“The first month of GDPR has seen a sharp increase in the number of complaints to regulators across Europe, showing strong public interest in the new rules. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) told the Guardian it has seen a rise in breach notifications from organizations, as well as more data
On June 11, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 46-308- Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens regarding the securities law implications of initial coin offerings and initial token offerings (generally referred to by the CSA as token offerings). This guidance amplifies previous warnings by Canadian securities regulators
Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act passes in Canadian Senate, and will proceed to Royal Assent and become Law Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act will proceed to Royal Assent and become law after the Senate of Canada voted not to insist on Senate amendments with which the House of Commons disagreed.
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, roughly 35 billion Korean won (around $31 million) in cryptocurrency was stolen by hackers from the South Korea-based exchange Bithumb. Although the breach may not be as severe as the $530 million hack of the Coincheck exchange earlier this year, the fact that Bithumb now ranks as
EU votes for Article 13 of Copyright Directive, which will implement internet controls, and require payment for uploaded copyright materials on online platforms Members of European Parliament (MEPs) defied warnings from internet pioneers, civil liberties groups and commercial interests un a key vote on a draft law to overhaul EU
USA President Trump escalated trade disputes with China on June 18, 2018, saying the USA was prepared to impose 10% tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and potentially even more if China continues to fight back. The threat was in response to retaliatory measures by China, was
United States imposed tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese products on June 15, 2018. China’s Commerce Ministry released a statement expressing its firm opposition to the tariffs, and accused the USA of provoking a trade war by imposing massive tariffs on China. China immediately introduce taxation measures of the same
“A United Nations body that facilitates global trade is examining blockchain and smart contracts to see if they could play a role in its mission. To that end, the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) has just published a white paper – now available for public review – that studies
“The European Union expects to hit U.S. imports with additional duties from July, ratcheting up a transatlantic trade conflict after Washington imposed its own tariffs on incoming EU steel and aluminum. EU members have given broad support to a European Commission plan to set 25 percent duties on up to