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BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina
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Defi "Broker Rule" ripped up by US Congress and Trump
In a significant development for the cryptocurrency industry, President Donald Trump signed legislation yesterday, overturning an...
1 day ago3 min read

SEC greenlights options trading for spot Ether ETFs
In a quiet but notable development for crypto, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading on a series...
2 days ago2 min read

Hyperliquid sets Jelly trades renewing code is law debate
A trader on the Hyperliquid decentralised exchange has been implicated in an alleged market manipulation scheme involving the small cap...
3 days ago2 min read


Rebalancing the scales? SEC provides bright-line guidance on 'covered stablecoins'
The Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has released an unexpected and important...
6 days ago4 min read


Canadian Regulator bets against Polymarket with settlement of enforcement proceedings...
Another day, another crypto enforcement proceeding comes to an end. A combination of shifting policy winds ending regulation by...
Apr 33 min read

Robinhood's AI and crypto push: the future of finance?
Robinhood has unveiled three new financial products aimed at younger investors that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance...
Apr 32 min read

Up up and away? CME and Google Cloud pilot tokenised markets
CME Group, a leading US financial services powerhouse, has unveiled a new pilot program for tokenisation and wholesale payment solutions...
Apr 22 min read

The Long Road to a Short Response: Australia endorses status quo in Crypto-Tax Review
On 21 March 2025, after years of industry anticipation, the Australian Government finally issued its response to the Board of Taxation’s...
Mar 285 min read

OFAC in a whirlwind trying to spin Tornado Cash case...
In August 2022, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control ( OFAC ) took the unprecedented step of sanctioning the smart...
Mar 253 min read
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