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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Debate heats up over digital assets industry standards
CEO and co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has released a draft set of possible digital asset industry standards that could be enacted...
Oct 26, 20225 min read
Do you need a token dealing policy? Managing insider trading, fraud and conflicts risk
The past year has seen two high profile incidents involving buying or selling crypto-assets (tokens and NFTs) based on information...
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Citizen Blockchain: The ‘Rosebud’ of NFTs up for sale in CityDAO
Decentralised autonomous organisations – or DAOs – are continually evolving our understanding of the interaction between physical and...
Nov 8, 20212 min read
Australian Senate Crypto Report - Recommendation 3: digital asset characterisation
The Senate Select Committee Report into Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre's Final Report considered ways in which Australia...
Jul 9, 20212 min read
Recent proposals on prudential treatment of crypto-assets
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) recently released a Consultative Document on...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Binance's Tokenized Stock Trading
After launching Binance Stock Tokens, Binance.com is now allowing users to trade tokens which represent fractions of companies' shares....
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Israel Securities Authority: "utility tokens" are securities
The Israel Securities Authorities has recently declared that as far digital tokens planned to be issued by Iseral tech startup Kirobo are...
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Promising US Securities Clarity Act consigned to regulatory purgatory
Following the introduction of the Securities Clarity Act (H.R. 8378) by Congressman Tom Emmer, and an immediate referral to the House...
Oct 29, 20203 min read
Kik now out of the legal woods after court ratifies its settlement with the SEC
Just a few months after the dismissal of both parties applications for a summary judgement, the Kin case has come to a surprising close...
Oct 13, 20202 min read
DeFi takes on traditional finance; the regulatory challenges
Decentralised finance takes mainstream media but the risks and regulatory issues will likely see regulatory scrutiny.
Jul 17, 20202 min read
Kin case to continue as court finds Telegram precedent not binding for Kik
Kik enjoyed a small victory recently, when District Court Judge Hellerstein rejected the argument that Telegram precedent ought to apply
Jul 15, 20201 min read
Markets nerds rejoice: Digital assets added to SEDOL Masterfile
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) recently announced that it had added over 150 digital assets to its SEDOL Masterfile (SMF) service.
Jun 12, 20204 min read
Security Token liquidity: Are we there yet? Are we there yet? When are we going to get there?
Since their inception, security tokens have generated unbridled enthusiasm. So where is the liquidity in security token markets?
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Securitize secures security token royalty payment for Lottery.com
Securitize has recently announced that is has paid out the first security token royalty payment for Lottery.com.
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Ripple lawsuits rounded up to run in Californian District Court
The Ripple class action brought by Bradley Sostack was consolidated with new proceedings by BMA.
Jun 4, 20202 min read
May 21, 20202 min read
Class action litigation launched against Block.one and EOS
Litigation is kicking up a notch in the US, with a class action complaint being filed against EOS entity Block.one and its key officers
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