BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
True to Label? White House digital asset "framework" reports pile up
In March, the Biden White House issued an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to examine the risks and benefits of crypto-assets. ...
Reserve Bank Governor reserves crypto praise for stablecoins
At a G20 finance officials meeting on Sunday, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Dr Philip Lowe, made comments...
Libra's lament? Diem to die? Stablecoins slain? Carpe Diem
Meta (formerly Facebook) made serious waves in the mainstream when it announced a new stablecoin in 2019, to be backed by a basket of...
US Federal Reserve releases CBDC insight
The United States Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) has released its insight to a US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The paper weighs up...
Proposed 'Crypto Bill' aims to shake up US regulatory landscape
The Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act (Bill), introduced by Rep. Don Beyer, proposes sweeping reforms to digital...
$181m to fund Australia's future of finance and digital assets
A combination of funding from the Federal Government and Industry partners has culminated in $181 million to support a 10 year research...
Mastercard expedites CBDC exploration
Mastercard positioned itself early as a key institutional player to facilitate central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The Q1 2021...
Greenback Goes Digital: US CDBC coming soon?
Mixed messages in the US concerning Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) have made it difficult to predict whether the US Federal...
Ripple - built for a CBDC?
Research shows that 80% of central banks worldwide are engaging in central bank digital currency (CBDC) related research, with banks...
French Central Bank hails first funds transaction using digital euro
The Banque de France has reportedly completed a pilot transaction with a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In The Bank announced the...