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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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When Wright is Wrong: UK Court Rules Australian is not Satoshi Nakamoto
The blockbuster trial between Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and the computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has concluded, with the...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Commonwealth proposes Model Law on Virtual Assets
Commonwealth Law Ministers, Attorney General's, and Senior Officials from 32 member countries of the Commonwealth recently met in...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


US Appeals Court measures the long arm of US law in Binance class action
The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has revived a class action lawsuit from 2020 in which investors allege that Binance...
Mar 14, 20243 min read


HK launches stablecoin sandbox to prepare for regulatory framework
On 12 March, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the launch of its stablecoin issuer sandbox representing another step...
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Finder triumphs, as Court finds Earn product is not a debenture
Justice Markovic of the Federal Court handed down judgment today finding that Finder Wallet's Earn product was not a debenture as alleged...
Mar 14, 20244 min read


US reports on IP implications for NFTs
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the US Copyright Office have issued a report examining applications of...
Mar 14, 20243 min read


Shall I compare thee to a crypto rose? Any regulatory clarity would smell just as sweet - blistering SEC dissent published
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, also known as Crypto Mom, has a history of publishing pointed dissents as the US SEC continues on a path...
Mar 11, 20243 min read


UK consults on OECD standards on crypto tax reporting
On Wednesday, the UK government opened a consultation over its plans to adopt the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...
Mar 8, 20242 min read


Hong Kong issues new bank guidance on tokenised assets
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city's de-facto central bank, has issued new guidance to banks involved in digital...
Mar 8, 20243 min read
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