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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
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Hong Kong to licence VASPs and regulate market conduct
After a public consultation completed last year, the Hong Kong Government has gazetted draft legislation which is expected to implement a...
Ransom-everywhere: Chainalysis Report Shows Ransomware as Fastest Growing Crypto-related Crime
Chainanalysis recently released a mid-year update on the still small, but growing threat of ransomware. Ransomware continues to be a...
Recent AUSTRAC guidance for DCEs: review red flag indicators
If you're a registered as a registered digital currency exchange (DCE) with AUSTRAC, you'll know that amongst other obligations, you need...
AUSTRAC updates and guidance for Digital Currency Exchanges
In the last month, AUSTRAC has published guidance in the following areas: How to submit more effective suspicious matter reports (SMRs)...
Blockchain Week: Todd Lenfield of Chainalysis on Crypto Crime
Chainalysis' Australia Country Manager Todd Lenfield spoke at the final day of Australian #AusBlockchainWeek to discuss the challenges of...
Chainalysis code to catch and keep captive seized digital assets
Recently, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis announced it was launching a program designed to manage and store cryptocurrency seized...
Australia better hop to it to keep up with a Digital Euro in the race to CBDCs
In a global race to digitise national currencies, the EU has kept good on its earlier promises to explore implementing the CBDC.
FinCEN issues first fines for Bitcoin mixing
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its first-ever financial penalty against a Bitcoin mixer. FinCEN, the US...
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