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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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Dec 3, 20202 min read
Libra seizes the ‘day’ with rebranding
The launch of Libra back in June 2019 drew swathes of attention as the Libra Association attempted to create a compliant digital currency...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
China challenges G20 to charge on with CBDC co-operation
Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping urged G20 meeting attendees to support digital currency and advised that member countries should...
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 10, 20201 min read
Demand for digital currencies offered by PayPal to be significantly bolstered
PayPal reinforces importance of digital currencies and the inevitability of CBDCs in recent earnings call.
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Powell pessimistic about purpose of CBDCs in IMF conference comments
Jerome Powell expresses his reservations about the purpose of a CBDC in the US at a recent IMF conference
Oct 29, 20201 min read
JPM Coin goes live with launch of dedicated blockchain division
JPMorgan's digital currency, JPM Coin, has made its first live commercial transaction this week by a large international technology company.
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FinCEN issues first fines for Bitcoin mixing
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its first-ever financial penalty against a Bitcoin mixer. FinCEN, the US...
Oct 23, 20202 min read
PayPal promotes payments with digital currency
PayPal announced on 21 October 2020 that it will be offering digital currencies to US customers.
Oct 13, 20203 min read
OECD publishes insights on tax policy issues of digital currencies
The OECD and the G20 on 12 October 2020 published a report analysing different international tax policy implications of the taxation of...
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Arca analysis alleges Gnosis failed to deliver on promises
Cryptocurrency investment company Arca has recently called on Gnosis to pay back its token holders
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Federal bank confirms CBDCs as a possible state defence against stress events like COVID-19
Just two weeks after the Central bank of the Bahamas announced it was set to become the first country in the world to launch a central...
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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
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