Australian misinformation bill stirs free speech debate

The Australian Government has introduced a Bill to Parliament on combatting seriously harmful misinformation and disinformaton on digital...

SEC flips on the phrase with no definition: "crypto-asset securities"

The US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has dumped the term "crypto-asset securities", acknowledging a significant mis-step in...

Endangered tuna? SEC cans 'wild-caught' NFT membership

Crypto and blockchain have promised many new innovations and business ideas, and amidst the claimed scams and cash-grabs of the ICO boom...

RBA announces strategic commitment to wholesale CBDC work

At the Intersekt Fintech Conference in Melbourne today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ( RBA ) announced its strategic commitment to...

CryptoPunk Smart Contract Shotgun, but who has the right to bear arms?

While the death of NFTs has been called by some, many projects still maintain significant value and substantial floor prices. One of the...

ASIC extends reliefs for foreign financial services providers

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission ( ASIC ) has extended, for a further 12 months, the transitional relief for foreign...

Australia introduces first tranche of privacy law reforms

Earlier today, the Government introduced draft legislation to reform the Privacy Act 1988 ( Privacy Act ) into Parliament. The Privacy...

US Congress debates the future of DeFi

In a Congressional hearing on decentralised finance ( DeFi ), US lawmakers revealed a stark divide over the future of crypto-based...

UK Bill to preserve property rights in digital assets

In the UK, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill has been introduced into the House of Lords, marking the a leading moment in digital...