Hive Blockchain SocietyA day in 2030: How blockchain could influence our daily routinesThis text aims at providing an optimistic view at the potential applications of blockchain. It brings hopefully more tangible ways of…Nov 13, 20181Nov 13, 20181
Hive Blockchain SocietyICO IN BELGIUM: REGULATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN POSSIBLEA legal ground specific to its own financial legislation allows the Belgian legislator to regulate, at least partially, an Initial Coin…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Hive Blockchain SocietyESMA renews its restrictions on CFDs, including those on cryptocurrenciesESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) recently issued updated and clarified restrictions on CFDs (“Contracts For Difference”).Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Hive Blockchain SocietyTrading Cryptocurrencies on Behalf of Third Parties: A Belgian CaseAs described, trading activities are similar, misleadingly, to portfolio management within the meaning of MiFID regulations, i.e. the…Oct 8, 2018Oct 8, 2018
Hive Blockchain SocietyFrench Law Encourages ICO Issuers to Develop Their Projects in France.France established an official legal framework to encourage ICOs — a new fundraising method for innovation projects on the blockchain — to…Sep 23, 20181Sep 23, 20181
Hive Blockchain SocietyThe Legal Recognition of Distributed Ledger Technology in French Financial Regulations: Still a…Since the end of 2017, French financial regulations have been considering the use of “blockchain” with a view to gradually integrating it…Sep 23, 20183Sep 23, 20183
Hive Blockchain Society“Public Vs Private blockchains”: A little chat with Roderik van der Veer (SettleMint)As an introduction to the topic of our next event (press release available here), we asked a few questions to our main speaker Roderik van…Jun 13, 2018Jun 13, 2018