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BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Interest-ing times: Trump goes toe-to-toe with banks over CLARITY Act
Whether firms should be permitted to issue stablecoins that provide interest‑like returns has emerged as a key point of contention in Congress’s consideration of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 ( CLARITY Act ), the U.S. crypto market structure bill. In late February, U.S. stablecoin policy has moved back into focus following a series of White House‑brokered meetings between banks and crypto industry participants, alongside a further instance of direct public inte
Mar 203 min read
Privacy please: RBA CBDC survey finds consumers will pay for privacy
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published a research paper exploring the merits of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC),...
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Wall St titans back ETFs, as Bitcoin goes mainstream
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has seen a surge in interest from major US banks, marking a significant shift in Wall Street's...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Australia scores early success in the war on scams
The recent quarterly update from the National Anti-Scam Centre published 12 March 2024, revealed an optimistic decline of 43% in the...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Santander welcomes clients into the crypto fold
Santander Private Banking International, a subsidiary of Banco Santander, is set to provide high net worth clients with Swiss bank...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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