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Argentina: New Regulation on Use of Firearms by Police(Dec. 17, 2018) Argentina’s Ministry of Security has issued a regulation allowing federal security forces to use lethal weapons when...
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Switzerland: Voters Reject Popular Initiative on Giving Swiss Constitution Explicit Precedence over International Law(Dec. 17, 2018) On November 25, 2018, Swiss voters rejected by a vote of 66.2% to 33.8% a popular initiative known as the...
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Hong Kong Tightens Regulatory Grip on Cryptocurrency Exchanges and StartupsHong Kong is tightening its regulatory grip on cryptocurrency exchanges and related businesses by bringing them under the purview of the...
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New Legal Framework in Switzerland Gives Boost to BlockchainThe Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) announced the Federal Council’s adoption of a recent report — Legal Framework for...
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Dutch Central Bank to Bring Crypto-Business Under Licensing Regime to Curb Malicious UseIn order to curb the use of cryptocurrencies for malicious activities such as money laundering and the funding of terrorism, the central bank of...
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Israel Becomes a Member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)(Dec. 14, 2018) Israel became a full member of the FATF on December 10, 2018, following the publication of the FATF’s mutual evaluation...
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Sweden: Public TV and Radio Service Fee System Reformed, New Tax Introduced(Dec. 14, 2018) On November 14, 2018, the Swedish Parliament voted to replace the Swedish public service fee ( tv-avgiften ), which, under current...
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Australia: Bill Enabling Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies to Access Encrypted Information Passes(Dec. 14, 2018) On December 6, 2018, the Australian Parliament passed the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and...
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Israel: Tax Authority Notifies Cryptocurrency Owners of Tax Obligations(Dec. 13, 2018) The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has recently notified hundreds of Israelis it has identified as receiving income from...
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Sweden: Migration High Court Rules That Applying High School Act Does Not Violate Schengen(Dec. 13, 2018) On September 25, 2018, the Swedish Migration Court of Appeals found that the newly enacted “High School Act,” which...
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Israel: Amendment Law Passed Allowing Early Release to Accommodate Prison Living-Space Requirements(Dec. 12, 2018) On November 5, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) passed the Prisons Ordinance (Amendment No. 54 Temporary Provision)...
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China: Cryptocurrency STOs Are Illegal Forms of Fundraising, Violators Will Be “Kicked Out”China’s central and largest bank by market capitalization has officially banned all security token offering (STO) investments and businesses in...
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Russia: Persons Under House Arrest Will Be Allowed to Vote(Dec. 11, 2018) Russian citizens placed under house arrest will be allowed to vote according to a law approved by the Federation Council (lower...
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Sweden: Parliament Limits Recognition of Child Marriages(Dec. 10, 2018) On November 21, 2018, the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) passed legislation that will limit the instances in which child marriages...
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New York vs. Ohio, the Tale of Two Regulatory FrameworksThere is a distinct division around blockchain-related regulation in the United States, especially when it comes to state-level regulation. The...
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Decentralization Is Not the AnswerThese are turbulent days for crypto. The price of Bitcoin on Coinbase dipped to $3300 in early December, its lowest point since August 2017. The...
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Israel: Knesset Passes Additional Provisions on Police Testing of Drivers’ Alcohol and Drug Levels(Dec. 6, 2018) On November 5, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) passed an amendment law with new provisions regarding the testing of...
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Tunisia: Cabinet Approves Bill Requiring Equal Inheritance Shares for Men and Women(Dec. 4, 2018) On November 25, 2018, the cabinet of Tunisia approved a bill that, for the first time in the nation’s history, would require...
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IBM and Santander announce five-year global agreement focusing on blockchain and big dataIBM and Spanish commercial bank Banco Santander have announced a five-year global technology agreement which focuses on blockchain and big data...
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‘Bank Coins Still Aren’t the Answer,’ Ripple’s CEO on JP Morgan’s CryptocurrencyOnly yesterday, the largest bank in the United States shocked the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry by announcing it was working on...
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Bloomberg Editor Says JPMorgan’s Cryptocurrency Will ‘Obliterate’ Ripple; is XRP in Trouble?On February 14, JPMorgan, the $340 billion banking giant, launched a stablecoin called JPM Coin. Industry experts foresee the stablecoin thrashing...
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XEM Rises From Crypto Ashes as NEM Foundation Soldiers OnNews that a crypto project has to downsize and restructure is never good. The bear market has battered all but the extremely resilient and most...
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Can Bitcoin Delta Capitalization Help Predict The Market Bottom?There has been no shortage of price predictions over the past few months as the crypto winter lengthens. Investors and traders all want to get it...
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Ontology (ONT) and Tezos (XTZ) Marking Highest Gains: About the CoinsIn just a couple of hours, the pair ONT/USD made it above the major $0.6000 level jumping from $0.5666 to $0.6218 counting 10.60% gain in the last...
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Now Coinbase Users Can Transfer Bitcoin SV to External WalletsAccording to an official announcement published on February 14, 2019, the San Fransisco-headquartered digital currency exchange Coinbase is now...
