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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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Jun 23, 20201 min read
New Zealand Police net NZ$140M from alleged digital currency money launderer
NZ Police have frozen US$90M of funds linked to the alleged MtGox theft money launderer, Mr Alexander Vinnik
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Chainalysis expands services to cover zcash and dash
Chainalysis has expanded its service offerings to cover multiple new tokens, including Algorand, and privacy tokens zcash and dash
May 28, 20204 min read
Litigation likely as Steemit saga continues, with stakeholders' Steem "stolen"
Issues in the Steemit community continue to escalate, with a class action or other significant legal action fast becoming the only possible
May 20, 20202 min read
Another (alleged) criminal caught courtesy of cryptocurrency
Blockchain records have been used as evidence in the arrest of an alleged money launder who liked to post pictures of cash on social media..
May 18, 20202 min read
Arrest for unauthorised Australian digital currency exchange operator
In an Australian first, an individual has been arrested and charged with operating an unregistered digital currency exchange
May 8, 20202 min read
Chinese Court decides that Bitcoin is property
Another Chinese court has recognised Bitcoin as a digital asset entitled to protection as a property under Chinese Law
Apr 22, 20202 min read
Apr 14, 20202 min read
Hacking a decentralised exchange: Bisq spills the secrets on their recent hack
A hacker has exploited a security vulnerability in the trading protocal of decentralised Bitcoin exchange Bisq, stealing approx USD$150,000
Apr 8, 20201 min read
CFTC demands default after failing to find $147M bitcoin ponzi operator
The CFTC has requested that the alleged founder of the crypto $147 million Ponzi scheme Control-Finance be declared a default.
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Lloyds of London launches crypto wallet liability insurance
Insurance giant Lloyds has launched a new liability insurance policy to protect digital currencies held in hot wallets from theft and hacks
Feb 26, 20202 min read
FinCEN rehires Chainalysis executive to confront cyber crimes
Chief Technical Counsel of Chainalysis, Michael Mosier, will return to FINCen in a new role as Deputy Director.
Feb 18, 20203 min read
UK High Court recognizes digital assets as property at common law
The UK High Court has recognized that crypto assets should be treated as property under common law.
Feb 16, 20203 min read
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