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01 Feb MiCA – Market Abuse Prevention under MiCA

Posted at 17:23h in Blog, Blog Finance, Camiel Vermeulen, Crypto, Jorie Corten, Marlinde Nannings, MiCA, Rens Kattenbelt, Rens Kattenbelt, Willem-Jan Smits

1. Background Market integrity has long been considered a key aspect of investor protection in traditional finance. Measures guaranteeing equal access to information and fair price formation regarding financial instruments have been the subject of EU wide harmonization since 2003, which has resulted in the Market...

25 Nov We have been nominated for the Dutch Blockchain Awards 2021!

Posted at 14:44h in Camiel Vermeulen, Crypto, Eline Janssen, Inge Lakwijk, News, Willem-Jan Smits

We have been nominated for the Dutch Blockchain Awards! This confirms that not just (international) crypto companies, but also leading parties such as the Blockchain Netherlands Foundation (BCNL) and its community, see our crypto team as cutting edge. As a team that delivers state-of-the-art knowledge...

24 Aug Are you subject to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft)?

Posted at 15:50h in Blog, Crypto, Eline Janssen

In an earlier blog we discussed the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wet ter voorkoming witwassen en financiering van terrorisme), hereinafter Wwft. As the name implies, the aim of the Wwft is to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Various obligations for the...

04 Mar American blockchain software developer Tendermint invests in Ocean Blue’s Tgrade.

Posted at 22:08h in Camiel Vermeulen, Crypto, Eline Janssen, News, Willem-Jan Smits

American blockchain software developer Tendermint has completed a strategic investment in Tgrade, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol developed by Foundation Ocean Blue. Built on the Cosmos blockchain, Tgrade provides developers with the ideal tools to build secure, regulated and robust DeFi products for the next...

03 May Vergaderrechten onder de Spoedwet Covid-19

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 How the FATF travel rule relates to AMLD5

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...

14 Mar The 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive and What It Means for Crypto Businesses

Posted at 14:38h in Blog, Eline Janssen

Proposed in July 2016, as part of the EU’s plans to combat terrorism, the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 5) entered into force on the 9th of July, 2018. By design, the AMLD5 is meant to become an inherent part of the laws of Member States...

07 Jan What Is a Security Token Offering (STO) and Why It Is the Next Step for Blockchain-based Fundraising

Posted at 10:00h in Blog, Camiel Vermeulen, Finance & Securities, Willem-Jan Smits

Since their official inception in 2013, having Mastercoin as the first mover, the past few years have seen a massive number of ICOs take place. In 2017 ICOs raised a whopping $5.6 billion in funds for blockchain projects. Estimates further suggest that 30% of the totality of...

24 Oct Blockchain Governance: What Is It, What Types Are There and How Does It Work in Practice?

Posted at 10:00h in Blog, Camiel Vermeulen, Willem-Jan Smits

You’ve found your way here so I’m guessing you’re already familiar with the blockchain concept and how it works. For the sake of this article, we will skip the part on explaining the technology. If you need some catching up, check our explanatory piece on the topic. So,...

02 Oct Lithuania, Malta and Switzerland – How 3 European Nations Are Planning to Become Blockchain Pioneers

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...