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Dec 9, 2020
2 min

Cross border modernisation: Australian Border Force launches blockchain trial

The Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) entered into force on 8 December 2020 bringing with it global benchmarks for...

Dec 7, 2020
3 min

Data breached? Ready Responses for Companies and Individuals

Hacks, data leaks and data breaches are fast becoming a fact of the digital age. A recent leak of names and email from leading Australian...

Dec 7, 2020
2 min

Suggestion & Surveillance: Talk of Chinese CBDC scares VIPs from Macau

Macau, a special administrative region of China with a gaming industry seven(!) times larger than that of Las Vegas, has been rattled by...

Dec 3, 2020
2 min

Beating up Blockchain: new Bill before US Congress

A new bill before the US Congress has ramped up the regulatory assault on blockchain with a group of representatives seeking to limit the...

Dec 3, 2020
2 min

Libra seizes the ‘day’ with rebranding

The launch of Libra back in June 2019 drew swathes of attention as the Libra Association attempted to create a compliant digital currency...

Dec 2, 2020
2 min

Saudi and UAE Central banks sandbox Bilateral CBDC

In ambitions to shape the application of distributed ledger technology to prevail over existing pain points in cross-border transfers,...

Dec 2, 2020
2 min

Banks rival for custody of digital asset keys

United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore’s third largest bank, appears to be making the move into the cryptocurrency space. After...

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

Fake zoom invite leads to $8m being stolen from Aussie Hedge Fund

On Monday, the Australian Financial Review reported that Levitas Capital, a Sydney-based hedge find, was the target of a fake Zoom invite...

Nov 27, 2020
1 min

Hong Kong set to introduce robust digital currency exchange regulations

Taking yet another step away from mainland China and its aggressive posture towards digital currency trading platforms, Hong Kong has...

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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION

Michael Bacina, Partner

Piper Alderman Lawyers