Feb 17, 20202 min read
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BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Feb 16, 20203 min read
Feb 12, 20202 min read
U.S. Federal Reserve ruminating central bank digital currency
United States Federal Reserve Governor has said that the U.S. central bank is currently ‘advancing its understanding’ on CBDCs.
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Researchers ruminate that most "utility" tokens are probably securities under EU law
EU researches have published a paper proposing that "utility tokens" should be considered to be securities under EU law
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Telegram v SEC: Not even dollars for donuts
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its case against Telegram saying its Gram token is worth less than donuts.
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Paris Saint-Germain teams up with cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinCasso
Paris Saint-Germain and cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinCasso have joined forces in a multi-year international partnership.
Feb 7, 20204 min read
Swimming in regulatory uncertainty: The "no loss" lottery PoolTogether
As DeFi develops, regulations fall behind. In the interim, businesses are considering how to apply existing regulations (or lack thereof)
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Binance brings the sparkle of staking for crypto customers
Binance US is introducing staking rewards for customers to earn returns from their holdings deposited with the exchange.
Feb 5, 20202 min read
Bermuda beginning bold Blockchain framework
Denis Pitcher, Fintech Advisor to the Premier of Bermuda, has discussed his government’s steps to enable blockchain adoption.
Feb 5, 20201 min read
BITTREX exchange secures $300 million of insurance
Bittrex, a US based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on 30 January 2020 that it has obtained insurance covering crypto in cold storage.
Feb 4, 20202 min read
Cambodia creates central bank digital currency
The National Bank of Cambodia is preparing to launch a central bank digital currency at some point during first fiscal quarter of 2020
Jan 31, 20202 min read
IBM secures patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’, is definitely not building Skynet
Tech giant IBM has been awarded a patent for the development of a “self-aware token” designed to record events of an offline transaction.
Jan 31, 20202 min read
LocalBitcoins shuts down accounts across the globe
LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, have begun to suspend the accounts of long-term users without notice.
Jan 31, 20203 min read
Cryptocurrency and criminals: assessing the evidence in Chainalysis' 2020 Report
Is crypto and blockchain a world of cyber criminals? How much darket money is sloshing around? Chainalysis' 2020 report is a must read
Jan 28, 20203 min read
George Lucas uses force to Raiz Bitcoin for investors...
We try to avoid clickbait but couldn't resist in this case, George Lucas has informed the market Bitcoin is coming soon to Raiz
Jan 27, 20202 min read
Sacramento Kings to auction retired player's jerseys on Ethereum
The Sacramento Kings basketball team worked with ConsenSys in order launch a new blockchain-based auction platform.
Jan 27, 20202 min read
Back to School: India hits the blockchain books to streamline schools
Indian Telecoms and IT Minister have tasked the National Informatics Centre with developing a blockchain solutions for government schools.
Jan 27, 20201 min read
Uzbekistan to unravel security token framework
Emurgo, has partnered with Uzbekistan’s National Agency of Project Management (NAPM) in order to establish a regulatory framework for STOs.
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Bill exempting low-value crypto transactions from capital gains returns to Congress
A draft bill to create a crypto capital gains tax exemption for low-value personal transactions has been introduced to Congress in the US
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