BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina
US SEC investigating NFTs
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again put the crypto space in its cross-hairs by reportedly planning...
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...
Nike says 'No' to NFT Receipts of Stored Sneakers
Apparel giant Nike has filed a lawsuit against StockX, accusing the resale marketplace of using Nike trademarks to mint and sell...
Citizen Blockchain: The ‘Rosebud’ of NFTs up for sale in CityDAO
Decentralised autonomous organisations – or DAOs – are continually evolving our understanding of the interaction between physical and...
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...
NASA: No NFTs right now, please
Shattering the dreams of astronaut cat artists around the world, NASA has updated their media usage guidelines to request that their...
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...
Non Fungible Tuna? NYC restaurant plans exclusive NFT membership
Flyfish Club (FFC), a New York based restaurant has announced it aims to become the first NFT-backed members-only private dining club....
Roll out the (NFT) Barrel, We'll have an (NFT) Barrel of fun!
One of Australia's oldest wine company's, Penfolds Magill Estate, has teamed up with Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform BlockBar to offer...
Miramax sues Tarantino over plan to issue 'Pulp Fiction NFTs'
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of lawsuits. Production company...
NFT or Security? OpenSea hesitation halts sales
NFTs have had quite the year. From relatively nascent tokens to growing a market cap of over USD$10 billion the increased interest in...
The Glass Suit - Dolce & Gabbana go digital, physical & experiential
Dolce and Gabbana is one of the most recent designers to ride the NFT wave by announcing a 9 piece collection. The Collezione Genesi...
Going Bananas: Sotheby's Latest NFT Auction Generates USD$26 Million
Bored Ape Yacht Club ('BAYC') has teamed up with Sotheby's for a two-lot sale of their Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens...
Credit-card giant Visa 'plugs in' to the NFT market with its purchase of a $150K CryptoPunk
While the launch of a crypto-linked credit card with impressive Australian start-up CryptoSpend is just around the corner, Visa has...