Blockchain, Crypto, Ethereum, Generally, Law, NFTs

From Collectibles to Crimes? FIFA’s NFT Platform Faces Gambling Allegations

In mid October 2025, the Swiss gambling regulator Gespa filed a criminal complaint with the competent prosecution authorities alleging that FIFA’s blockchain based NFT platform, FIFA Collect, is operating unlicensed gambling services in Switzerland. The complaint asserts that FIFA Collect offers various “competitions” (such as drops, challenges, airdrops) in which participation requires a monetary stake,…

Georg Brameshuber

Oct 23, 2025

Insights, Law

·Mar 9, 2025

SEC Overhauls Crypto Accounting Rules: SAB 121 Replaced by SAB 122

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a major shift in crypto accounting with the release of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122 (SAB 122) on January 23, 2025. This bulletin officially rescinds SAB 121, marking the end of one of the most controversial financial reporting requirements for digital asset custodians and exchanges. By…

NFTs

·Feb 13, 2025

Crypto Art in the Context of Art History: A Cultural and Technological Shift

Crypto Art in the Context of Art History: A Cultural and Technological Shift The question of whether NFTs are art and how they fit into art history has been widely debated in recent years. A look at the past reveals a clear pattern: art has always been closely linked to cultural and technological developments. From…

Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi, Education, Generally

·Oct 30, 2024

USD 500,000 farmed over 600 integrations

Validvent advised Airdrop Whale: USD 500,000 farmed over 600 integrations - Blast, ZkSync, Starknet Validvent assisted an airdrop farmer with portfolio management and documentation for crypto transactions across more than 220 unique addresses on several EVM-compatible blockchains, including emerging networks like Blast, ZkSync, and Starknet. The project included over 600 integrations, involving 40,000+ transactions with…

Blockchain, Generally

·May 14, 2024

Berlin: The MiCAR Roundtable Expert Series

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Blockchain, Generally, Insights

·May 13, 2024

Convergence of AI and Blockchain at EUBOF Conclusion Workshop

Convergence of AI and Blockchain at the EUBOF Conclusion Workshop On 8 May 2024, Mariana de la Roche Wills participated in the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF) Conclusion Workshop, hosted at the European Commission. Her contribution focused on the convergence between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain, exploring how these technologies interact and what this…

Generally

·Apr 22, 2024

London: The MiCAR Roundtable Expert Series

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Generally

·Apr 28, 2023

Block&Wine #129

ABC Annual Conference Special | Austrian Blockchain Landscape 2023 Update | Green Tech | Regenerative Finance and Financial Inclusion 🚀YES, WE DID IT AGAIN ! Austrian #Blockchain Landscape 2023 RELEASED 🇦🇹 - Remember 2022? What has changed in the ecosystem since then? Proudly present: Presentation of the new Austrian Blockchain Landscape 2023 The new Blockchain…

Crypto, Generally, Insights, Investment, Law

·Sep 18, 2021

Automatische Berechnung von Krypto-Steuern mit Blockpit

Insight #14: Krypto-Steuern automatisch berechnen, tracken und reporten. Die Berechnung von Steuern auf Gewinne in Kryptomarkt ist sowohl für Nutzer:innen als auch für die Finanz nicht immer einfach. Besonders wenn es um komplexere Themenbereiche geht (z.B. DeFi, Staking, Mining, Derivate) ist die Verwendung eines soliden Tools anzuraten. Im Folgenden stellen wir Blockpit genauer vor.

Education, Ethereum, Generally

·May 20, 2021

EIP-1559 (Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559)

Insight #1: EIP-1559, oder auch Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559 genannt, ist einer der derzeit meistdiskutierten Vorschläge für Änderungen/Verbesserungen des Ethereum-Netzwerkes, welcher mit dem “London Hard Fork” diesen Juli eingeführt werden soll.