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Blockchain based smart contracts equal to written documents in Italy
The growth of usage of blockchain based smart contracts in Italy might be boosted by a new law which deemed them equal to written documents in some cases. What are…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Turns Out Blockchain Is Not Completely Hack-Proof
By Odia Kagan
Sorta, kinda, immutable. Turns out the blockchain CAN get hacked, and changed. In the blockchain, a miner who somehow gains control of a majority of the network's mining power (a…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Attacks and the Fight for Immutability
By Kevin Feldis, Perkins Coie, Michael Selig
The Ethereum Classic blockchain was the victim of a 51% attack (often called a majority or Sybil attack) last month that reorganized portions of the blockchain and allowed the attackers…
ComplexDiscovery
Blockchains: The Unhackable Is Now Being Hacked
By Rob Robinson
Extract from an article by Mike Orcutt as shared in the MIT Technology Review In total, hackers have stolen nearly $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency since the beginning of 2017,…
The Blockchain Monitor
FDA Launches DSCSA Pilot Project Program, Supports Use of Blockchain Technology
On Feb. 7, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a press release and on the following day published an accompanying notice in the Federal Register announcing a…
The Blockchain Monitor
Blockchain Applications Advance for Healthcare and Payments, CFTC Prioritizes Cryptocurrencies, QuadrigaCX Saga Continues
By Brian P. Bartish, Robert A. Musiala, Simone O. Otenaike, Joanna F. Wasick
In this issue: • Blockchain Initiatives in Healthcare and Other Industries Target Data Integrity, Speed and Analytics • Blockchain Payment Systems Announced by Major Banks and Online Payment Processors •…
Security, Privacy and the Law
Blockchain and Data Privacy (Lex Mundi Series)
Editors’ Note: The following article was originally published as part of Lex Mundi’s Blockchain Whitepaper Series, which you can find here. What data privacy concerns should practicioners have relating to…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Week in Review: Week of February 4-8, 2019
U.S. Developments Florida Court of Appeals Rules That Direct Sales of Bitcoin Constituted Money Transmission and the Sale of Payment Instruments Reversing the order issued by the Miami-Dade County Circuit…
Law of The Ledger
HIMMS19 Conference – Blockchain Symposium Recap
The first day of the HIMSS19 conference featured a day long blockchain symposium focusing on “How Blockchain Technology Brings Value to Healthcare.” The room was packed. The morning presentations included…
Lawline Blog
What Attorneys Are Watching In Every State (Map)
We also found some neat trends when we broke down the data. For one, privacy & cybersecurity are at the top of everyone’s list. With new privacy rules like the…