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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Mar 16, 20221 min read
US DOJ seizes $28M in crypto from serial ransomware actor
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized US$28 million worth of cryptocurrency - primarily Bitcoin - from a hacker who is alleged to...
Feb 22, 20222 min read
FBI Forms Crack Team to Target Crypto Crime
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that it is launching a new team dedicated to blockchain analysis,...
Feb 11, 20223 min read
The way the cookie crumbles: Facebook / Meta loses Privacy Act Appeal
The Full Federal Court of Australia recently handed down their decision dismissing an appeal from Meta (Formerly Facebook) which...
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Australian Senate Crypto Report - Recommendation 2 - Minimum custody standard for digital assets
The Senate Report into Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre comments on whether there should be government regulated custodial...
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Coinbase announces data breach of 6,000 accounts
United States listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase suffered a hacking attack that impacted (and stole digital currency from) at least...
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Arrrrrg-us: Microsoft Proposes New Anti-Pirate System
The incentive-based system relies on blockchain technology to protect intellectual property rights. Technology giant Microsoft have...
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Roll ransacked by rogue hacker
Social token platform Roll, built to be an "infrastructure for social money" has been the subject of a USD$5.7 million attack. The...
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Data breached? Ready Responses for Companies and Individuals
Hacks, data leaks and data breaches are fast becoming a fact of the digital age. A recent leak of names and email from leading Australian...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Suggestion & Surveillance: Talk of Chinese CBDC scares VIPs from Macau
Macau, a special administrative region of China with a gaming industry seven(!) times larger than that of Las Vegas, has been rattled by...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Fake zoom invite leads to $8m being stolen from Aussie Hedge Fund
On Monday, the Australian Financial Review reported that Levitas Capital, a Sydney-based hedge find, was the target of a fake Zoom invite...
Nov 3, 20203 min read
Oct 23, 20203 min read
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 22, 20203 min read
Team DoJ: World Police
The Department of Justice has released a Cyber Digital Task Force report titled "Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework"
Oct 21, 20203 min read
Crypto companies praised by NYDFS for rapid response to recent Twitter Hack
the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)has issued a report dissecting the July 2020 Twitter hack
Sep 24, 20203 min read
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).
Jul 30, 20202 min read
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