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In this issue: • French Bank Licensed to Offer Crypto Services, New Crypto Products Launch• FSB Publishes Global Regulatory Framework for Crypto-asset Activities• BITA to Merge with Global Blockchain Business Council French Bank Licensed to Offer Crypto Services, New Crypto Products Launch By Christopher Lamb According to recent reports, one of the largest banks in...

In this issue: • Blockchain Solutions Launch in Pharma, Energy and Food Industries • Digital Dollar Project Launches, Cryptocurrency Focused Bank Receives Investment • French Regulator Approves ICO, New Token Standards Body Launches • DOJ and SEC Continue Prosecuting Crypto Crimes, CipherTrace Issues AML Report Blockchain Solutions Launch in Pharma, Energy and Food Industries By:...

Thanks to the global availability of additive manufacturing and 3D printing (3DP) and to the easy sharing of 3DP designs, a teenager in Iowa with a 3D printer can print face shields based on a design uploaded only minutes earlier by an engineer in France. Indeed, in only a few weeks, the world has seen...

In this issue: • Banks Announce Blockchain Initiatives, Stablecoins Launch, France Passes New Law • Reports Detail Blockchain Solutions Across Industries, Provide New Data on Growth • New Reports Provide Details on Hacks, Ransomware and Criminal Use of Bitcoin • Enforcement Actions Involving Cryptocurrency Continue in US and Abroad • New York Attorney General Announces...

  In this issue: • Multiple Studies Analyze Recent Cryptocurrency Market Trends • Stablecoins, “Trading Pairs” and Other Developments in Cryptocurrency Payments • Threat Update: Ransomware, Crypto-mining Malware, BTMs and ICO Fraud Schemes • Blockchain Enterprise Developments in France, Spain and South Korea • UK Issues Cryptocurrency Guidance; US Issues Remain • Monetizing Positions in...

On May 27, Partner Paul Karlsgodt, leader of BakerHostetler’s Class Action Defense team, will chair the third annual ABA Western Regional CLE Program on Class Actions and Mass Torts in San Francisco. The program will explore topics such as the latest trends and creative approaches to class action settlements, forum non conveniens and related issues...

A luggage plant in France closes in 2007, so a class action suit for French post-termination benefits is brought against a former investor in Massachusetts in late 2011? Former Justice Souter joins the majority in the First Circuit? It’s a long story, but we’ll keep it short and there are some important class action issues...

On May 28, 2012, the French data protection regulator (CNIL) released new guidance on breach notification laws.  The guidance regards a 2011 ordinance that recently came into force on April 1.  Among other things, the ordinance amends existing French data protection law (Law on Information Technology and Liberties (78-17 of 1978)) to reflect the EU...