BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
IMF Executive call for co-ordinated crypto policies
On 23 February 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the outcome of a conference held by its executive board of directors...
UK kicks off crypto consultation
The Treasury of the United Kingdom (UK) has released a report outlining its plans for regulating the cryptocurrency and crypto asset...
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...
"Learning by doing": Singapore to curb crypto speculation
In a wide-ranging speech on Monday, the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Ravi Menon, reiterated MAS'...
Crypto during a crisis - Ukraine collects funds in BTC, ETH and other coins
The Ukrainian Government has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrency donations to assist with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict....
Google to Gather Blockchain Gurus
Google veteran engineering Vice President Shivakumar Venkataraman has been appointed to head up a Google specialist team which will be...
PayPal launches 'Checkout with Crypto'
Major payments businesses are racing to launch digital currency services, with PayPal announcing that their customers in the US "will be...