BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
SBF faces new charges
FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (commonly known as SBF), faces new charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and operating an...
SEC considering action as it probes BNB sale
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have commenced an investigation into whether Binance Holdings Limited (Binance) breached...
First DAO-n: $4bn sought to buy the Denver Broncos
Earlier this month, Denver Broncos CEO Joe Ellis announced that the franchise was in the early stages of the sale process. Sports media...
DAO Regulation Roundtable
A who's who of Australian crypto and blockchain talent assembled this week at the invitation of Senator Andrew Bragg, to discuss how a...
The first rule of Syndicate’s new Web3 Investment Clubs: Talk about them
Decentralised autonomous organisations – or DAOs – are quickly emerging as a relatively new strategy to organise and improve corporate...
Coming full circle: Square seeks ASX listing with acquisition of Afterpay
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has not been viewed as friendly towards digital currency, most recently having the embarrassing...
Looking towards green bitcoin - IRIS Energy
After raising $25 million in its first pre-IPO round last December, Australian start-up Iris Energy, is gearing up for another pre-IPO...
Coinbase to trigger windfall gains for Westpac
Westpac's Reinventure fund is rumoured to be imminently yielding significant dividends for the bank, from an early investment the venture...
Punishing a ponzi scheme that used bitcoin as bait
The US District Court for the District of Colorado has entered a judgment against Venture Capital Investments for misappropriation of funds
Australia Initial Public Offering accepting digital currency
The first known IPO (Initial Public Offering) to accept digital currency has been announced in Australia. Melbourne-based West Coast...
Misleading statements at forefront of SEC action against Boon.Tech ICO
The SEC has come down hard on another ICO, announcing charges against Virginia-based Boon.Tech and its CEO for a 2017 ICO
Punishment pending for PlusToken crypto conspirators?
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has confirmed the arrest of 109 individuals suspected of involvement in the PlusToken scam
Kin case to continue as court finds Telegram precedent not binding for Kik
Kik enjoyed a small victory recently, when District Court Judge Hellerstein rejected the argument that Telegram precedent ought to apply