BTC.ee
Ancient source of Bitcoins in Tallinn, Estonia.
Academic Reviews
The case has even been the subject of academic publications:
- 2021-05-04 Regulatory challenges to the use of distributed ledger technology: ... [Tartu University]
- 2018-xx-xx Decentralised technology and technology neutrality in legal rules: an analysis of De voogd and Hedqvist [Baltic Journal of Law & Politics]
Media publications about my legal battle against the Estonian police.
There are many mistakes in some of these articles. Never the less I list them as they give an indication of the interest in this topic.
- 2017-03-08 Goodbye Estonia, Hello … ? [Decentralize Today]
- 2017-01-16 Meet the world's first Bitcoin refugee [WION]
- 2016-04-27 Estonia stops proceedings against bitcoin trader [CoinFox]
- 2016-04-27 Hi-tech Estonia Unfriendly to Bitcoin? [TOL]
- 2016-04-26 Estonia Financial Agency Stops Two Year Long Investigation of Bitcoin Trader [Bitcoin Magazine]
- 2016-04-21 Eesti võib bitcoin'e vahendanud hollandlase vangi panna [Postimees - Estonian]
- 2016-04-15 Estonian Bitcoin Exchange BTC.ee Moves Operations to The Netherlands [The Merkle]
- 2016-04-15 Owner Moves Bitcoin Exchange Out of Estonia After Landmark Supreme Court Decision [CoinTelegraph]
- 2016-04-13 Bitcoin Trader Case: In Estonia, The Verdict Is In [CCN.LA]
- 2016-04-13 Riigikohtu bitcoini-otsus teeb ettevõtjale karuteene [Äripäev - Estonian]
- 2016-04-12 Estonia’s Supreme Court Decision Criticized as Anti-Bitcoin [Bitcoin.com]
- 2016-04-12 Estonian Supreme Court Rules Against Bitcoin Trader [CoinDesk]
- 2016-04-11 Bitcoin'e vahendanu esindaja: õigussüsteem peaks toimima ettevõtja jaoks [Postimees - Estonian]
- 2016-04-11 Estijos Aukščiausiasis Teismas: prekybai bitkoinais turi būti taikomos kovos su pinigų plovimu nuostatos [15 - Lithuanian]
- 2016-04-11 Bad News for Otto De Voogd as Supreme Court Regulates Bitcoin in Estonia [NewsBTC]
- 2016-04-11 Riigikohus: bitcoinidega kauplemine on käsitletav majandustegevusena [ERR - Estonian]
- 2016-04-11 Supreme Court: Bitcoin has financial value, hence trading it to be considered economic activity [ERR]
- 2016-02-12 Estonian Supreme Court Holds Landmark Public Hearing on Bitcoin Case [CCN.LA]
- 2016-02-12 Riigikohus vaeb Eesti esimest krüptoraha kaasust [Delfi - Estonian - Paywall]
- 2016-02-11 Estonia's Supreme Court holds open hearing on bitcoin suit [CoinFox]
- 2016-02-11 Riigikohus otsib bitcoinidega kauplemises õigusselgust [ERR - Estonian]
- 2015-12-02 Estonia’s Highest Court Orders Four Government Institutions to Give Opinion on Bitcoin Legality [AllCoinsNews]
- 2015-12-02 Estonia’s Highest Court Consults Four Government Institutions on Bitcoin Legality [The Merkle]
- 2015-12-01 Estonia Seeks Cryptocurrency Clarification [Forklog]
- 2015-11-30 Estonian High Court Asks Government to Clarify Bitcoin Stance [CoinDesk]
- 2015-11-30 Estonian Supreme Court makes progress in Bitcoin trader case [Baltic Times]
- 2015-07-02 Estonia’s anti-money laundering laws clamp down on Bitcoin traders [Baltic Times]
- 2015-06-17 Otto de Voogd’s speech held in court [Nihilist]
- 2015-06-17 Innovation under the guillotine: Otto de Voogd vs the FIU [Nihilist]
- 2015-06-16 Otto de Voogd-i kohtus peetud kõne. [Nihilist - Estonian]
- 2015-06-16 Giljotiini alla pandud innovatiivsus: Otto de Voogd vs RAB [Nihilist - Estonian]
- 2015-04-01 Andreas Antonopoulos on Estonia and Bitcoin [Bitcoin Wednesday / youtube]
- 2014-12-16 Bitcoin offers options to launder money [Postimees]
- 2014-12-11 Estonia's battle against Otto de Voogd and bitcoin [deBitcoin / youtube]
- 2014-12-08 Estonia: Tech Savvy but Bitcoin Leery [Inside Bitcoins]
- 2014-12-05 Bitcoin under assault in Estonia [BasedReport.com]
- 2014-04-29 Bitcoin Broker Mounts Legal Challenge to Order to Desist [ERR]
- 2014-02-21 Bitcoinidega kauplev eraisik ärritas Eesti võime. Mis saab edasi? [Ekspress - Estonian]
- 2014-02-20 Bitcoin trading site BTC.ee threatened by Estonian police [Coinbuzz]
- 2014-02-19 Estonian Police Target Bitcoin Trading Site BTC.ee [CoinDesk]
- 2014-02-18 Politsei nõue sulges küberrahaga kaupleja [Delfi - Estonian]
- 2014-02-17 Bitcoin Trading Faces Increased Police Scrutiny [ERR]
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