Liechtenstein’s Parliament Approves New Blockchain Act]

Liechtenstein’s Parliament Approves New Blockchain Act]

[Policy]
1. The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan, indicated that the use of virtual currency to donate to politicians is not illegal;
2. The Parliament of Liechtenstein approved the Act on Tokens and Entities Providing Services Based on Trusted Technologies (TVTG), also known as the Blockchain Act.
[Exchange & Wallet]
1. Coinbase is in early talks to acquire rental startup Omni;
2. John McAfee’s decentralized crypto exchange McAfee DEX will start beta trials on October 7;
3. Kraken appoints Pierre Rochard as a “Bitcoin evangelist.”
[Others]
1. The 1,500 entities have indicated enthusiastic interest to participate in Libra, Libra Association said in a tweet;
2. The Department of Justice published an open letter to Facebook from international law enforcement partners from the US, UK, and Australia in response to the plans to implement end-to-end-encryption across its messaging services;
3. The Japanese court has largely dismissed a claim by Peter Vessenes’ company Coinlab for $16 billion, awarding instead just about $4 million.

Published at Sat, 05 Oct 2019 23:23:25 +0000

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