Jan 28, 20222 min read
NASA: No NFTs right now, please
Shattering the dreams of astronaut cat artists around the world, NASA has updated their media usage guidelines to request that their...
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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Oct 29, 20212 min read
May 14, 20211 min read
eBay to ride the NFT wave, offering digital collectible NFTs
eBay is now offering NFTs for digital collectibles, such as trading cards, images or video clips, on its platform. Unlike Auction houses...
May 7, 20212 min read
Sotheby's to auction the first NFT
Sotheby's has jumped aboard the NFT auction trend and in its second auction will offer Quantum, universally regarded as the first NFT...
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Non-Fungible Tokens Take Flight
The Australian Financial Review published a piece this week titled "Crypto-art becomes the new cultural currency" which updates the...
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...
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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 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 4, 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
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
Jul 28, 20202 min read
US Congress hot and cold on digital assets, but considers Digital Dollar
A US Senate subcommittee has once again raised the possibility of a digital US dollar, as a means to maintain the dollar's supremacy
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Trash to treasure: GarbagePailKids NFTs sell out in 28 hours
WAX has launched NFT's for GarbagePailKids trading cards, which have sold out in less than 28 hours
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 4, 20202 min read
May 15, 20202 min read
The taps turn on for Water Ledger pilot project
Water Ledger, an Australian-grown project based out of Queensland, has launched its pilot project for water trading in their home state.
May 8, 20203 min read
Personal Token Sales on a Roll
Personal Token Sales are on a roll, with well-known DeFi advocate Kerman Kohli announcing his Initial $KERMAN Offering – raising $30k
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Agricultural Bank of China championing a Central Bank Digital Yuan
The Agricultural Bank of China is testing the early user interface for China's Central Bank Digital Currency, with screenshots leaked
Mar 16, 20202 min read
French financial regulator proposes new regulatory sandbox for security tokenisation
The French financial markets regulator has proposed a Europe-wide regulatory sandbox to enable digital currency businesses
Mar 13, 20201 min read
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