Innovative Legal & Business Services

Bitcoin and blockchain tend to grab headlines in the world of banking. Cryptocurrency is the poster child of “disruptive technology” in the traditionally slow-moving finance industry. But, there are other areas where developers and software engineers must update business-as-usual in banking in order to survive. According to one survey, 80% of ...

The investment management company Harvest Portfolio Group Inc. has received a green light by the Ontario Securities Commission for Canada's first blockchain ETF, Blockchain Technologies ETF / "HBLK" /. HBLK will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Fund aims to provide Canadian investors access to the developing blockchain te...

On 10th January 2018 1Legal.Net held an event, dedicated on the legal and tax issues of crypto currencies. Here is a brief summary of what has been discussed. The analysis of the legal framework of bitcoin and altcoins, made by Evgeniya Gancheva, founder of 1Legal.Net, highlighted the different approaches to the virtual money in different coun...

Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has set forth the initial, yet crucial guidelines in the legal framework of virtual currencies and ICOs. The official stance of the FSRA is that ICOs somewhat function in a way similar to securities, but nevertheless hold a great risk, as for virtual currencies – they are to be treated like...