BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
Dubai releases virtual asset regulations
Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), the regulator in charge of overseeing cryptocurrency laws within Dubai, has issued the...
White House crypto roadmap drives straight to Congress
The White House has published a "roadmap" outlining steps to mitigate the perceived risks identified as being associated with...
UK kicks off crypto consultation
The Treasury of the United Kingdom (UK) has released a report outlining its plans for regulating the cryptocurrency and crypto asset...
SEC targets Gemini Earn
On 12 January 2023, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged leading cryptocurrency firm Genesis Global Capital...
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...
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
Founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has been arrested in the Bahamas after a sealed indictment containing criminal...
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...