Crypto and Laws

• Tether price falters following iFinex investigation, bitcoin moved from Bitfinex

  28-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 274

  Following a probe which revealed the apparent loss of $850 million in funds, the attorney general of the State of New York obtained a court...

• Philippines: Law on Rectification of Simulated Birth Records Enacted

  26-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 155

  (Apr. 26, 2019) On March 14, 2019, the Philippine government announced in the Official Gazette the enactment of the Simulated Birth...

• Bitcoin could counter the IMF’s proposed negative interest rates

  24-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 241

  In a February blog post, economists from the IMF proposed a policy that taxes bank deposits instead of allowing them to accumulate interest. The...

• Switzerland: Federal Supreme Court Holds Access Providers Not Obligated to Block Websites to Stop Copyright Infringements

  24-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 150

  (Apr. 24, 2019) On February 8, 2019, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht, BG) held that access providers are not obligated to block...

• Brazil: Brazilian President Signs Acts Addressing Bureaucracy, Corruption, and Drug Policy

  23-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 182

  (Apr. 23, 2019) On April 11, 2019, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed 18 acts, including measures relating to corruption, modernization,...

• Germany: Criminal Law Amendment Allows Doctors to Inform Public of Abortion Services

  22-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 208

  (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,...

• New York BitLicense could convince the CFTC to greenlight Bakkt

  19-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 257

  Bakkt , an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform led by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly considering obtaining a New...

• Switzerland: Rules on Accelerated Asylum Procedures Enter into Force

  19-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 176

  (Apr. 19, 2019) On March 1, 2019, new rules on accelerated asylum procedures entered into force in Switzerland. (Press Release, Bundesrat...

• Digital assets—why offshore?

  19-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 185

  The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in recent years, combined with seemingly unlimited potential applications for...

• Finland: Parliament Revokes Law Exempting Jehovah’s Witnesses from Mandatory Military Service

  18-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 252

  (Apr. 18, 2019) On February 27, 2019, the Finnish Parliament voted to amend its mandatory military service law by revoking a more than...

• New Zealand: Legislation Banning Certain Firearms, Magazines, and Parts Passed

  17-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 188

  (Apr. 17, 2019) On April 10, 2019, the New Zealand Parliament passed, with a vote of 119–1, the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and...

• Singapore: Payment Services Act Passed, Regulating Cryptocurrency Dealing or Exchange Services

  17-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 238

  (Apr. 17, 2019) On January 14, 2019, the Parliament of Singapore passed the Payment Services Act, bringing cryptocurrency dealing or exchange...

• France regulates and taxes cryptocurrency

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  Last week, the French parliament approved a law that regulates cryptocurrencies . The main aim of the law is to encourage cryptocurrency issuers...

• UAE: Court Orders Doctors to Pay Blood Money to Patient’s Family

  16-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 202

  (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...

• IMF director: “crypto disruptors are shaking the system,” launches private cryptocurrency “Learning Coin”

  16-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 230

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) chairperson Christine Lagarde  stated  cryptocurrency and other “disruptors” are “shaking...

• Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson: “perfect operability just a decade away”

  16-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 253

  Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of Cardano and one of the co-founders of Ethereum , provided some context to Cardano’s plans for the future...

• Italy: Constitutional Court Issues Decision on Illicit Trafficking and Possession of Drugs or Psychotropic Substances

  15-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 176

  (Apr. 15, 2019) On March 13, 2019, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on the production, trafficking, and illicit possession of...

• Japan: Law Requiring Surgery for Legal Change of Gender Ruled Constitutional

  12-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 237

  (Apr. 12, 2019) On January 23, 2019, Japan’s Supreme Court held that a law requiring that transgender people undergo gender-change surgery...