2022 was a challenging year for both crypto-assets and crypto-asset service providers.

Der österreichische Nationalrat hat am Dienstag, den 7. Juli 2020, eine Novelle zum inanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz (FMABG) verabschiedet.

In September 2020, the European Commission adopted the Digital Finance Strategy to support innovation in the European financial sector and build a single market...

Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month we look back at the most relevant developments in the area of financial regulation in the CEE region.

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) likely anticipated a wave of GDPR-related referrals. Few such matters receive as much attention from the public and lawyers as questions on GDPR damages.

For centuries, precious metals such as gold and silver have been one of the safest investments one could make in any crisis.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) ist die Zukunftstechnologie schlechthin. Selbstfahrende Autos, smart Cities, digitale Fabriken und präzisere Diagnosen in der Medizin – die Chancen der AI sind groß. Ihr Einsatz birgt allerdings auch Risiken für Betroffene.

Austria has introduced comprehensive reforms to its Criminal Code of Procedure to address the challenges of securing crypto assets in criminal investigations. The new provisions establish a legal framework for transferring digital currencies to government-controlled wallets and enable premature realization of volatile crypto holdings.

In an era of rapid technological advancement, businesses face an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. The GDPR established a high legal standard which already affects AI systems processing personal data...

Various technological developments and their intersection with arbitration have recently been subject to vigorous debates.

Health technologies, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, play a key role in the success and progress of our healthcare system.

On 29 June 2022, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the text regarding the European Commission's proposal for a recast of Regulation...

As the end of 2020 approaches we are seeing a lot of changes in financial markets regulations, accelerated by the first serious economic downturn in a long time.

The transfer of title to real estate requires an entry in the land register.

With the new Crypto Reporting Act ("Krypto-Meldepflichtgesetz" – Krypto-MPfG) effective from 1 January 2026, Austria aligns with international standards for transparency and tax compliance in the digital asset space.

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarkt-aufsicht, FMA) has recently published guidelines on how it views Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) from a financial services regulatory perspective.

5G technology enables greater speed and innovation. Connected mobility, smart homes and IoT are just a few examples of business models and the impact this technology has on our society.

In recent weeks, a new EU regulation, the so-called Digital Services Act, has come into force (the "DSA"). The DSA applies to intermediary services...

The story of our NFT self-experiment does not end with the selling of the token. To the contrary, it is only the start: The buyer – in our case the Museum Francisco Carolinum in Linz – wants to use the artwork for their purposes.

Schoenherr has launched an online guide on ICOs and ITOs throughout the wider CEE / SEE area.