court Finds Conscientious Objection to Military Service Justifiable

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 125

  (Nov. 16, 2018) On November 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that conscientious objection to military service is...

• Marshall Islands Government Votes to Move Forward With Plan for State Cryptocurrency

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 181

  The Republic of the Marshall Islands will move forward with its plan to introduce its own cryptocurrency, despite a vote of no confidence against...

• Australia: Legislation to Implement Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Enacted; Agreement Ratified

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 738

  (Nov. 15, 2018) On October 17 and 18, 2018, the Australian Parliament passed three bills that were required to implement and begin the...

• Iran Feeling Heat from SWIFT Sanctions, National Cryptocurrency Ready for Blast-off?

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 178

  The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) may have just pushed Iran to the wall in its plans to build a state-issued...

• IMF Chief Calls for Central Banks to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 211

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chair Christine Lagarde has called for central banks to consider the possibility of issuing Central Banks...

• Estonia: Government Boosts Defense Spending in 2019 Budget Bill

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 209

  (Nov. 14, 2018) The government of Estonia approved the 2019 Budget Bill on September 26, 2018. (Press Release, Government of Estonia, Government...

• China: New Regulation on Police Cybersecurity Supervision and Inspection Powers Issued

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 848

  (Nov. 13, 2018) On September 15, 2018, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) issued a new...

• All You Need to Know About Perianne Boring

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CoinCentral 825

  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

  4 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoDisrupt 893

  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

  9-11-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 133

  (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

  9-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 149

  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

  9-11-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 110

  (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...