Tag: Law
Maryland Creates New Law To Allow Blockchain Record Keeping by Corporations
On April 30, Maryland’s Governor signed into law a bill that amended the state’s General Corporation Law to enable the use of blockchain...
New French Law Almost Guarantees Blockchain Startups Banking Services
Domitille Dessertine – head of the FinTech, innovation, and competitiveness division for France's financial markets watchdog, Autorité des Marchés Financiers – explains France's new...
Is the SEC creating “secret law” for crypto?
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce worries that the SEC's opacity—and lack of accountability—might be creating a "fatal competitive disadvantage" for startups. The post Is the...
What Hammurabi’s Law Can Teach Us About Ethereum Governance
Maybe Ethereum should take a page out of Hammurabi’s book – er, stele.Governance of Ethereum has many layers. It's not just a technological experiment,...
Time For an Internet Free Speech Law
Censorship is on the rise. The dream of an open, horizontal, internet where anyone can freely participate and communicate with all, is turning...
Bitfinex Receives Stolen Bitcoin From US Law Enforcement
February 25, 2019 8:45 PMThe exchange is now distributing the recovered funds to Recovery Right Token holders.Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced in a post...
Law Enforcement Agencies Recover $100,000 Bitcoin Hacked From Bitfinex
The US government has recovered 27.7 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 with the crypto exchange stating they have now been returned...
CySEC Proposes Bringing Crypto Asset Activities under the Ambit of the AML Law
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, has issued a Consultation Paper, proposing the transposition of the provisions of the 5th AML Directive (“AMLD5”) into...
MetCalfe’s Law Applies to Bitcoin Only in the Long Term, Not Short Term, Says...
A new study has confirmed MetCalfe’s law applies to bitcoin, but only in the long term. Its validity in the short term is questionable,...
