Author: Willem-Jan Smits

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03 May

Posted at 17:00h in Blog, Camiel Vermeulen, Corporate Litigation, Eline Janssen, Maarten van Ingen, Thomas Schelfaut

De Covid-19 crisis heeft geleid tot diverse noodverordeningen. Deze waren primair ingegeven door de vrees bestaat voor ernstige wanordelijkheden. Een noodverordening vormt over het algemeen een ernstige inbreuk op grondrechten en wordt daarom zelden uitgevaardigd, maar dit zijn uitzonderlijke tijden. Beperking van grondrechten is echter...

24 Nov

Posted at 17:00h in Blog, Camiel Vermeulen, Willem-Jan Smits

The emergence of the Distributed Ledger Technology has completely transformed the ability of businesses and individuals to transfer money and raise capital by cutting out middlemen, raising payment efficiency and increasing the pool of available investors to any geographical location. Besides opportunities, however, this technological...

09 Mar

Posted at 14:38h in Blog Finance, Eline Janssen, Publicaties

Blockchain technology introduces an alternative way to finance SMEs. In this report the authors analyse the legal classification and technological implications of the issuing and offering of security tokens in The Netherlands and the EU. Click here for the article. A cooperation with Infloat....

02 Oct

Posted at 15:00h in Blog, Camiel Vermeulen, Willem-Jan Smits

The crypto space is slowly but surely moving away from ‘unregulated mess’ status. At the same time last year, ICOs often glazed headlines as ‘fraudulent, valueless, cheap tricks to raise money’. Most governments were not big fans either. South Korea, a current seat for notable crypto-related operations...