BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina
Stables and Mastercard saddle up for USDC point of sale payments
Stables, Australia's home-grown payment provider has entered into a deal to permit users to spend their stablecoins anywhere Mastercard...
NAB to launch AUDN stablecoin
National Australia Bank (NAB) is set to join big-four competitor ANZ in launching its own stablecoin called AUDN by mid-2023. AUDN will...
RBA bags bumper response to CBDC pilot
in a speech last week, Brad Jones, the Assistant Governor (Financial System) of Australia's central bank (the RBA) examined the risks and...
Kiwis consult on the future of money
New Zealand's central bank (the RBNZ) has launched a consultation on the future money focusing on the risks and opportunities posed by...
Singapore consults on retail crypto and stablecoin regulations
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed new measures regulating cryptocurrency exchanges and retail crypto offerings as...
Square joins Circle on USDC remittance project
Last week TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of payment services firm Block (the parent entity of Square) confirmed its partnership with...
Treasury consults on crypto tax legislation
In June this year, Australian Treasurer, Jim Chalmers released a media statement with Assistant Treasurer, Stephen Jones, confirming that...
"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'...
Stablecoins lead the regulation race
It is a momentous time for global financial markets. Interest rates continue their ascent followed swiftly by inflation and business...
US and Korea to collaborate on Terra/Luna investigations
Representatives of the US and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) have agreed to collaborate and share investigation data regarding...
A$DC used in Carbon Credit purchase
On Monday, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) announced the first purchase of tokenised Australian carbon credits using...
USD$7B Fund Hasn’t Offloaded Crypto Amid Market Volatility
Anthony Scaramucci - who rose to fame as the short-lived Communications Director in the Trump Administration, and current founder and CEO...