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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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New market paradigms: mitigating settlement risks in Web3
As the use of public blockchains in financial transactions continues to grow, it is crucial to address the settlement risks associated...
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Hydro execs damned over token price manipulation
Two executives of Hydro Technology - the company behind the cryptocurrency HYDRO - have been sentenced to jail for defrauding investors...
Jun 28, 20242 min read


Money laundering in the metaverse
Financial crime compliance company Elliptic has released the 2024 instalment of its annual report on ‘Preventing Financial Crime in...
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Terraform settles for USD$4.5bn over Luna implosion
Terraform Labs and its former CEO Do Kwon have agreed to pay USD $4.47bn to settle civil charges brought by the US Securities and...
Jun 26, 20242 min read


SEAL launches Legal Defence Fund for Whitehats
The Security Alliance (SEAL), the coalition behind a number of leading security initiatives for the Web3 ecosystem, has launched its...
Jun 25, 20242 min read


One hat, two hat, white hat, black hat
Kraken, a leading international crypto-exchange, has been the subject of intense dispute recently over a critical vulnerability exposed...
Jun 20, 20243 min read


Bitcoin ETFs growing on Australian markets
After the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a raft of spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) and gave the greenlight to key...
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Out of the Ether: SEC closes file on Ethereum 2.0
Leading Ethereum developer Consensys has announced via a blog post that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has closed its...
Jun 19, 20242 min read


Australian Blockchain Week Quotes
With Blockchain Australia transitioning to the Digital Economy Council of Australia, Blockchain Week 2024 was a huge event for the...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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