Mar 19, 20211 min read
BTC Markets ISO 27001 certified
The ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems Standard sets the bar for the best practice information security management. BTC...
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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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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...
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Ether ETF debuts in Canada
Canada's largest digital asset investment manager 3iQ launched the world's first Ether-based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on the Toronto...
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Rise in ransomware beaten back by blockchain boffins
NetWalker, a notorious form of ransomware-as-a-service, has been targeted by the American Department of Justice (DoJ) in a recent...
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...
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 27, 20202 min read
Chainalysis code to catch and keep captive seized digital assets
Recently, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis announced it was launching a program designed to manage and store cryptocurrency seized...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Game on! Regulatory relief granted for gaming token VCOIN by US SEC
The SEC Division of Corporate Finance recently granted a welcome ‘no action position’ for Delaware Corporation IMVU Inc in relation to an...
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Big trouble for Bigatton with Bogus BitConnect scam prosecuted by ASIC
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Crown Prosecutors...
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Australia Initial Public Offering accepting digital currency
The first known IPO (Initial Public Offering) to accept digital currency has been announced in Australia. Melbourne-based West Coast...
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 5, 20202 min read
SEC slaps SALT with penalty and refund order
The SEC recently hit Salt Lending with an order to refund investors in its 2017, $47 million ICO, as well as a penalty
Sep 10, 20202 min read
Hackers hope to hijack wallet holding US$715 million in Bitcoin
a Bitcoin wallet holding 69,370 BTC, has been the subject of a ongoing effort to crack the password to access the BTC within
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Jul 17, 20202 min read
Project Participate; the secret indicators of suspicion
Project Participate is a collaboration of the world's leading digital asset companies to discuss indicators of suspicion.
Jul 16, 20202 min read
Tweeting your transactions - Twitter hack proceeds traceable
Twitter has suffered a significant data breach, but hackers used the worst possible tool to scam followers... traceable Bitcoin.
Jul 9, 20201 min read
Jul 3, 20203 min read
Bank of Canada releases comprehensive CBDC analysis
Bank of Canada has released a set of staff analytical notes on the design, security, privacy and use of Central Bank Digital Currencies
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?
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