South Korea Preparing Bill to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading

January 16, 2018

A representative from the Ministry’s Press office Park Sang-Ki commented that the proposed shutdown will have to involve several government agencies working together to implement several measures. Once the bill is drafted, the legislation will require a majority vote from the 297 members of the National Assembly, a process that could take months or even […]

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PetroVietnam Execs Targeted in Vietnam Government Anti-Corruption Campaign

January 12, 2018

          The anti-corruption scheme is suspected to be politically driven and targeted towards those who are close to former PM Nguyen Tan Dung. The high profile case taking place in Hanoi courts are the losses of about $150 million at a subsidiary of PetroVietnam. Among the 22 executives accused, is a […]

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Visa Orders Bitcoin Processor BitPay to Shut User Accounts

January 6, 2018

Cryptocurrency debit card providers’ ceased services after payment giant Visa had cut off a card issuer’s membership. The Bitcoin payments processor announced that the company will refund any balances to users who purchased cards after the 1st of December 2017. The Bitpay shutdown, however is only restricted to European customers as Bitpay announced that the […]

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Attorney General Sesssions Reverses Obama Administration Work on Flourishing Marijuana Industry

January 5, 2018

Republican Senators from the state of Colorado call the move “regrettable” and “disruptive”. Republican Senator Gardner comments that he is not happy that Sessions has gone back on his pledge to him about enforcing legislation that would protect marijuana sales. Session is known to have an anti marijuana stance, whether that is reflected with President […]

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Australian Banks Freeze Accounts of Bitcoin Users

January 2, 2018

A Commonwealth Bank spokesperson stated in response to the freezing of accounts that the bank was open to innovation in alternative currencies however they do not “recommend using virtual currencies” as they have yet to “meet a minimum standard of regulation”. The spokesperson also stated that their customers may associate with these currencies as long […]

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New Years 2018 Sees First Country in the World to Make Paying Men More, Illegal

January 2, 2018

The legislation was announced last year on Womens Day in aims to abolish the pay gap between the genders in Iceland. The Nordic country is currently the first country in the world to make it illegal to pay men more than women. It has also been ranked the best country nine years in a row […]

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Paris Dominatrix Earns $1 Million with Bitcoin Slaves

December 22, 2017

Theodora is a financial dominatrix, meaning her clients get sexual pleasure from giving her gifts, money and sometimes control of their bank account. These types of clients are usually powerful men from the UK and US who look for sexual release by submitting to a woman. Some of her main clients spend about $100,000 on […]

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Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinators Initiate International Network

December 16, 2017

The initial IPLEC program was started in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006. The program has expanded to 5 other countries around the world to ensure expert US prosecutors are located in highly critical regions. The aim of the network is to abolish intellectual property theft by using a network of “real time international cooperation”. Trademark Registration […]

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EU-Thai Relations Progress

December 15, 2017

The EU Foreign Affairs Council announced that it would relax sanctions imposed on Thailand and seek a progressive “political re-engagement”. This decision is due to the improvement of some human rights conditions where people are no longer prosecuted in military courts; Thailand has adopted a new constitution and set an election date for 2018. The […]

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Thailand Anti-Corruption in Phuket

December 10, 2017

The National Anti-Corruption Commission along with the UN and the Phuket Governor chaired the initial Anti Corruption day in Phuket. They hope it raises awareness to the public and private sectors about the negative effects of corruption and how there will be no more tolerance for it. The Governor comments that the corruption culture in […]

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