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Bitcoin is “Virtual Immovable Property”: China Civil Law Drafter

Bitcoin is “Virtual Immovable Property”: China Civil Law Drafter

MAR 16, 2017 | William Suberg

Yang Lixin, a senior law figure currently drafting China’s new civil law, has described Bitcoin as “virtual movable property.”

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Canada Describes Bitcoin as ‘Special Foreign Property’

Canada Describes Bitcoin as ‘Special Foreign Property’

JUL 24, 2015 | William Suberg

CRA has announced it views Bitcoin and digital currency as “specified foreign property” for tax purposes.

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Patched ‘Venom’ Bug Said to Be ‘Perfect’ for Stealing Bitcoin

Patched ‘Venom’ Bug Said to Be ‘Perfect’ for Stealing Bitcoin

MAY 14, 2015 | Tom Jackson

The newly patched “Venom” vulnerability in virtualization software is “perfect” for any organization targeting bitcoin wallets, private keys and forum passwords.

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Art Law Expert: ‘The Blockchain Can Unlock the True Potential of Digital Art’

Art Law Expert: ‘The Blockchain Can Unlock the True Potential of Digital Art’

MAY 07, 2015 | Allen Scott

With the help of Bitcoin, a new kind of license transforms the usage rights to copyright-protected digital artworks into limited and tradable virtual properties.

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Bitcoin Will Make 'Civil Asset Forfeiture' a Sad Joke (Op-Ed)

Bitcoin Will Make 'Civil Asset Forfeiture' a Sad Joke (Op-Ed)

MAR 27, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The Washington DC-based organization Cato recently announced some “good news:” that civil asset forfeiture – that is, state seizure of a person's home, car, and bank accounts – has been “abolished” in New Mexico.

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Bitcoin Adventures into Intellectual Property

Bitcoin Adventures into Intellectual Property

MAY 18, 2014 | Nickolas Argyris

Bitcoin’s block chain has become well known for its use as a public ledger for digital currency transactions. By harnessing a decentralized network that is now more powerful than the top 500 supercomputers combined, it has removed the need for third parties like banks to verify online transactions, vastly reducing the costs of doing business. The extension of this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way people forms contracts, register domain names, and now, even prove ownership of intellectual property.

 1
Bitcoin is “Virtual Immovable Property”: China Civil Law Drafter

Bitcoin is “Virtual Immovable Property”: China Civil Law Drafter

MAR 16, 2017 | William Suberg

Yang Lixin, a senior law figure currently drafting China’s new civil law, has described Bitcoin as “virtual movable property.”

 101   |    1
Canada Describes Bitcoin as ‘Special Foreign Property’

Canada Describes Bitcoin as ‘Special Foreign Property’

JUL 24, 2015 | William Suberg

CRA has announced it views Bitcoin and digital currency as “specified foreign property” for tax purposes.

 24
Art Law Expert: ‘The Blockchain Can Unlock the True Potential of Digital Art’

Art Law Expert: ‘The Blockchain Can Unlock the True Potential of Digital Art’

MAY 07, 2015 | Allen Scott

With the help of Bitcoin, a new kind of license transforms the usage rights to copyright-protected digital artworks into limited and tradable virtual properties.

 22
Bitcoin Adventures into Intellectual Property

Bitcoin Adventures into Intellectual Property

MAY 18, 2014 | Nickolas Argyris

Bitcoin’s block chain has become well known for its use as a public ledger for digital currency transactions. By harnessing a decentralized network that is now more powerful than the top 500 supercomputers combined, it has removed the need for third parties like banks to verify online transactions, vastly reducing the costs of doing business. The extension of this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way people forms contracts, register domain names, and now, even prove ownership of intellectual property.

 1
Bitcoin Will Make 'Civil Asset Forfeiture' a Sad Joke (Op-Ed)

Bitcoin Will Make 'Civil Asset Forfeiture' a Sad Joke (Op-Ed)

MAR 27, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The Washington DC-based organization Cato recently announced some “good news:” that civil asset forfeiture – that is, state seizure of a person's home, car, and bank accounts – has been “abolished” in New Mexico.

 34
Patched ‘Venom’ Bug Said to Be ‘Perfect’ for Stealing Bitcoin

Patched ‘Venom’ Bug Said to Be ‘Perfect’ for Stealing Bitcoin

MAY 14, 2015 | Tom Jackson

The newly patched “Venom” vulnerability in virtualization software is “perfect” for any organization targeting bitcoin wallets, private keys and forum passwords.

 1
Bitcoin is “Virtual Immovable Property”: China Civil Law Drafter

Bitcoin is “Virtual Immovable Property”: China Civil Law Drafter

MAR 16, 2017 | William Suberg

Yang Lixin, a senior law figure currently drafting China’s new civil law, has described Bitcoin as “virtual movable property.”

 101   |    1
Bitcoin Will Make 'Civil Asset Forfeiture' a Sad Joke (Op-Ed)

Bitcoin Will Make 'Civil Asset Forfeiture' a Sad Joke (Op-Ed)

MAR 27, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The Washington DC-based organization Cato recently announced some “good news:” that civil asset forfeiture – that is, state seizure of a person's home, car, and bank accounts – has been “abolished” in New Mexico.

 34
Canada Describes Bitcoin as ‘Special Foreign Property’

Canada Describes Bitcoin as ‘Special Foreign Property’

JUL 24, 2015 | William Suberg

CRA has announced it views Bitcoin and digital currency as “specified foreign property” for tax purposes.

 24
Art Law Expert: ‘The Blockchain Can Unlock the True Potential of Digital Art’

Art Law Expert: ‘The Blockchain Can Unlock the True Potential of Digital Art’

MAY 07, 2015 | Allen Scott

With the help of Bitcoin, a new kind of license transforms the usage rights to copyright-protected digital artworks into limited and tradable virtual properties.

 22
Patched ‘Venom’ Bug Said to Be ‘Perfect’ for Stealing Bitcoin

Patched ‘Venom’ Bug Said to Be ‘Perfect’ for Stealing Bitcoin

MAY 14, 2015 | Tom Jackson

The newly patched “Venom” vulnerability in virtualization software is “perfect” for any organization targeting bitcoin wallets, private keys and forum passwords.

 1
Bitcoin Adventures into Intellectual Property

Bitcoin Adventures into Intellectual Property

MAY 18, 2014 | Nickolas Argyris

Bitcoin’s block chain has become well known for its use as a public ledger for digital currency transactions. By harnessing a decentralized network that is now more powerful than the top 500 supercomputers combined, it has removed the need for third parties like banks to verify online transactions, vastly reducing the costs of doing business. The extension of this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way people forms contracts, register domain names, and now, even prove ownership of intellectual property.

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