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2020-6-15 16:37 | |
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Colleen Sullivan is a Partner and CEO of CMT Digital, which is, in turn, a part of the CMT Group. Sullivan is focused on crypto asset trading, blockchain technology investments, and legal engagement in the crypto asset and blockchain technology industry.
2020-6-9 15:01 | |
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China’s new civil code will include cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin to be part of the legal inheritance.
2020-5-29 23:30 | |
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50 Bitcoins that have been mined in the network’s first month have just been moved from an address Craig Wright claimed he owned. The address was part of a list of 16,000 addresses delivered by the bonded courier in January this year, to which Craig claims he had lost the keys to. This poses a...
2020-5-21 01:00 | |
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Luyao Liu, Bitmain’s Chief Executive, and the former legal representative has been arrested for his part in a ‘mob-like attack' conducted on Micree Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain. Bitmain's Beijing subsidiary business license was apparently stolen, and the police held Liu responsible for what happened, together with others.
2020-5-9 21:41 | |
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2019 was a year of some legal experiments with crypto among several nations within Europe, Asia and the Middle East: Who are these experimenters?
2020-1-6 20:35 | |
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LocalBitcoins, the P2P bitcoin marketplace, announced today that The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, FIN-FSA, has registered LocalBitcoins as an official virtual currency provider. Starting from the beginning of November 2019, only registered virtual currency providers that fulfill the legal requirements are allowed to operate in Finland.
2019-11-11 17:49 | |
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John McAfee has had a legal issue with the Chinese Zombie Coin project but now they post a photo, which shows that the US presidential candidate has solved it
2019-11-1 13:30 | |
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Several industries have already been touched by blockchain technology and the law sector is definitely one of them. A recent article published on DataFloq recently talked about how this part of the industry is dealing with the changes.
2019-10-12 01:49 | |
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On 7 October, Roche Freedman, the New York-based high-stakes legal firm, dragged Tether and Bitfinex to court, alleging them to be participants in market manipulation. A class-action lawsuit was filed by Roche Freedman LLP against Tether and Bitfinex for manipulating cryptocurrency markets.
2019-10-7 16:18 | |
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation plans to legalize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to bring them out of their current legal ‘grey area. ’ Currently, cryptocurrencies are not banned in the country but have no official status.
2019-9-29 17:35 | |
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Justin Sun, founder and CEO of the Tron Foundation, could not take part in the dinner with Warren Buffett and canceled it. The official version is that Sun suffers kidney stone disease, but Chinese media report that he is under an order not to leave China.
2019-7-26 12:50 | |
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On July 25, 2019, in Moscow the III international forum on cryptocurrency mining of TerraCrypto will take place. Within the summer business program, we will consider questions of business processes of the crypto industry in Russia and the world, a legal framework of digital mining, the innovative technical solutions, investment processes, exchange and trade in […] The post “TerraCrypto Part III.
2019-7-12 14:00 | |
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The former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, wants to start a new Blockchain business in Japan. Karpeles’ Blockchain Gift To Japan Those were the plans Karpeles reportedly told the press in comments June 5, as he appeals a conviction for data manipulation as part of the Mt.
2019-6-5 10:30 | |
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Epic Games, creator of the smash hit Fortnite, currently faces a tornado of lawsuits over its use and sale of in-game animations based on dance moves popularized by celebrities. The Supreme Court is involved, the public is divided, and entertainers are seemingly getting screwed.
2019-5-29 21:31 | |
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The Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has shut down cryptomixing site Bestmixer. io. According to local media, Dutch authorities moved to shut down the site on May 22, 2019, as part of a joint operation with police agencies from several European nations, including France, Latvia and Luxembourg.
2019-5-22 21:13 | |
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By CCN: We previously reported on Craig Wright’s legal actions against Peter McCormack, host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast. Wright claims McCormack engaged in libel by calling him a “fraud” for claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
2019-5-22 20:45 | |
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Attorneys for Tether and Bitfinex are hoping to get the former access to its reserves amid a legal dispute with New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG). In a letter sent to the New York County Supreme Court, attorneys representing iFinex (the parent organization of Bitfinex) and Tether took issue with the restrictions that had been placed on Tether's transactions with related parties as part of an ongoing case against them, stating that the NYOAG had no basis for disallowing tether (USDT) holders and other affiliated entities from redeeming their tokens.
2019-5-16 18:51 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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Bitfinex is forging forward despite its ongoing row with the authorities, and it's looking for investors to support its efforts. Today, May 8, 2019, iFinex, the operator and parent company of the popular cryptocurrency exchange, released a private token sale white paper, putting to rest rumors of its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO).
2019-5-8 18:33 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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Vietnam-based Bcnex has officially announced the public launch of its Tokensale, which is the first part of the company’s development of a full-service platform that will represent both a digital asset space and regulated futures exchange.
2019-5-7 21:42 | |
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As first reported by Modern Consensus, an HSBC account linked to a federal indictment for bank fraud has been found to be directly related to Bitfinex. Legal Troubles Begin A portion of Bitfinex’s missing $850 million has been seized by the U.
2019-5-2 12:38 | |
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As Facebook continues to weather a string of legal battles and harsh criticism for its never-ending privacy disasters and a generally lackadaisical attitude towards consumer data, the social networking site kicked off its annual F8 annual developer conference at San Jose yesterday.
2019-5-1 17:28 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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By CCN. com: A bill introduced this week in the Ohio House of Representatives urges government entities to adopt blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin. Republican state representative Rick Carfagna sponsored the bill.
2019-4-27 22:03 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is looking into two major cryptocurrency exchange platforms as part of an investigation. According to a report published by Reuters Japan on April 23, 2019, the investigation by the financial watchdog is connected to the legal compliance and customer protection standards of trading platforms Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) and Huobi Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of Huobi Global.
2019-4-24 22:55 | |
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Even though cannabis businesses have been seemingly booming since the call for legalization in the US and many western countries, many financial organizations have been not treating the booming industry right.
2019-4-20 21:50 | |
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“A statement may be both true and dangerous. The previous sentence is such a statement. ” - David Friedman Freedom of speech is a topic that many internet communities have struggled with over the last two decades.
2019-4-19 04:03 | |
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Part 3, the final segment of China’s regulation of the cryptocurrency industry. Based on the trend of regulation, China has very methodically tried to breakdown the decentralized currency industry.
2019-4-15 16:45 | |
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Readers may remember the legendary moment last year when Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin responded to a talk by Craig Wright to call him a “fraud. ” Buterin had endured enough of what he viewed to be baseless claims on the part of Wright, who at the time was talking about “dishonest miners” in the crypto economy.
2019-4-6 21:09 | |
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Everyone wants to get into crypto. And while most of us get into crypto through legal means, police in Pakistan turned to crime. Three police officers were part of a kidnapping case and demanded 20 million rupees ($142,000).
2019-3-27 14:38 | |
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The story of CoinBase’s acquisition of Neutrino is hardly news anymore but continues to be one of the most talked-about topics in crypto. Besides the acquisition itself, there was controversy surrounding the co-founders of Neutrino, who were revealed to have previously been part of a software hacking firm that sold spyware to governments with human […]
2019-3-7 21:35 | |
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Coinbase’s Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, said in an interview last week that, in part, the exchange acquired controversial software firm Neutrino because its prior blockchain analysis providers were selling customer data.
2019-3-5 23:58 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him.
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation.
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth of bitcoin from a hot wallet to a cold-storage wallet on February 6, 2019.
2019-2-13 03:56 | |
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Blockchain firm Bitfury will develop a bitcoin mining center in Paraguay. The new mining operation is in partnership with Seoul-based research and development firm Commons Foundation.
2019-2-8 23:32 | |
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I had the opportunity to participate on a legal panel with David Silver at the Unconfiscatable: Bitcoin Not Blockchain Conference put on by Tone Vays in Las Vegas.
2019-2-7 20:39 | |
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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a ‘consultation paper’ on Jan. 23rd as part of its next step on working with crypto assets. It sets out details on where different types of crypto assets might fall in the regulatory perimeter.
2019-1-25 08:46 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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Israel‘s largest shipping firm is opening up its blockchain to all of its clients of specific trades following a successful trial. Shipping firm Zim took the decision to roll out its blockchain for electronic bills of lading (eBLs) following a successful trial last year, TradeWinds reports.
2019-1-15 15:01 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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Smart Contracts Are Not Smart Contracts? Queen Mary, London, and Cambridge Universities have published a collaborative paper that suggests lawmakers will need to face a number of legal issues that impact blockchain technology if it is to become a part of the private sector in the future.
2018-11-22 19:28 | |
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Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond.
2018-11-19 04:39 | |
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Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond.
2018-11-20 04:39 | |
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Despite a prolonged cryptocurrency bear market and regulatory uncertainties, OKCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is expanding to Latin America launching a new exchange platform headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018-11-15 17:45 | |
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Pundi AI collaborates with Bullshot to help power the Meme and AI economy on BNB Chain by connecting decentralized data infrastructure with AI powered content.
AEON, has implemented a strategic alliance with Bitget to allow the use of BGB, as the native token of Bitget, to make payments over the Morph Network.
NEAR Protocol collaborates with Nansen, delivers high-level on-chain analytics, and gives investors and developers full token flow and wallet data insight.
Jupnet and Kyber Network’s joint initiative reflects the wider vision of accelerating liquidity access while also enhancing interoperability across networks.
Ispolink AI-powered gaming infrastructure, Ispoverse, has partnered with BASCAN to work on trust and experience for the new generation of Web3 gaming.
Pundi AI has today formed a partnership with WORLD3, a decentralized AI platform, which is dedicated to autonomous agents and AI execution infrastructure.
The partnership attempts to explore the way verification and provenance technologies can fortify signal-led products as well as digital communities.