Crypto and Laws
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Germany: Federal Court of Justice Rules on Legal Motherhood of Surrogate(Apr. 29, 2019) In a decision published on April 23, 2019, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH), Germany’s supreme...
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Washington State signs bill recognizing blockchain technology into lawOn Apr. 26th, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed SB 5638—an act “recognizing the validity of distributed ledger technology”—into law. The...
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Tether price falters following iFinex investigation, bitcoin moved from BitfinexFollowing a probe which revealed the apparent loss of $850 million in funds, the attorney general of the State of New York obtained a court...
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Philippines: Law on Rectification of Simulated Birth Records Enacted(Apr. 26, 2019) On March 14, 2019, the Philippine government announced in the Official Gazette the enactment of the Simulated Birth...
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Bitcoin could counter the IMF’s proposed negative interest ratesIn a February blog post, economists from the IMF proposed a policy that taxes bank deposits instead of allowing them to accumulate interest. The...
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Switzerland: Federal Supreme Court Holds Access Providers Not Obligated to Block Websites to Stop Copyright Infringements(Apr. 24, 2019) On February 8, 2019, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht, BG) held that access providers are not obligated to block...
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Brazil: Brazilian President Signs Acts Addressing Bureaucracy, Corruption, and Drug Policy(Apr. 23, 2019) On April 11, 2019, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed 18 acts, including measures relating to corruption, modernization,...
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Germany: Criminal Law Amendment Allows Doctors to Inform Public of Abortion Services(Apr. 22, 2019) On March 29, 2019, an amendment to the German Criminal Code entered into force, clarifying in a new paragraph 4 that doctors,...
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New York BitLicense could convince the CFTC to greenlight BakktBakkt , an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform led by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly considering obtaining a New...
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Switzerland: Rules on Accelerated Asylum Procedures Enter into Force(Apr. 19, 2019) On March 1, 2019, new rules on accelerated asylum procedures entered into force in Switzerland. (Press Release, Bundesrat...
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Digital assets—why offshore?The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in recent years, combined with seemingly unlimited potential applications for...
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Finland: Parliament Revokes Law Exempting Jehovah’s Witnesses from Mandatory Military Service(Apr. 18, 2019) On February 27, 2019, the Finnish Parliament voted to amend its mandatory military service law by revoking a more than...
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New Zealand: Legislation Banning Certain Firearms, Magazines, and Parts Passed(Apr. 17, 2019) On April 10, 2019, the New Zealand Parliament passed, with a vote of 119–1, the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and...
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Singapore: Payment Services Act Passed, Regulating Cryptocurrency Dealing or Exchange Services(Apr. 17, 2019) On January 14, 2019, the Parliament of Singapore passed the Payment Services Act, bringing cryptocurrency dealing or exchange...
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France regulates and taxes cryptocurrencyLast week, the French parliament approved a law that regulates cryptocurrencies . The main aim of the law is to encourage cryptocurrency issuers...
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UAE: Court Orders Doctors to Pay Blood Money to Patient’s Family(Apr. 16, 2019) On March 29, 2019, the United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi upheld the rulings of a criminal court of first...
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IMF director: “crypto disruptors are shaking the system,” launches private cryptocurrency “Learning Coin”International Monetary Fund (IMF) chairperson Christine Lagarde stated cryptocurrency and other “disruptors” are “shaking...
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Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson: “perfect operability just a decade away”Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of Cardano and one of the co-founders of Ethereum , provided some context to Cardano’s plans for the future...
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Court Compels ‘Fake Satoshi’ Craig Wright to Produce Complete List of Bitcoin He Mined Before Dec. 2018A Federal high court sitting in Florida has granted the motion to compel filed by Ira Kleiman, who is a personal representative of the estate of...
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Bitcoin and Gold Maximalists Bet on Facebook’s Coin Killing BTC in 5 Years’ Time, $1 Million at StakeFacebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, also known as GlobalCoin is already shaking the ground before its launch . The whole world is awaiting the...
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3 Major Indicators the Altcoin Season Might Skip a YearIt has been a very interesting week for Bitcoin in the price department. The same can’t always be said about the altcoins , as...
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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Breaks $9k: Next Possible Target $10KThere were sharp gains in bitcoin price above the $8,000 resistance area against the US Dollar. The price rallied above the $8,500 and $8,800...
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Game of Thrones ‘Deepfake’ Video Rubs Salt in Wounds of Upset FansBy CCN Markets: It seems impossible that the famous “Downfall” video meme would ever face serious competition, but the advent of deepfake videos...
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If History Rhymes, Bitcoin May Be Trading Around $12,000 By the End of JulyBitcoin (BTC) and the general crypto markets have been on the up-and-up over the past several months, incurring significant buying pressure that...
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Bitcoin Sets a New 2019 High: BTC Price Analysis & Overview Following The Breakout Of $9,000. Next Target $10K?Bitcoin doesn’t want to calm down. Just two days ago the coin was trading for $8100, and during the past hours, BTC was ready to set a new 2019...
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Bitcoin (BTC) Soars Past $9,300 in Massive Weekend Pump: Bulls on ParadeAnd just like that, Bitcoin (BTC) is right back above $9,000 . The past 72 hours have been absolutely stellar for the crypto market, as it saw...
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Ethereum Update: Amazon Purchases in The Radar, +60% Growth this Month, ETH 2.0 by Early 2020sEthereum is having a very positive week, not only in terms of prices but also in terms of usability and technological evolution. Ether...
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What is a Milestone-based Token offering? Storecoin, with Early Backing from Ari Paul/BlockTower Wants to Tokenize your Data“If we’re right about our thesis, a new computing platform emerges — one powered by open and tokenized data. Not only do...
