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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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US CFTC targets DeFi platforms, Commissioner dissents noting impossibility of compliance
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued orders against three decentralised finance (DeFi) companies for alleged...
Sep 15, 20233 min read


Vitalik's Privacy Pools: Where Personal Transaction Data Can Dive Deep!
In a paper published 6 September 2023, the Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, along with four industry leaders and academics,...
Sep 11, 20232 min read


IOSCO Consultation on 2023 DeFi Report
On 7 September 2023, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released a Consultation Report, introducing 9...
Sep 11, 20233 min read


MiCA - stablecoins requirements on the horizon
The EU's Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCA or MiCAR), one of the first comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto-assets, was...
Sep 11, 20233 min read


Fair go mate! Penalties for unfair contract terms coming soon
Introduction The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has repeatedly highlighted the importance of unfair contract terms...
Sep 8, 20234 min read


Call my broker! Treasury tax rules target crypto tax compliance
The US Treasury Department has unveiled proposed regulations aimed at enforcing taxation compliance for cryptocurrency dealings. The...
Sep 8, 20233 min read
Visa velocity in crypto climbs with Solana splice
This week, Visa announced a new pilot to send USDC, the world's second-biggest stablecoin by market capitalisation, to merchants via the...
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Lufthansa says 'ja' to NFT loyalty program on Polygon
Lufthansa, Europe's largest airline group, has launched Uptrip, a new loyalty program in collaboration with Miles & More, on the Polygon...
Sep 6, 20231 min read


Dismissed! Judge rejects US Uniswap class action and critiques developer liability claim
On 29 August 2023, a US District Court judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against Uniswap Labs and certain venture capital firms (VC)...
Sep 5, 20233 min read
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