Law of the Future - The Podcast on Law & Technology with Dennis Hillemann

What‘s new concerning regulation of Blockchain and Crypto? - News from Wyoming on blockchain banks - UK: Are cryptos property? - News from China

In the sequel to EP. 17, Dennis explains if the Federal German Government can actually realize its Blockchain Strategy under the German constitution. Does it have the competences? What role plays the European Union?

The German constitution was written in 1949. Satoshi Nakamoto‘s whitepaper on bitcoin is from 2008. Can such a revolutionary technology work well with our constitution? In the first episode of my deep-dive into the German constitution - as an example for all Western democratic constitutions -, I will focus on blockchain & civil liberties.

More and more regulators are worried about criminals who are increasingly using cryptocurrencies for illegal activities like money laundering, terrorist financing, and tax evasion. The problem is significant. What is the EU‘s point of view on the matter - and what does a study propose concerning legal matters?

The Chinese state digital currency has long been developed. Now it could come this Or the following year to market launch. China could be the first major economy to introduce its digital currency. What do we know so far about it - and why do I think it could change the world dramatically?

China has passed new bloclchain related laws. The announcement came one day after Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country to seize opportunities in blockchain technology. Is China outrunning Europe and the US? Why are good laws on blockchain so important for all of us - and why is there now a race of policy makers worldwide? What can we all do to not lose this race?

Lately I‘ve seen quite a few pitches from young start-ups concerning blockchain. Even though they have a fantastic blockchain use-case, they fail. Why? I point out three basic mistakes I‘ve witnessed from a neutral point of view.

Voting procedures are an indispensable part of democracy. The Blockchain technology enables to carry out the voting procedure using The blockchain system. But how does it work, and has it already been used?

Did Facebook understand the challenges EU-GDPR imposes for blockchain technology? An addition to Ep. 10 on Libra - and a deep dive on EU-GDPR challenges for Mark Zuckerberg‘s big project.