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Sweden: Supreme Court No Longer Receives or Sends Communications via Telefax(Mar. 8, 2019) As of March 1, 2019, the Swedish Supreme Court is no longer sending or receiving messages via fax machine in its communications...
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Germany: Court Holds WhatsApp Messages to Close Family Members Are “Defamation-Free Zone”(Mar. 7, 2019) On January 17, 2019, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main, OLG Frankfurt) held that...
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Australia: Queensland Enacts Historic Human Rights Legislation(Mar. 6, 2019) On February 27, 2019, the Queensland Parliament passed the Human Rights Bill 2018 (Qld), making it the third jurisdiction in...
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Israel: Attorney General Announces Intent to Indict Prime Minister for Bribery, Fraud, and Breach of Trust, Pending a Hearing(Mar. 5, 2019) On February 28, 2019, Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced his intention to indict Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Why Nordic regulators are terrified of cryptocurrenciesNordic countries are generally considered as the more “open-minded” bunch of the European continent. In fact, they are considered to be the most...
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Australia: Court Includes Climate Impact in Grounds for Upholding Rejection of New Coal Mine(Feb. 27, 2019) On February 8, 2019, the New South Wales (NSW) Land and Environment Court issued a ruling in which it dismissed an appeal from a...
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Stablecoin Classifications, Regulations, and Tax Implications from a Certified Public AccountantStablecoins are the latest innovation to emerge over the past year and have the potential to revolutionize not only virtual currency markets but...
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Italy: New Anti-Corruption Legislation Comes into Force(Feb. 26, 2019) On January 31, 2019, new legislation introducing amendments to the Italian Criminal Code aimed at preventing and punishing...
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Bahrain Introduces Comprehensive Set of Cryptocurrency RegulationsThe Central Bank of Bahrain has issued one of the most comprehensive set of cryptocurrency regulations in the Middle East, including rules on...
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China: No Immediate Plan to Delete Family Planning from Laws(Feb. 25, 2019) In a response to a suggestion raised by the National People’s Congress (NPC) delegates, China’s National Health...
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FBI Looking for BitConnect Victims to Aid with InvestigationThe US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is looking for victims who invested in the cryptocurrency BitConnect (BCC) to aid with the ongoing...
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Preliminary Injunction Against Blockvest for Fraudulent Securities Offering and Illegal Use of SEC SealThe SEC filed a complaint against Blockvest and its founder for allegedly making unregistered securities offerings and using the SEC seal without...
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Luxembourg’s New Bill Affords Blockchain Transactions the Same Protections as Traditional OnesLuxembourg lawmakers passed a new blockchain bill into law, giving transactions completed via distributed ledger the same legal status as those...
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Ukraine: Law Liberalizing Currency Regime Comes into Effect(Feb. 15, 2019) Ukraine’s Law on Foreign Exchange and Foreign Exchange Transactions (Foreign Exchange Law) was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada...
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Germany: State of Brandenburg Passes Act on Gender Parity in Politics(Feb. 14, 2019) On January 31, 2019, the German state of Brandenburg became the first state in Germany to pass an act on gender parity in politics...
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Egypt: New Constitutional Amendments Proposed(Feb. 13, 2019) Egypt: New Constitutional Amendments Proposed On February 5, 2019, the General Committee of the Egyptian Parliament approved...
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China: Rules on Blockchain-Based Information Services Issued Requiring Authentication of Users’ Real Identities(Feb. 12, 2019) On January 10, 2019, China’s cyberspace information regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), issued the...
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Germany: Federal Court of Justice Prohibits Uber Black App(Feb. 11, 2019) In a decision published on January 29, 2019, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH), Germany’s supreme...
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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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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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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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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...
