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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Feb 2, 20212 min read
Digital currencies valuable to Visa's vision
During a recent Q1 Earnings Call, Visa's Chairman and CEO Alfred Kelly took the opportunity to clarify Visa's approach to digital...
Feb 2, 20212 min read
India intending to innovate with digital Rupee
Following on from indications that India was warming up to a Central Bank Digital Currency, the Indian legislature has published an...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Jan 30, 20212 min read
Craig Wright's cryptocurrency copyright crusade
Dr Craig Wright, the Australian who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto and the inventor of Bitcoin, has had legal letters sent to both...
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Rise in ransomware beaten back by blockchain boffins
NetWalker, a notorious form of ransomware-as-a-service, has been targeted by the American Department of Justice (DoJ) in a recent...
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Restless creditors offered 90% of remaining Bitcoin tied up in Mt. Gox bankruptcy
Another step forward in the longstanding Mt Gox saga has been taken, with creditors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange finally being...
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Singapore digital asset custodian given the all-clear
Singapore-based crypto custody firm, Propine gets the green light to commence rolling out its digital-asset custodial services.
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Jan 13, 20213 min read
US SEC out to make waves in lawsuit filed against Ripple
Just before the end of 2020, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and its two top executives with claims that they unlawfully sold...
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Digital Asset Custody: Fidelity Flourishing and Australian guidance absent
Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest financial services providers, has recently been making major strides in developing their...
Dec 14, 20202 min read
France fighting financial criminals with required regulations for digital currency exchanges
In a press release last week, Bruno Le Maire, the French Minister of Finance, commanded all digital currency providers to enforce strict...
Dec 11, 20202 min read
The Mt Gox Saga: Alexander Vinnik to serve 5 years in France
Alexander Vinnik, involved in the notorious BTC-e exchange in the EU, and the subject of a long running expedition battle between France,...
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Banks rival for custody of digital asset keys
United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore’s third largest bank, appears to be making the move into the cryptocurrency space. After...
Nov 27, 20201 min read
Hong Kong set to introduce robust digital currency exchange regulations
Taking yet another step away from mainland China and its aggressive posture towards digital currency trading platforms, Hong Kong has...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Chainalysis code to catch and keep captive seized digital assets
Recently, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis announced it was launching a program designed to manage and store cryptocurrency seized...
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Getting paid with bitcoin: BitPay launches a new payroll service
Bitcoin payments provider BitPay recently announced a new service: “BitPay Send”, a neat new way for businesses to pay employees,...
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Australia better hop to it to keep up with a Digital Euro in the race to CBDCs
In a global race to digitise national currencies, the EU has kept good on its earlier promises to explore implementing the CBDC.
Nov 16, 20203 min read
Uncle Sam seizes a Billion in Bitcoin
Interest rippled through the bitcoin community recently when a digital wallet containing roughly $1 billion in stolen bitcoin — thought...
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Senator Bragg envisions a blockchain future
Speaking at the Future of Financial Services 2020 conference this week, Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has emphasised the...
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