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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Mar 24, 20222 min read
ANZ leads the way with A$DC - the world's first stablecoin minted by a bank
In a watershed moment for Australian crypto-markets and crypto globally, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) have...
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Chainalysis release free Russian sanction scanning tools
With moral panic emerging from Washington DC and the media over the potential for Russia to use crypto to bypass sanctions, crypto...
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Afghans turn to crypto in light of Western sanctions
A trend is emerging that citizens of countries subject to sanctions in response to regional conflicts are turning to cryptocurrencies to...
Mar 16, 20221 min read
US DOJ seizes $28M in crypto from serial ransomware actor
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized US$28 million worth of cryptocurrency - primarily Bitcoin - from a hacker who is alleged to...
Mar 14, 20222 min read
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Russia racing to sidestep sanctions with crafty crypto usage?
While the US Congress and media whip up headlines to sell newspapers (or get clicks) by talking up the "possible risks" of Russia...
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Virginia, USA, allows banks to offer crypto custody
The Senate of the US state of Virginia has introduced, and approved an amendment to, a new Bill that allows traditional banks operating...
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Rouble/crypto transactions soar following sanctions hitting Russia
The volume of trades involving Rouble and Tether (as well as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies) have skyrocketed in the past few days,...
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Critical bug in Coinbase reported and fixed
A security engineer under the user name 'Tree of Alpha' has been paid USD$250,000 as a 'bug bounty' for locating a frighteningly simple...
Feb 22, 20222 min read
FBI Forms Crack Team to Target Crypto Crime
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that it is launching a new team dedicated to blockchain analysis,...
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Show me the ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ crypto! Colorado announces it will accept Bitcoin for tax payments
In a recent interview with CNBC, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signalled Colorado’s intention to accept crypto-assets for payment of...
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Crypto businesses make a blitz play: Ranking the Superbowl LVI crypto advertisements
It's a long held tradition - businesses paying an obscene amount of capital to get a mere few seconds of airtime during the big dance -...
Feb 18, 20222 min read
How the stables have turned: US Bill seeks to mandate 100% cash reserves for stablecoins
A new bill recently tabled to U.S. Congress has sought to provide much needed legislative clarification on stablecoins. Briefly,...
Feb 2, 20222 min read
LeBron James jamming blockchain knowledge out to the next generation
NBA mega-star LeBron James has teamed up with Crypto.com to teach children about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The...
Jan 28, 20222 min read
The first rule of Syndicate’s new Web3 Investment Clubs: Talk about them
Decentralised autonomous organisations – or DAOs – are quickly emerging as a relatively new strategy to organise and improve corporate...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Non Fungible Tuna? NYC restaurant plans exclusive NFT membership
Flyfish Club (FFC), a New York based restaurant has announced it aims to become the first NFT-backed members-only private dining club....
Jan 13, 20221 min read
PayPal explores issuing a stablecoin
American financial services institution Paypal is looking to launch its own stablecoin. Evidence of this was found within the source code...
Dec 10, 20212 min read
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