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BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Nauru Makes Waves by Establishing Virtual Asset Regulator
Nauru, the world’s smallest republic is making big moves in the digital asset space by passing the Command Ridge Virtual Asset Authority...
Jun 263 min read


Building Digital Futures at the Digital Economy Conference
The Australian crypto and blockchain industry convened on the Gold Coast this week to survey the future of the digital economy. The...
Jun 203 min read


JPMinted: Wall Street’s Biggest Bank Goes On-Chain
JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest bank by assets, is preparing to roll out JPMD, a USD‑backed deposit token, on Coinbase’s Base...
Jun 202 min read


Billion-Dollar Bytes: DFCRC Reveals $19B Upside for Australia Through Digital Finance
Australia could unlock $19 billion a year, about 1% of the nation’s GDP, by embracing digital finance innovation, according to new...
Jun 202 min read


Crypto ATMs under fire as AUSTRAC brings the heat
AUSTRAC, Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence unit, has refused to...
Jun 123 min read


It's morning at the SEC for defi innovation
The new Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given one of the new administration's most promising statements on...
Jun 102 min read


SEC cooks up clarity on crypto staking
On May 29, 2025, the SEC issued a staff statement titled “Certain Protocol Staking Activities” (the “ Staff Statement ”) giving an...
Jun 65 min read


ASIC encourages exchanges to kick the tyres on token listing practices
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC ) has released its May 2025 Market Integrity Update , highlighting the launch...
Jun 52 min read


Full Court flips Qoin (again) narrowing Australian AFSL Authorised Rep exemption
On 30 May 2025, the Full Federal Court found that BPS Financial Ltd ( BPS ) was not entitled to rely on the ‘authorised representative’...
Jun 45 min read
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