Crypto and Laws

• Two new cryptocurrency bills from US Congress aim to create competitive regulation and prevent market manipulation

  2-4-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 736

  Two pro-cryptocurrency bills were introduced to the US House requesting the CFTC, in consultation with the SEC, produce reports to inform...

• Brazil: Federal Supreme Court Orders Criminal Investigation into Fake News Involving the Court

  1-4-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 789

  (Apr. 1, 2019) On March 14, 2019, Minister Dias Toffoli, the President of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF),...

• Microsoft and T-Mobile Join the Cascadia Blockchain Council

  29-3-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 1115

  Microsoft and T-Mobile have joined a group of entrepreneurs, institutions, and other tech giants to create a new hub for the booming blockchain...

• LocalBitcoins Introduces New Verifications, Reducing Anonymity, After EU Regulation

  28-3-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 1447

  LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platforms, will be taking steps to change its anti-money laundering (AML) and know...

• Israel: Law on Freezing Revenues Designated for the Palestinian Authority Implemented

  27-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1004

  (Mar. 27, 2019) On February 17, 2019, the Israeli Defense Cabinet reportedly decided to deduct 500 million new Israeli shekels (about US$138.2...

• Brazil: Decree Eliminates Need for Visiting Visas for Nationals of Australia, Canada, United States and Japan

  26-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1358

  (Mar. 26, 2019) On March 16, 2019, Brazil enacted Decree No. 9,731 ( Decreto No. 9.731, de 16 de Março de 2019 ), which unilaterally...

• Argentina: New Requirement Adopted for Foreigners Seeking Permanent Residence

  25-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 226

  (Mar. 25, 2019) On March 1, 2019, the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (National Directorate on Immigration) adopted a measure requiring...

• Brazil: New Law Prohibits Marriage of Persons Under 16 Years of Age

  22-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 328

  (Mar. 22, 2019) On March 12, 2019, Brazil enacted legislation to prohibit underage persons from marrying. The new law—Law No. 13,811 ( Lei...

• Finnish Parliament Approves Law to Extend Legal Presence of UK Citizens

  21-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1180

  (Mar. 21, 2019) On March 5, 2019, the Finnish Parliament approved a government proposal to extend the right of citizens of the United Kingdom (UK)...

• SEC Steps Up Efforts to Regulate Virtual Currency Offerings and Exchanges

  21-3-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 525

  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently stepped up its enforcement actions against virtual currency exchanges and Initial...

• Germany: Federal Fiscal Court Revokes Nonprofit Status of ATTAC

  20-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 466

  (Mar. 20, 2019) In a decision published on February 27, 2019, the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH), Germany’s supreme...

• Bitcoin mining firm in Israel won court against the bank that shut it down

  20-3-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoDisrupt 434

  According to the Israeli daily business news outlet, an Israeli court has ruled in favor of the Bitcoin mining company which was closed by the...

• Egypt: Grand Imam Issues Religious Opinion Calling Polygamy Oppression of Women

  18-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 533

  (Mar. 18, 2019) Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (the main religious institution in the Sunni Muslim world), stated on March 2,...

• China: Measures Prohibiting Hiring Discrimination Against Women Issued

  15-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 672

  (Mar. 15, 2019) On February 21, 2019, China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) published on its website the Circular...

• France Holds Online Survey in Move Toward Ending Daylight Saving Time

  15-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 641

  (Mar. 15, 2019) Between February 4 and March 3, 2019, the French government held an online survey to determine whether the public preferred...

• Global Banking Standard Setter Admits Bitcoin and Crypto are a Risk to Banks

  15-3-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 12468

  A group of international banking authorities, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision , which is part of the Bank of International Settlements...

• Founder of Hacked Bitcoin Exchange Mt.Gox Mark Karpeles Sentenced to Over Two Years

  15-3-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 959

  Mark Karpeles, the founder of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox , was found guilty of tampering with records and given a suspended prison...

• Italy: Basic Income and Pension Reforms Take Effect

  13-3-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 750

  (Mar. 13, 2019) On January 29, 2019, new legislation creating certain social security benefits entered into force in Italy. ( Decree Law No. 4 of...