BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
Digital Surge rescue package voted through by creditors
The creditors of Brisbane-based cryptocurrency exchange Digital Surge have voted to pass the proposed Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA),...
Hong Kong strives to regain Asia's crypto crown
At the opening of Hong Kong's flagship Fintech conference last month, the city's officials issued a policy statement on virtual assets,...
SWIFT moving slowly to Blockchain tech
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has announced it will adopt blockchain technology to help...
Alexander Vinnik reportedly being extradited to US
Alexander Vinnik - a Russian national accused of running BTC-e, a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange implicated in the MtGox...
Stablecoins lead the regulation race
It is a momentous time for global financial markets. Interest rates continue their ascent followed swiftly by inflation and business...
SEC Chair confirms BTC is a commodity but infers ETH is a security
In a recent interview with CNBC, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler confirmed his view that Bitcoin is a...
75% of US Retail merchants planning to accept crypto
Deloitte recently published a report that looked into the overall attitudes and investments in the adoption of digital currency payment...
New Labor Government urged to regulate crypto the right way
Australian cryptocurrency industry leaders have urged the newly elected Labor government to continue the course for crypto regulation...
Blockchain Australia on Tour
Blockchain Australia is gearing up for a US tour with appearances scheduled for the Consensus and NFT NYC events. Last year, CoinDesk...
ASIC Releases 'Finfluencer' Guidance follow on meeting leaves finfluencers 'shocked'
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released an information sheet focussing on financial products and...