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Colbitex, Colombia’s First Bitcoin Exchange Released In Testnet
June 7th, 2016
On June 3, 2016, Colombia’s first Bitcoin exchange, Colbitex, launched in testnet. The Colombian market seems to have all the right characteristics for increased adoption and the embrace of exchanges. Time will tell. The Vision For Colbitex The project was founded ...
Multinational law firm revelaed plan for expansion in Europe
June 6th, 2016
Fieldfisher goes for growth in Europe with new strategy The firm has lifted the curtain on its new three-year strategic plan, with expansion of its European offices firmly on top of the agenda. The new strategy will see Fieldfisher ...
Multinational Law Firm slashes 37 positions in London
June 3rd, 2016
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made 37 business services jobs redundant in London as part of wide-reaching cutbacks across its European arm. The firm’s management informed staff in March that 15% of its 160-strong partnership across the UK, continental Europe and the ...
The Tiny Malaysian Island That Wants to Be a Tax Haven
June 3rd, 2016
In the secretive world of offshore tax havens, the tiny Malaysian island of Labuan is doing something curious: seeking the spotlight. Top executives of the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre have been on a tour of major cities ...
CFTC Orders Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex to Pay $75,000
June 3rd, 2016
CFTC Orders Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex to Pay $75,000 for Offering Illegal Off-Exchange Financed Retail Commodity Transactions and Failing to Register as a Futures Commission Merchant The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously ...
Facebook May Be Listening In On Your Phone Conversations
June 2nd, 2016
*Calmly picks up cell phone. Walks over to window. Opens up window. Whispers into phone, “Go f*ck yourself, Zuckerberg.” Chucks phone out of window.* At one point, the concept of living in a “big brother”-esque society was something that only ...
What happens next if Britain votes to leave the EU?
June 2nd, 2016
The first hours By the early hours of Friday 24 June, it will be clear if the UK has defied the experts and pollsters by voting to leave the European Union. If that happens, a shattered David Cameron, his leadership ...
Japan approves new regulations for digital currency exchanges
June 1st, 2016
According to latest reports, the Diet in Japan (the legislature that is composed of the Lower and the Upper Houses) has approved a bill on Wednesday to regulate operators of virtual currency exchanges in the country, in order to ...
First book on Luxury Law launched at Lux Law Summit
June 1st, 2016
The first global ‘Luxury Law’ comparative publication, edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci, will help brand managers and legal practitioners protect their brands across borders. Leading luxury lawyer Fabrizio Jacobacci has produced the first ‘Luxury Law’ jurisdictional comparative book to help ...
Global Law firm announced new association in Southeast Asia
June 1st, 2016
Leading global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced today that it will enter into an association with Indonesian law firm, Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners (DNFP). The association becomes effective from 1 June 2016. Hogan Lovells has also recruited ...
