BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
Celsius examiner's report burns
The Court appointed examiner investigating Celsius Network, the bankrupt US crypto lender, has accused the company of misleading...
Hong Kong approves crypto bill
Hong Kong's legislature has approved a new licensing regime for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) which is set to enter into force...
ASIC Chair briefs Parliament on FTX fallout
The Chairman of ASIC, Mr Joe Longo, appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Institutions (the...
The Timeline of FTX's Collapse
The fall of FTX, a Bahamas based crypto exchange that was once the third largest in the world, was shocking and has been closely watched...
FTX to be acquired by Binance
Today, a deal between FTX and Binance has been announced by Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao, who wrote on Twitter that Binance has...
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...
Visa walking towards crypto wallet offering
In October payments giant Visa International Service Association (Visa), a subsidiary of Visa Inc., filed two trademark applications with...
Coinbase wins Singapore licence approval
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, announced on Monday that it has received in-principal approval for a Major...
Senator Bragg releases draft bill on Digital Assets regulation
Following Treasury Consultation over the proposed shape of a centralised exchange licensing regime, Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has...
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...
Oh Canada? Ontario exchanges impose CAD$30,000 annual limit on certain crypto purchases
Two exchanges in the province of Ontario, Canada, have entered into undertakings with the powerful Ontario Securities Commission to limit...