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Vantage point: Our views on policy developments in the world of technology & entrepreneurship

By Ikigai Law | Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Communication, Data Governance, Digital Economy, Online Content, Other Areas | 0 comment | 25 November, 2019 | 2

Vantage Point This is a compilation of selected posts on our LinkedIn page from October and November 2019. Alco-tech In a major setback for the alco-tech industry, the Karnataka High Court recently delivered a judgment deeming the online sale and delivery of alcohol illegal. A significant development for not just the liquor industry, it mayRead more

Cryptocurrency Policies explained

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain, Vlog | 0 comment | 12 November, 2019 | 1

Ikigai Law’s Tanya Sadana explains the policies issues around Cryptocurrencies in India at MediaNama’s #NAMA Bootcamp on Cryptocurrencies held in New Delhi. Ikigai Law represents leading crypto-exchanges in the Supreme Court challenging the RBI directive banning banking access to these exchanges.  

What does India’s health-tech ecosystem look like?

By Ikigai Law | Health-tech | 0 comment | 1 August, 2019 | 2

Healthcare in India is plagued with problems – a severe shortage of hospitals, doctors and other health service providers; a large section of the population which is poor and does not have access to health care; and inadequate governmental spending and support[1]. Despite the fact that India is behind more developed countries in the adoptionRead more

IEOs, Their Challenges And Benefits Over ICOs

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain | 0 comment | 9 July, 2019 | 3

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 An initial exchange offering(“IEO”) is a crowdfunding mechanism which, for the large part is similar to an initial coin offering (“ICO”) but for certain reasons is considered an improvement over it. Prime amongst these is that an exchange serves as a trusted intermediary between the token sellers[1] and the buyers. This meansRead more

Planning a token offering? Take note of the SEC’s Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain, Fintech | 0 comment | 20 June, 2019 | 3

What is the document? The Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (“Staff”) of the Securities and Exchanges Commission (“SEC”) recently released a Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets (“Framework” or “Document”)[1]. These are essentially guidelines to assess whether an investment into a digital asset (which, per the document includes any asset whichRead more

SEC’s guidance for token offerings: Good, bad or just difficult?

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain, Fintech | 0 comment | 20 June, 2019 | 3

What was promised? In November 2018, The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (“SEC”) promised to come out with a ‘plain English’ guidance for developers who wished to undertake their own token offerings[1] (‘token’ is used to indicate a cryptocurrency, crypto-asset or a digital asset; these terms are used interchangeably here, strictly for the purposes ofRead more

Testing The Scales – Legality Of Libra

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain, Fintech | 0 comment | 27 May, 2019 | 5

News has it that Facebook is foraying into online remittances and will introduce a tethered  digital asset named “Libra” to fuel this system. Libra will be linked with the INR (i.e. the Indian National Rupee) and each Libra will always convert to 1 INR. How will this play with the April 2018 RBI circular that imposed a deRead more

Payment Of Salaries In Cryptocurrency

By Ikigai Law | Fintech | 0 comment | 26 March, 2019 | 1

Introduction With the increasing fanfare around Blockchain technology and the potential it holds for the future, commercial enterprises – Blockchain based and otherwise – are experimenting with paying salaries in cryptocurrency. This initiative broadens the cryptocurrency ecosystem[1] and also helps retain the best tech talent.[2] This post outlines the current cryptocurrency payment ecosystem, industry experienceRead more

Blockchain as a regulatory tool – “TRAI-ing” too hard?

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain | 0 comment | 28 June, 2018 | 7

On 29th May, 2018, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”)  released the draft Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (“Regulations”), aimed to curb the problem of unsolicited commercial communication, or spam, for telecom subscribers. As stated in the accompanying press release, TRAI has chosen to adopt Distributed Ledger Technology (also known as “blockchain”)Read more

Virtual currencies: An overview

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain | 0 comment | 12 May, 2018 | 4

What are Virtual Currencies?   The concept of virtual currency is perhaps best understood by way of an example. Take Airline Miles, for example, also referred to as frequent flier miles–the more you travel with an airline, the more Airline Miles you accumulate. These can later be redeemed for more tickets. When you redeem yourRead more

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