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Blockchain
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Law of The Ledger
Smart Contract Developers – Beware and Lawyer Up!
By James Gatto
Smart contracts, also referred to as chaincode in the Hyperledger world, are one of the most powerful aspects of blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). This “self-executing” code can receive…
ComplexDiscovery
Tracing Illegal Activity Through The Bitcoin Blockchain
By Rob Robinson
Extract from an article by Rachel Wolfson Tracing Criminal Activity Across The Bitcoin Blockchain Interestingly enough, many of the digital currencies examined in the study conducted by Elliptic and the…
Global Media and Communications Watch
IP in the mix: European Parliament adopts resolution on DLTs & blockchains
By Hogan Lovells Tech and Telecoms
The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative resolution on distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) and blockchains. In the resolution, which was adopted last month, the Parliament emphasised that the EU has…
Market Intelligence for Strategic Advantage
Today in Legal Artificial Intelligence
Some recent posts report some variation of: "Legal Industry in Last Place in AI, Machine Learning Adoption, According to RELX Survey". I can't find the study's detailed results or methodology,…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Blockchain May be the Solution for Global Finance
By Peter Vogel
BlockchainNews reported that “‘Big Four’ accounting firm KPMG highlights a dire need for the global financial system to make radical changes, including through the adoption of digital currency in place…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Law Firm Innovation – The Newest BS Phrase
By Toby Brown
Having recently attended a conference on law firm innovation, I came to the realization that Blockchain has lost its pre-eminent place in the legal BS stratosphere. This is a sad…
The Blockchain Monitor
NY BitLicense Approval, Blockchain for Energy Commodities, CFTC Enforcement, Advertising Use Cases and More
By Panida A. Pollawit, Marc Powers, Simone O. Otenaike, John C. McIlwee
In this issue: • New BitLicense Approval, Stablecoin Developments and BAT on Coinbase • Blockchain Platform for Energy Commodities Announced in U.S., Restrictions Ease in Foreign Markets • CFTC and…
Banking & Finance Law Report
Ohio Legislature reaffirms approval of electronic transacting, but lenders beware of e-note enforceability
Earlier this month, SB 220, the Ohio law that amended Ohio’s version of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA) became effective. The amendment to the UETA confirms that records, contracts,…
Art Law Blog
The Hammer Falls on the First Major Blockchain-based Art Auction
Christie’s made history again last night during its evening sale, An American Place: The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection, at 20 Rockefeller Center in New York. This time, the history was…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidance on Interaction of Blockchain Technology with GDPR
Last month, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) issued initial guidance addressing issues that applications utilizing blockchain technology should consider in order to comply with the European General Data…