BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
Digital Surge rescue package voted through by creditors
The creditors of Brisbane-based cryptocurrency exchange Digital Surge have voted to pass the proposed Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA),...
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
Founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has been arrested in the Bahamas after a sealed indictment containing criminal...
Binance donates $300,000 to University of Western Australia
International cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has donated US $300,000 in cryptocurrency to the University of Western Australia (UWA) to...
SWIFT moving slowly to Blockchain tech
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has announced it will adopt blockchain technology to help...
Some Celsius crypto to go to custody customers?
Embattled cryptocurrency business, Celsius Network, presently under bankruptcy protection in the US, is seeking court approval in New...
Barclays sees potential gold in Copper Series-C
UK-based banking giant Barclays has reportedly invested millions into crypto custody firm Copper during its latest capital raise. Having...
Grayscale takes SEC to Court over spot bitcoin ETF
Grayscale, a bitcoin investment trust, has failed in its attempt to convert its Bitcoin Trust, known as GBTC, into an exchange-traded...
Staked Ether causes Three Arrows quiver
Multi-billion-dollar crypto hedge fund, Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is the latest victim of the crypto bear-market and the Staked Ether...
Google forming Web3 team to support blockchain
Google has announced it will form a team to develop infrastructure that will support customers who wish to run blockchain applications as...
NFL hand out NFTs to Super Bowl attendees
The National Football League (NFL) announced plans to hand out a unique non-fungible token (NFT) to all fans who attend Super Bowl LVI...
Wells Fargo and HSBC use Blockchain to settle trades
Multinational investment bank HSBC and financial services company Wells Fargo are the most recent institutions to utilise blockchain...
Rest Superannuation Fund wakes up to crypto
The Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST), one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, has voiced support for the growing...