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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Australian misinformation bill stirs free speech debate
The Australian Government has introduced a Bill to Parliament on combatting seriously harmful misinformation and disinformaton on digital...
Sep 20, 20243 min read


SEC flips on the phrase with no definition: "crypto-asset securities"
The US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has dumped the term "crypto-asset securities", acknowledging a significant mis-step in...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Endangered tuna? SEC cans 'wild-caught' NFT membership
Crypto and blockchain have promised many new innovations and business ideas, and amidst the claimed scams and cash-grabs of the ICO boom...
Sep 18, 20243 min read


RBA announces strategic commitment to wholesale CBDC work
At the Intersekt Fintech Conference in Melbourne today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ( RBA ) announced its strategic commitment to...
Sep 18, 20244 min read


CryptoPunk Smart Contract Shotgun, but who has the right to bear arms?
While the death of NFTs has been called by some, many projects still maintain significant value and substantial floor prices. One of the...
Sep 13, 20243 min read


ASIC extends reliefs for foreign financial services providers
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission ( ASIC ) has extended, for a further 12 months, the transitional relief for foreign...
Sep 13, 20243 min read


Australia introduces first tranche of privacy law reforms
Earlier today, the Government introduced draft legislation to reform the Privacy Act 1988 ( Privacy Act ) into Parliament. The Privacy...
Sep 12, 20242 min read


US Congress debates the future of DeFi
In a Congressional hearing on decentralised finance ( DeFi ), US lawmakers revealed a stark divide over the future of crypto-based...
Sep 12, 20243 min read


UK Bill to preserve property rights in digital assets
In the UK, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill has been introduced into the House of Lords, marking the a leading moment in digital...
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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