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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 11, 20202 min read
Sep 11, 20201 min read
Mastercard minting digital currencies for central banks?
Mastercard has announced the release of a proprietary testing environment which gives central banks the tools to test CBDCs
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 8, 20201 min read
Coca Cola invests in Centrapay for crypto collaboration
Amatil X, Coca-Cola Amatil’s corporate venture arm, completed a minority investment in NZ crypto payment company Centrapay
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
Sep 3, 20202 min read
US Comptroller of Currency pursuing Federal Charters for Payment Firms
The US OCC is pushing forward with a its plan to offer national banking charter to non-depository payment providers
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Update: Ripple request rejected at Interlocutory Hearing, injunction imposed
Following our earlier article about the dispute between Ripple Labs is being sued by New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), NPPA has...
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 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 25, 20202 min read
Traceable terrorism financing using digital currency leads US DoJ prosecution
The US Department of Justice ('DOJ') says it has dismantled three online fundraising campaigns involving terrorist organizations.
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 16, 20202 min read
Chinese Digital Yuan rolling out to Greater Bay Area with >70M residents
The Chinese digital yuan is set to be rolled out in an area with over 70 million residents in coming weeks.
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
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