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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Shaping the future: Abu Dhabi and Dubai compete to ride tokenisation wave
In a first for the Middle East and North Africa ( MENA ), the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange ( ADX ) has announced the launch of a...
17 minutes ago3 min read


Software developer liability on trial as Tornado Cash prosecution continues
The criminal trial of one of the developers of Tornado Cash, a crypto asset privacy protocol which enabled users to obfuscate the source...
5 days ago3 min read


Trace and trap: VicPolice secure convictions in crypto laundering bust
The Victoria Police and Department of Public Prosecutions has secured convictions against two individuals involved in a money laundering...
5 days ago2 min read


RBA and DFCRC announce use cases for tokenised asset settlement project
On 10 July 2025, the Reserve Bank of Australia ( RBA ) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre ( DFCRC ) announced the...
5 days ago3 min read


FATF calls for stronger AML action on virtual assets
On 26 June 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its sixth update  on how countries are applying anti-money laundering...
Jul 42 min read


Et voila! Robinhood to tokenise Stocks and ETFs in EU
At the Ethereum Community Conference ( ECC ) in Cannes, France, Robinhood announced the launch of over 200 "tokenised" stocks and ETFs...
Jul 43 min read


Hong Kong takes LEAP in race for digital asset leadership
On 26 June 2025, the Hong Kong Government released a second Policy Statement on digital assets ( DA ) building on their initial...
Jul 43 min read


From cold wallets to warm homes: Fannie and Freddie explore crypto-backed loans
The United States Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ) has directed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to explore...
Jun 262 min read


Open hearts, open minds: EU opens door global stablecoins
The European Commission is preparing to clarify that stablecoins issued by a firm with an EU licence may be treated as interchangeable...
Jun 262 min read
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