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Malaysia seeks to expand personal data protection

Posted on Oct 4, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Malaysia seeks to expand personal data protection
Malaysia is looking to impose a data breach notification (DBN) requirement to its existing data privacy law, which would impact companies around the world who do business in Malaysia. The Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner is currently hearing feedback on Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2018, which would impose a DBN requirement on companies that need to be registered with...
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Videocast: Blockchain technology in the financial services industry

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Financial Services, Litigation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Videocast: Blockchain technology in the financial services industry
Blockchain and distributed-ledger technology hold tremendous promise, far beyond cryptocurrencies. However, there are also real pitfalls, which are often not identified until it is too late. This Bottom Line videocast discusses: What is blockchain, and how is it broader than bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Why it may be revolutionary, but why it will not solve all problems—and why...
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Virtual currencies as commodities—CFTC wins battle in the fight to define cryptocurrencies as commodities but has it won the war?

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 in Financial Services, Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Virtual currencies as commodities—CFTC wins battle in the fight to define cryptocurrencies as commodities but has it won the war?
A federal court in Massachusetts allowed the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s fraud case against virtual currency operators to continue by finding that the digital coin met the definition of “commodity” under the Commodity Exchange Act. The court rejected the defendants’ argument that the virtual currency at issue was not a “commodity” because there was no futures contract...
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Videocast: Cryptoassets and the regulatory environment—A look across the Atlantic

Posted on Sep 26, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Financial Services, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Videocast: Cryptoassets and the regulatory environment—A look across the Atlantic
Regulators are grappling to define cryptoassets and are applying existing regulations or contemplating new rules to oversee markets for these new asset class(es). In this Bottom Line videocast, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Partner Greg Kaufman and Eversheds Sutherland (International) Partner Andrew Henderson discuss: important jurisdictional and definitional issues before US courts the UK...
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A week of “firsts” in cryptocurrency prosecution

Posted on Sep 17, 2018 in Financial Services, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on A week of “firsts” in cryptocurrency prosecution
On September 11, 2018, a number of “firsts” occurred in the prosecution of cryptocurrency-related activities at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and federal district court that will likely become the norm going forward. The SEC announced its first enforcement action for an investment company registration violation...
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Are you ready for the next generation of cyberattack?

Posted on Jul 23, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation, Maritime and Shipping | Comments Off on Are you ready for the next generation of cyberattack?
Of all the attention the recent Helsinki summit generated, one aspect has garnered virtually no coverage, but it has the ability to shake America and its companies to the core – the threat of data manipulation. Read this article to learn about the next generation of cyberattack, including: How hackers will manipulate, doctor and fake data to disrupt businesses and governments, if not...
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