BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
Honduras Special Economic Zone makes Bitcoin Legal Tender
Próspera - a Special Economic Zone in Honduras - has recently announced that it will recognise cryptocurrency as legal tender. This...
SEC Approves Futures based Bitcoin ETF in US
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allowed NYSE Arca and Teucrium to issue a Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
SEC Chair's negative crypto narrative continues
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has recently announced another set of initiatives to expand investor protections in the $2 trillion cryptocurrency...
Blockchain Australia on Tour
Blockchain Australia is gearing up for a US tour with appearances scheduled for the Consensus and NFT NYC events. Last year, CoinDesk...
Cashing in on the 'ECASH' bill: US Bill signals move to digital dollar
Lawmakers in US Congress have tabled a new Bill - the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware Act (ECASH) - that if passed, would direct...
ANZ leads the way with A$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...
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...
IP rights in NFTs: What can be done with CryptoPunks and Bored Apes?
Recently, Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club and spin offs the Mutant Ape, announced it had acquired the intellectual...
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...
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...
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...
Crypto during a crisis - Ukraine collects funds in BTC, ETH and other coins
The Ukrainian Government has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrency donations to assist with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict....
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,...
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...