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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Mar 24, 20222 min read
ANZ leads the way with A$DC - the world's first stablecoin minted by a bank
In a watershed moment for Australian crypto-markets and crypto globally, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) have...
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Chainalysis release free Russian sanction scanning tools
With moral panic emerging from Washington DC and the media over the potential for Russia to use crypto to bypass sanctions, crypto...
Mar 20, 20223 min read
IP rights in NFTs: What can be done with CryptoPunks and Bored Apes?
Recently, Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club and spin offs the Mutant Ape, announced it had acquired the intellectual...
Mar 15, 20221 min read
US DOJ seizes $28M in crypto from serial ransomware actor
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized US$28 million worth of cryptocurrency - primarily Bitcoin - from a hacker who is alleged to...
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Russia racing to sidestep sanctions with crafty crypto usage?
While the US Congress and media whip up headlines to sell newspapers (or get clicks) by talking up the "possible risks" of Russia...
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Virginia, USA, allows banks to offer crypto custody
The Senate of the US state of Virginia has introduced, and approved an amendment to, a new Bill that allows traditional banks operating...
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Crypto during a crisis - Ukraine collects funds in BTC, ETH and other coins
The Ukrainian Government has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrency donations to assist with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict....
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Rouble/crypto transactions soar following sanctions hitting Russia
The volume of trades involving Rouble and Tether (as well as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies) have skyrocketed in the past few days,...
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Show me the ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ crypto! Colorado announces it will accept Bitcoin for tax payments
In a recent interview with CNBC, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signalled Colorado’s intention to accept crypto-assets for payment of...
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Crypto businesses make a blitz play: Ranking the Superbowl LVI crypto advertisements
It's a long held tradition - businesses paying an obscene amount of capital to get a mere few seconds of airtime during the big dance -...
Feb 17, 20222 min read
How the stables have turned: US Bill seeks to mandate 100% cash reserves for stablecoins
A new bill recently tabled to U.S. Congress has sought to provide much needed legislative clarification on stablecoins. Briefly,...
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Russia warms up to crypto - agrees to treat crypto as currency
The government and bank of Russia are hard at work drafting a new law which will define crypto as an “analogue of currencies” , set to be...
Feb 11, 20222 min read
Nike says 'No' to NFT Receipts of Stored Sneakers
Apparel giant Nike has filed a lawsuit against StockX, accusing the resale marketplace of using Nike trademarks to mint and sell...
Feb 9, 20221 min read
KPMG Canada Collects Crypto in Treasury
As a first direct investment in cryptoassets, KPMG in Canada has allocated an investment in cryptoassets to its corporate treasury. The...
Feb 4, 20222 min read
SEC attempts to cast its net too wide to include Automatic Market Makers into exchange definitions
The SEC has published a proposal to amend alternative trading systems regulation, followed fast-behind by an exacting dissent from...
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Citizen Blockchain: The ‘Rosebud’ of NFTs up for sale in CityDAO
Decentralised autonomous organisations – or DAOs – are continually evolving our understanding of the interaction between physical and...
Feb 3, 20223 min read
DAO Regulation Roundtable
A who's who of Australian crypto and blockchain talent assembled this week at the invitation of Senator Andrew Bragg, to discuss how a...
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