The Trump Administration has been unashamedly pro-crypto, seeking to craft innovation supporting rules and changing the leadership at the previously anti-crypto Securities & Exchange Commission. This approach has dialed up further with news that Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been pardoned today for his conviction in connection with a prosecution of Binance for breaching sanctions and anti-money laundering laws. After the Department of Justice commenced that prosecut

In an update to a temporary moratorium in place since 2022, and cutting against the global thaw on crypto engagement and policy of the USA to promote more cryptocurrency business, British Columbia has announced a permanent ban on new cryptocurrency mining projects from accessing the provincial electricity grid. This decision is said to arise from concerns over the environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining and its hefty electricity demands, but this is curious given the

The Australian Government has released exposure draft legislation  which will regulate stablecoins as a standalone financial product and make significant amendments to Australia's payments legislation. The proposed laws will apply financial services licensing obligations to stablecoin issuers and introduce bespoke reporting and compliance obligations carrying hefty civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Daniel

The annual Fordham Blockchain Regulatory Symposium was convened at Fordham Law School in New York this week with the leading crypto...

A recent decision of the Australian Trade Marks Office has sided with an Australian crypto firm , upholding its opposition to a US...

A US Court in the Central District of California has granted a motion to dismiss on a class action lawsuit against Yuga Labs, the...

The Australian government has opened its long-awaited consultation  on exposure draft legislation to regulate digital assets under the...

The Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania has handed down a potentially influential judgment endorsing the view that Bitcoin is...

Nine major European banks have formed a consortium to launch the EU's first major bank-backed euro stablecoin under the Markets in...