Bilişim ve teknoloji hukukçularının bugünkü gündemi AB Komisyonu tarafından yayınlanan Data Act (“DA”). Standart bir LinkedIn gönderisine sığmayacağı için bir LinkedIn makalesi şeklinde hazırlanan bu yazıda DA’nın detaylarına inmeden önce dikkat edilmesi gereken bazı temel hususlar mevcuttur: DA henüz bağlayıcı nitelik kazanmadı, taslak olarak daha yeni yayınlandı. DA yasalaşsa bile…

Turkish Central Bank’s (“TCB”) regulation on “not using crypto-assets” in payments (“Regulation”) was promulgated in today’s official gazette and shall enter into force on 30th April 2021. Regulation is comprised of 6 Articles. Articles 1, 2, 5, 6 regulate typical issues of purpose and scope, grounds, effective date on which…

In a previous story, I had explained the infamous DAO Hack in detail. However, the DAO hack was not the first or the last hack in the wild world of crypto tokens. …

What is an STO? STO stands for ‘security token offering’. …

It is a common misstatement that Blockchain and its applications are not regulated. The underlying idea here is that there is no tailor-made regulation put in place specifically for Blockchain applications in most jurisdictions. However, it does not mean that what you did via any Blockchain-based platform is beyond the…

RegTech is short for regulatory technology. It indicates using the technology for regulatory compliance. There is a certain buzz around the term and it is especially used with FinTech. First thing to mention is that RegTech is not limited to the financial industry. …

Venezuela economy is in crisis almost for a decade now. Things started with internal political conflicts during the presidency of Hugo Chavez. The government adopted populist policies in order to increase its political power in the country and these policies led the country into hyperinflation, Venezuela started failing at payment…

Blockchain technology is here to promote p2p networks and get rid off intermediaries, mainly those in the financial system. At least it was the initial idea. However, the current situation shows something different. Financial institutions are among the pioneers and top investors of the Blockchain technology. …

Healthcare industry is fragmented at both national and international level. Indeed each country has its own healthcare system. However, in almost all jurisdictions, there are both private and public entities operating in the industry and they prefer hiding patient information to themselves. …