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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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Sep 23, 20202 min read
First Digital Asset Bank approved in Wyoming
Kraken announced on 16 September 2020 that it has received approval to establish the first Digital Asset Bank.
Sep 18, 20204 min read
RBA reluctantly reconsiders retail CBDC in latest paper
The RBA has published a detailed paper setting out its continued sceptical position on a possible retail central bank digital currency
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Patent hoarders in Square's sights with Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance
International payment company Square has launched the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) in a bid to limit patent hoarding
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Facebook, Google and Hamilton: Not quite David vs Goliath
Are you ever up late at night wondering whatever happened to the class action tackling the tech giants Google and Facebook over their...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Putting a price on privacy's head: Monero Wanted Dead or Alive by the Internal Revenue Service
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will pay any contractor $625,000 if they can trace the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR).
Sep 10, 20202 min read
Hackers hope to hijack wallet holding US$715 million in Bitcoin
a Bitcoin wallet holding 69,370 BTC, has been the subject of a ongoing effort to crack the password to access the BTC within
Sep 3, 20202 min read
Tezos token class action settlement: A USD$25M cost of infringement
A long-running class action against the Swiss-based Tezos Foundation and its founders has been settled for USD$25m
Aug 28, 20201 min read
COVID-19 vaccine scam proceeds are traceable, despite claims to the contrary
Correcting the record about ongoing misconceptions about the traceability of Bitcoin, following media reports about a COVID vaccine scam
Aug 28, 20202 min read
What's in a name? Ripple rebrand required over PayID stoush
Ripple Labs is being sued by New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) for alleged infringement of the PayID trade mark
Aug 28, 20201 min read
Libra Association appoints Steve Bunnell as Chief Legal Officer
The Libra Association has announced the appointment of its new Chief Legal Officer, Mr Steve Bunnell
Aug 26, 20202 min read
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Crypto class action commenced against Google, Facebook
Google and Facebook have been hit with a class action in relation to a 2018 decision to restrict advertising of digital currencies
Aug 17, 20202 min read
US Federal Reserve provides update on digital currencies
US Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard recently gave a speech providing an update on the Fed's approach to digital currencies
Aug 14, 20201 min read
Sydney woman jailed for $400k Ripple theft
Australian woman Kathryn Nguyen has been sentenced to a maximum of two years and three months in jail for stealing over 100k Ripple in 2018
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Misleading statements at forefront of SEC action against Boon.Tech ICO
The SEC has come down hard on another ICO, announcing charges against Virginia-based Boon.Tech and its CEO for a 2017 ICO
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Blockchain based digital driver's licences take off in South Korea
Recent reporting from Statista has shown that over one million South Koreans have opted to use a blockchain-based digital driver's licence
Aug 7, 20202 min read
The State of Staking: Seeking certainty in proof-of-stake tax
US Congressional Blockchain Caucus’ co-chairs have written to the IRS expressing concern about the tax treatment of staking
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