Crypto and Laws

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

  9-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 160

  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

  8-11-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 149

  (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

  7-11-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 163

  (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

  7-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 127

  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

  7-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 155

  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

  6-11-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 90

  (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

  3-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 187

  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

  2-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 652

  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

  2-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 752

  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

  2-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 170

  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

  1-11-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1216

  (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

  1-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 227

  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

  1-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 232

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

• Uruguay: Congress Adopts New Law on Transgender Rights

  31-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 192

  (Oct. 31, 2018) On October 19, 2018, the Uruguayan Congress adopted the new Comprehensive Law for Transgender Persons, aimed at reversing...

• UK Considering Ban on Crypto Derivatives

  31-10-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 736

  On the heels of a report by a coalition of pro-blockchain groups and financial institutions warning UK officials not to over-regulate the...

• RBI – Government to “Respect Central Bank Independence” or Else “Incur Wrath of Financial Markets”

  30-10-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoDisrupt 1374

  The tensions between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government are escalating. On October 29th, the Times of India reported on the...

• France: Government Adopts Law Banning Cell Phone Use at School

  30-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 752

  (Oct. 30, 2018) On August 5, 2018, the French government promulgated a law banning “cell phones and other electronic communication...

• Belgium: Report Reveals Euthanasia Commission Authorized Euthanasia of Three Minors in 2016–17

  29-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1436

  (Oct. 29, 2018) Belgium has the world’s only law allowing terminally ill minors in “unbearable suffering” to choose to die....