BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
ASIC sues Block Earner for alleged unlicensed conduct over crypto-asset based products
ASIC, the corporate regulator, has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against a crypto fintech company, Block Earner, for...
First Australian retail crypto funds likely to close after ASIC "no warning" stop orders
Holon Capital, which was granted an Australian Financial Services Licence in May of this year and launched three crypto focused funds...
ASIC targets Qoin in latest crypto enforcement move
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings alleging unlicensed conduct and false, misleading or deceptive representations relating to a...
ASIC Chair's critical comments on crypto
Mr Joe Longo, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)'s Chair, has made interesting comments in recent weeks...
AFR: Australian regulators yet to understand digital assets
The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has reported shortcomings in the understanding of digital assets in Australia by regulators,...
Careful consideration required before engaging celebrity endorsements or "finfluencers"
The past decade has seen the rise of the “influencer” but recently these social media stars - who amass huge numbers of followers and...
A step closer for crypto-asset ETPs and investment products
As an end of financial year gift, ASIC released Consultation Paper 343: Crypto-assets as underlying assets for ETPs and other investment...
Expectations on Digital Exchanges Increasing
The digital currency exchange space is growing increasingly sophisticated, and users are expecting more from their exchanges. A recent...












