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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Batter up: Meta loses strike out bid in ACCC crypto ad case
Meta has failed in its attempt to strike out the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) further amended statement of...
Sep 12, 20253 min read


OK, Computer: Australia modernises payments regulation with major amendments to the PSRA
On Thursday, Australia passed significant amendments to the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 (Cth) ( PSRA ) to modernise the...
Sep 10, 20254 min read


Hang ten: Gemini joins the crypto IPO wave
Global cryptocurrency exchanges are racing to go public, and Gemini is the latest to join the pack, announcing plans for a US $317...
Sep 5, 20253 min read


Ready, set, go: New AML/CTF rules tabled in Parliament
The Australian Transaction Reports Analysis Centre ( AUSTRAC ) has officially tabled the new Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism...
Sep 5, 20256 min read


Foreign Crypto Exchanges welcome to service the US? What's the Catch?
Last week Acting Chairman Pham of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), which regulates commodities, futures and...
Sep 1, 20252 min read


Project Acacia: Australia's leap into tokenised finance
Project Acacia, a collaborative initiative between the Reserve Bank of Australia ( RBA ) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research...
Aug 29, 20252 min read


Tokenised Funds move closer to launch with Cayman Consultation
The Cayman Islands, the home to most leading blockchain protocols, has taken another important step towards enabling fully tokenised...
Aug 29, 20252 min read


ASIC Corporate Plan backs tokenisation work
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC ) has released its 2025–26 Corporate Plan, which outlines its strategic...
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Don't bank on it: when can a bank close a customer account?
When a bank declines or withdraws services, this is known as “de-banking”. As a practice, de-banking has had widespread impacts on high...
Aug 21, 20255 min read
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