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Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Adds Blockchain Intelligence Group as Corporate Member
February 23rd, 2017
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a 501 (c)(6) non-profit trade association, has announced that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has joined the organization as its newest corporate member. BIG’s proprietary Blockbits, BitRank and Qlue products provide real-time search, data ...
Two leading global law firms to merge
February 23rd, 2017
Combination brings together two leading global law firms US practice will have approximately 1,000 lawyers New York office will rank among the city’s 25 largest with more than 300 lawyers Washington, DC office will grow to more than 130 ...
Danish police first to use bitcoin to jail drug traffickers
February 23rd, 2017
Danish police have become the first in the world to hunt down internet drug traffickers by analysing their bitcoin transactions. Kim Aarenstrup, the head of the Danish police’s cyber crime unit NC3, told Berlingske that police had built a ...
EU to battle corporate tax scams
February 22nd, 2017
European Union finance ministers have agreed on new measures to close some tax loopholes that have enabled multinational companies operating in both EU and non-EU countries to avoid paying taxes… but not right away. EU finance ministers meeting in ...
Paul Weiss, Linklaters and Freshfields alumni lock horns as Kraft Heinz drops $143bn deal for Unilever
February 20th, 2017
In what would have been the second largest M&A deal in history, Unilever has rejected a $143bn takeover approach from Kraft Heinz as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Linklaters take opposite sides. Unilever, the company behind brands ...
Supreme Court on the hunt for new Justices
February 20th, 2017
Three seats are up grabs in the Supreme Court – including that of the President. This is the first time that so many vacancies have occurred simultaneously on the UK’s highest court. Retirements It follows the retirement of Lord ...
How China Influences Bitcoin Price, Explained
February 17th, 2017
1.Why has Bitcoin price become volatile again? The short answer to that question is China. On Feb. 9, 2017, Bitcoin price has plunged by more than 9%. The fall took place after an extended period of growth: Bitcoin value ...
European Parliament calls for robot law
February 17th, 2017
EU-wide rules are needed for the fast-evolving field of robotics, e.g. to enforce ethical standards or establish liability for accidents involving driverless cars, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs ask the EU Commission to propose rules ...
Uber just lost a crucial court ruling – which might push up the price of a fare
February 17th, 2017
So it turns out an Uber is actually a taxi – at least for tax purposes. That’s the upshot of a Federal Court judgment handed down on Friday. Uber had fought an 18-month battle to avoid GST, but will now ...
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped
February 16th, 2017
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped As the helicopter roars its way west from the Tel Aviv coast, two dots emerge from the featureless blue. Closer up, they begin to take shape: Giant platforms for ...
