BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
RBA bags bumper response to CBDC pilot
in a speech last week, Brad Jones, the Assistant Governor (Financial System) of Australia's central bank (the RBA) examined the risks and...
Kiwis consult on the future of money
New Zealand's central bank (the RBNZ) has launched a consultation on the future money focusing on the risks and opportunities posed by...
Visa walking towards crypto wallet offering
In October payments giant Visa International Service Association (Visa), a subsidiary of Visa Inc., filed two trademark applications with...
Coinbase wins Singapore licence approval
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, announced on Monday that it has received in-principal approval for a Major...
Trademark filings point to F1 NFTs
In recent years, fans have paid close attention to international trademark filings to have an early opportunity to look at what their...
Three Arrows to be liquidated in BVI
A court in the British Virgin Islands has ordered Three Arrows Capital - the crypto-focused hedge fund - into liquidation after failing...
A$DC used in Carbon Credit purchase
On Monday, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) announced the first purchase of tokenised Australian carbon credits using...
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...
Honduras Special Economic Zone makes Bitcoin Legal Tender
Próspera - a Special Economic Zone in Honduras - has recently announced that it will recognise cryptocurrency as legal tender. This...
Credit Cards and Crypto Come together on OpenSea and BTC Markets
Open Sea and BTC Markets have both now launched direct debit card payment options, making it easier than ever for non-cryptocurrency...
First DAO-n: $4bn sought to buy the Denver Broncos
Earlier this month, Denver Broncos CEO Joe Ellis announced that the franchise was in the early stages of the sale process. Sports media...
Critical bug in Coinbase reported and fixed
A security engineer under the user name 'Tree of Alpha' has been paid USD$250,000 as a 'bug bounty' for locating a frighteningly simple...
Show me the ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ crypto! Colorado announces it will accept Bitcoin for tax payments
In a recent interview with CNBC, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signalled Colorado’s intention to accept crypto-assets for payment of...
PayPal explores issuing a stablecoin
American financial services institution Paypal is looking to launch its own stablecoin. Evidence of this was found within the source code...
Qoin faces $100M class-action over consumer protection claims by token holders
BPS Financial Limited (BPS) - the company behind Qoin, has been sued in a class action filed in the Queensland Federal Court. The...