Mirror, mirror on the wall: is copy trading compliant with the law?

Copy trading is becoming an increasingly popular trading strategy, allowing investors to replicate the strategies of other potentially...

Federal Court declares PayPal fee error clause unfair

The Federal Court has declared a term in PayPal Australia Limited's (PayPal) standard form contracts with small businesses to be unfair....

Legal Uncertainty Looms Over Digital Wallets: not just for Qoins?

In the wake of the recent Federal Court ruling in the Qoin case, the question of whether digital wallet products qualify as non-cash...

SEC Sues MetaMask

In a significant escalation of regulatory scrutiny in the United States, the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has filed a...

Your keys, your crypto: Aussie Judge argues crypto is property

Cryptocurrency is property – at least according to Federal Court Justice Ian Jackman. In a recent extracurial speech to the Commercial...

US Court rejects SEC's token theory

On 28 June 2024, Judge Jackson of the US District Court for the district of Colombia issued a lengthy order resolving the pending motion...

Coinbase State of Crypto Condensed

The United States' largest cryptocurrency platform by trading volume, Coinbase, has released their Q2 2024 State of Crypto report. This...

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...

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...