Smart contracts indubitably fall subject to private international law, a professor of Private International Law at Germany’s Friedrich Schiller University has argued. Blockchain-based smart contracts indubitably fall subject to private international law, a legal expert has argued in a post published to Oxford University’s Business Law Blog today, Jan. 23. Giesela Rühl — a professor […]
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sponsored A blockchain platform is planning to clamp down on counterfeit drugs and ensure patients are unable to order identical prescriptions from multiple pharmacies. A blockchain solution has unveiled bold plans to make the United Kingdom’s medicine market safer by creating a system that prevents patients from ordering the same prescription from multiple pharmacies while […]
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Bitcoin wallet Xapo is moving its main business from Hong Kong to Switzerland, reportedly seeking a friendlier regulatory environment. Major global Bitcoin (BTC) wallet Xapo will relocate key business operations from Hong Kong to Switzerland, according to Swiss news agency Swissinfo on Jan. 21. Speaking at the World Web Forum in Zurich, the wallet’s president […]
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The Institute for Fintech Research of Tsinghua University has partnered with Ripple to launch a blockchain research scholarship. A major Chinese research university has launched a blockchain research scholarship with the support of Ripple, according to a press release published on Jan. 18. In collaboration with blockchain payments firm Ripple, the Institute for Fintech Research […]
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The United Kingdom’s finance regulator the Financial Conduct Authority has released a consultation paper titled “Guidance on Cryptoassets.” The United Kingdom’s financial regulator has published a consultation paper titled “Guidance on Cryptoassets” today, Jan. 23. The stated goal of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) paper on cryptocurrency is to provide more regulatory clarity on the […]
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Bitcoin at the epicenter of the battle for free speech. A number of online crowdfunding sites and wallet providers have been embroiled in controversy after a series of high-profile account cancellations associated with alt- and far-right views. Although the move to “deplatform” those seen to be allegedly promoting hate speech has received popular support, several […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing slight to substantial gains, with Bitcoin hovering just over $3,600. Wednesday, Jan. 23 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing slight to substantial growth on the day to press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering near $3,600 again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At […]
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Major crypto wallet Blockchain.com adds partial support for Bitcoin SV, but notes it has no plans to offer full functionality for the crypto at present. Cryptocurrency statistics and wallet provider Blockchain.com announced it had launched partial support for Bitcoin SV (BSV) in a blog post Jan. 22. The product of a contentious hard fork of […]
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The Department of Banking and Securities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has clarified that cryptocurrency exchanges do not fall subject to the Money Transmitter Act. The American state of Pennsylvania has clarified that cryptocurrency exchanges do not fall subject to the Money Transmitter Act (MTA), according to a Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) […]
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Key technical parameters signal that top cryptocurrency Bitcoin may be finding a bottom, and could even be headed for a short term price hike, Bloomberg analysts say. Key technical parameters signal that top cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) may be finding a bottom, and could even be headed for a short term price hike, according to analysts […]
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