LawBytes deals this week with the guidance of the French privacy authority (CNIL) on blockchain and the new EU Code of Practice on disinformation.
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Bitcoin and its potential usage as part of money laundering crimes as well as of crimes associated with terrorism has been the subject of concerns raised by the UIF, the harm of the Bank of Italy dedicated, among others, to receive anti-money laundering reports of suspicious transactions. ย But the reaction from other Governments and e-commerce operators are different.
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The news about the indictment of Charlie Shrem, the former vice president of Bitcoin Foundation, and Robert Faiella in the US because of their potential involvement in the laundering of more than $ 1 million bitcoin on the website Silk Road to purchase illegal drugs raised new concerns about the legality of Bitcoin currency.