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Oct 23
3 min

FinCEN issues first fines for Bitcoin mixing

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its first-ever financial penalty against a Bitcoin mixer. FinCEN, the US ...

Oct 23
2 min

PayPal promotes payments with digital currency

PayPal announced on 21 October 2020 that it will be offering digital currencies to US customers.

Oct 21
3 min

Team DoJ: World Police

The Department of Justice has released a Cyber Digital Task Force report titled "Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework"

Oct 21
3 min

Crypto companies praised by NYDFS for rapid response to recent Twitter Hack

the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)has issued a report dissecting the July 2020 Twitter hack

Oct 15
2 min

Dick Smith scam advertising garners lawsuit against The Guardian

Dick Smith is threatening to sue The Guardian due to advertisements on their website indicating that Smith supports a cryptocurrency scam

Oct 14
2 min

Steering Committee sets the RegTech ball rolling towards a blockchain powered future

While blockchain has yet to cross the line into broad acceptance, in February 2020, the Australian government placed its confidence in th...

Oct 13
3 min

Work smart not hard: Productivity Commission publishes paper on RegTech

The Australian government's Productivity Commission has recently released an information paper considering the potential for RegTech

Oct 13
2 min

DeFi takes on traditional finance; the regulatory challenges

Decentralised finance takes mainstream media but the risks and regulatory issues will likely see regulatory scrutiny.

Oct 13
3 min

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 v...

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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION

Michael Bacina, Partner

Piper Alderman Lawyers