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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Appeal in yield product case may lead to regulatory clarity
This week, Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd (trading as Block Earner) filed a cross-appeal to the Federal Court decisions which found Block Earner...
Jul 12, 20244 min read


MiCA's stablecoin regime: what can Australia learn?
On 30 June 2024, the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially brought its stablecoin regime into effect...
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Mirror, mirror on the wall: is copy trading compliant with the law?
Copy trading is becoming an increasingly popular trading strategy, allowing investors to replicate the strategies of other potentially...
Jul 11, 20245 min read


Federal Court declares PayPal fee error clause unfair
The Federal Court has declared a term in PayPal Australia Limited's (PayPal) standard form contracts with small businesses to be unfair....
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Legal Uncertainty Looms Over Digital Wallets: not just for Qoins?
In the wake of the recent Federal Court ruling in the Qoin case, the question of whether digital wallet products qualify as non-cash...
Jul 5, 20247 min read


SEC Sues MetaMask
In a significant escalation of regulatory scrutiny in the United States, the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has filed a...
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Your keys, your crypto: Aussie Judge argues crypto is property
Cryptocurrency is property – at least according to Federal Court Justice Ian Jackman. In a recent extracurial speech to the Commercial...
Jul 5, 20244 min read


US Court rejects SEC's token theory
On 28 June 2024, Judge Jackson of the US District Court for the district of Colombia issued a lengthy order resolving the pending motion...
Jul 4, 20243 min read


Coinbase State of Crypto Condensed
The United States' largest cryptocurrency platform by trading volume, Coinbase, has released their Q2 2024 State of Crypto report. This...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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