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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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Mar 13, 20202 min read
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Bank for International Settlements considers CBDC technology requirements
The BIS has released two key reports on CBDCs, one on the technological design considerations, and another reviewing ongoing retail projects
Feb 28, 20201 min read
Feb 27, 20202 min read
Blockchain veteran Caitlin Long announces new crypto-bank Avanti
Blockchain legislative champion and Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long has announced the creation of a regulated crypto bank called Avanti
Feb 20, 20202 min read
Bank of Korea set to deploy blockchain based bond system
South Korea’s central bank is currently working on its own blockchain-based bonds system
Feb 16, 20203 min read
Jan 31, 20203 min read
Cryptocurrency and criminals: assessing the evidence in Chainalysis' 2020 Report
Is crypto and blockchain a world of cyber criminals? How much darket money is sloshing around? Chainalysis' 2020 report is a must read
Jan 27, 20202 min read
Sacramento Kings to auction retired player's jerseys on Ethereum
The Sacramento Kings basketball team worked with ConsenSys in order launch a new blockchain-based auction platform.
Jan 26, 20201 min read
Event: Blockchain for Social Good @ Piper Alderman
On 17 February 2020, Women in Blockchain and Blockchain Australia will host a panel on Blockchain for Social Good at Piper Alderman Sydney
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Indian Reserve Bank: We didn't ban cryptocurrencies, just banking them.
The Reserve Bank of India has clarified it hasn't banned blockchain or cryptocurrency, just providing bank accounts to businesses using it.
Jan 20, 20202 min read
Thai bank tests the waters of Ripple App for cross-border payments
Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has leveraged RippleNet to upgrade the mobile app SCB Easy for an instant, cross-border payment system
Jan 20, 20203 min read
The RBA's central bank digital currency experiment
While the RBA's scepticism is well-known, the RBA has revealed that it is experimenting with a wholesale CBDC on a private Ethereum network
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Bitcoin institutional demand is skyrocketing, why it's a very good thing
According to JPMorgan , the activity of the CME bitcoin futures contract has increased significantly throughout 2019.
Jan 14, 20202 min read
Telefonica trail blaze blockchain across 8,000 spanish firms
Telefonica has teamed up with Spain’s APTE in order to provide access to its blockchain-based platform to around 8,000 local companies.
Jan 10, 20204 min read
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Australian Payments Network Summit hosts Libra debate
The Australian Payments Network Summit on 10 December 2019 included a panel on Libra between the RBA, Piper Alderman and others.
Dec 6, 20192 min read
France’s central bank to test trial digital currency in 2020
The Banque De France, France’s central bank, has announced plans to begin testing a digital currency as early as the first quarter of 2020.
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