BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
EU extends Russian sanctions on crypto wallets and custody
Last week, the European Union issued a new wave of sanctions against Russia extending its prohibition on providing crypto wallet, account...
Celsius freezes withdrawals, swaps and transfers
Celsius, a US based cryptocurrency exchange and lender, suspended all withdrawals, swaps and transfers between accounts on Monday, 13...
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...
Australian Senate Crypto Report - Recommendation 2 - Minimum custody standard for digital assets
The Senate Report into Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre comments on whether there should be government regulated custodial...
Texan State Banks given the green light to custody digital assets
The Texas Department of Banking has released a notice that “Texas state-chartered banks may provide customers with virtual currency...