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New UK rules published to enable rapid resolution of blockchain and crypto legal disputes

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce of LawtechUK, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, has today published its Digital Dispute Resolution Rules designed to enable faster and more cost effective resolutions to legal disputes relating to novel digital technology such as crypto assets, smart contracts, and blockchain applications, and foster confidence amongst businesses in the adoption of these technologies.

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BitPay joins Square-founded crypto patent effort

BitPay, the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced a partnership with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) to share open source projects and use a shared patent library.

/regulation

ClauseMatch graduates from TechNation LawTech Sandbox Pilot

ClauseMatch has become one of the five innovative tech pioneers to successfully complete the Lawtech Sandbox, by LawtechUK - the government-backed initiative within Tech Nation.

/crypto

Wirex wins trademark infringement cases

Brown Rudnick client Wirex, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency payment platforms, has been successful in its High Court trade mark infringement claim against Cryptocarbon Global Ltd, Cryptocarbon UK Ltd and Bee-One UK Ltd, in respect of their unauthorised use of Wirex’s registered trade mark, CRYPTOBACK.

/markets

Broadridge LTX gets patent on AI-powered RFX trading protocol

Empowering broker-dealers and institutional investors to better connect and trade corporate bonds digitally, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted LTX, a Broadridge company, U.S. Patent No.10922773.

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MoneyGram faces class action lawsuit over XRP claims

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI) between June 17, 2019 and February 22, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

/regulation

Law Squared joins FinTech Australia

Innovative NewLaw firm Law Squared has joined FinTech Australia as an ecosystem partner.

/crypto

New York Attorney General issues crypto trading risk warning

In her ongoing efforts to protect New York investors, New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued two alerts in response to the “extreme risk” posed to New Yorkers investing in virtual or “crypto” currencies.

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Bitfinex and Tether to pay $18.5m penalty in New York casse

New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her efforts to protect investors from fraudulent and deceptive virtual or “crypto” currency trading platforms by requiring Bitfinex and Tether to end all trading activity with New Yorkers.

/retail

Bank of America files record number of patents

Bank of America inventors filed 722 patent applications with the United States Patent Office last year, the most in the company’s history.

/wholesale

CBA granted license for Dutch subsidiary

From next year, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will be able to grant its clients better access to European markets from its newly-licensed Dutch subsidiary, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Europe) N.V.

/security

Tall Group claims victory in long-running lawsuit

The Tall Group of Companies, the UK’s leading provider of secure electronic and paper payments solutions, has successfully defended a patent infringement case brought against it by a competitor, global customer communications company Communisis.

/crypto

Blockpit and Bitpanda join forces to provide legal security for crypto trades

From now on, users of Bitpanda, the Vienna based trading platform for digital assets, can access Blockpit's legally compliant and audited proof of origin.

/covid-19

Indian crypto exchange submits sandbox draft proposal

Amidst early rumours of a Second crypto Ban, the Indian crypto industry has prepared a Draft Sandbox for Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulations in India

/crime

Rackspace and M1 Finance collaborate on fraud detection

Rackspace Technology™ (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced it brought expanded Amazon Web Services (AWS) capabilities to M1 Finance, a Chicago-based online financial services company.

/people

Coinbase names Facebook's Paul Grewal chief legal officer

We’re proud to announce today that Paul Grewal is joining Coinbase as our Chief Legal Officer.

/retail

VTB Group receives patent for credit tech

VTB Group has received a patent for a technology developed by the bank's IT and consumer banking specialists for selecting loan offers for clients.

/crypto

CFTC charges Florida man in fraudulent forex and digital asset scheme

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, charging defendants Alan Friedland of Florida and his Florida-based companies, Fintech Investment Group, Inc. (Fintech) and Compcoin LLC, with fraudulently soliciting more than $1.6 million from their customers in connection with a leveraged or margined off-exchange foreign currency (forex) scheme.

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Law firm Kemp Little launches free Covid-19 Toolkit for businesses

Kemp Little has launched a free advisory resource to help businesses navigate tax, legal and financial processes thrown into discord by Coronavirus.

/crime

Westpac faces US class action suit over financial crime disclosure

Westpac today confirmed that Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Westpac on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Westpac between 11 November 2015 and 19 November 2019 inclusive.

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