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• Bendel – The High Court has spoken, but is this the final word on taxation on unpaid present entitlements?
• Blockchain Bites: Pardon the interruption – the ATO enters bitcoin property debate; Ramp and Rails: AUSTRAC steps up VASP supervision; Tokenisation, tested: Australia drops Project Acacia report
• 2026 Budget – What businesses and investors should know
• Australia’s payments system to be overhauled
• Riding the wave: Australia passes crypto legislation and VASP regime goes live
• Blockchain Bites: Unpacking contract law in DeFi; Trump takes on banks over the CLARITY Act; SEC delivers regulatory clarity on tokens; Deep freeze as FATF urges new stablecoin AML controls
• Blockchain Bites: Sanctions spotlight: Australia targets illicit crypto flows; Australia eyes 1% GDP gain from digital finance; What a relief: AML transitional rules have landed
• Blockchain Bites: Qoin tossed $14m penalty and AFSL ban; Some stablecoins are more equal than others: ASIC issues stablecoin relief; It’s the vibe: High Court to rule on Bitcoin property dispute
• Blockchain Bites: Wall Street’s new groove: TradFi dives deeper into digital assets
• Blockchain Bites: TLDR: 2026 crypto predictions round-up; Place your bets: Regulators tussle over the future of prediction markets; Newsflash: Victorian Appeals Court finds stealing Bitcoin is theft
• Blockchain Bites: One giant leap for crypto – Digital asset legislation heads to Parliament
• Blockchain Bites: Passport panic: EU proposes expanded ESMA authority; ETF-initely a game changer? SEC clears the path for spot crypto ETFs; Flip the switch: Is Uniswap ready for the regulatory ripple effect?
• Blockchain Bites: Telegraph Pioneer Saddles up to offer Stablecoin with Solana and Anchorage; Australia to give AUSTRAC new powers on high risk products and channels; AUSTRAC issues VASP guidance
• ASIC issues sweeping new guidance on digital assets and ‘no-action’ until 2026 for a range of providers
• Blockchain Bites: Binance Founder CZ Pardoned, is SBF next?; British Columbia Places Permanent Ban on New Crypto Mining Projects; Australia publishes draft stablecoin and payments legislation
• Blockchain Bites: Howey bout that? California judge says Bored Ape NFTs are not securities; Soundwaves and stablecoins: AUDD wins trade mark dispute; America embraces markets innovation
• The wait is over: Australian government releases draft legislation for digital assets
• Blockchain Bites: Australian appeals court endorses third category of property for crypto; Nine EU banks to launch stablecoin; CARF tax reporting roll-out looms as UAE signs-on; A trip worth minting: Amex launches digital stamps; Autonomous paywall access planned with launch of 402 Foundation
• Blockchain Bites: NASDAQ bets on blockchain with tokenised stocks and ETFs; ASIC mints regulatory relief for AFSL licensed stablecoins; Binance nears agreement to end US monitorship
• Blockchain Bites: OK, Computer: Australia modernises payments regulation with major amendments to the PSRA; Batter up: Meta loses strike out bid in ACCC crypto ad case; Howz DAT? ASX issues guidance for crypto treasury companies
• Blockchain Bites: Foreign Crypto Exchanges welcome to service the US? What’s the Catch?; Ready, set, go: New AML/CTF rules tabled in Parliament; Hang ten: Gemini joins the crypto IPO wave
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC Corporate Plan backs tokenisation work; Tokenised Funds move closer to launch with Cayman Consultation; Project Acacia: Australia’s leap into tokenised finance
• Blockchain Bites: Japan greenlights first regulated yen-backed stablecoin, Pay me in stables! Bullish bags $1.15b in stablecoins from IPO proceeds, Don’t bank on it: when can a bank close a customer account?
• Blockchain Bites: Smoother waters ahead as SEC officially ends Ripple rift?; Doh! Kwon admits Terra/Luna was not self healing; and On the chopping block: 100 DCE registrations slated for cancellation
• Blockchain Bites: SEC Chair charts course for Wall Street to go on-chain; Staking Success: SEC’s Sensible Stance Finally Stakes Out Clarity; Darting from the blocks, the CFTC’s crypto sprint begins; and Guilty Verdict Generates DeFi Developer Despair: Is Storm’s Split Verdict a Forecast of Coding Chill?
• Blockchain Bites: DECA urges reforms on tokenisation, tax and trade; Offshore platforms face ASIC scrutiny; and Understanding your new AML/CTF obligations
• Blockchain Bites: Finder Wallet secures victory in landmark ASIC appeal; Pure GENIUS? America just gave stablecoins a rulebook; AUSTRAC updates regulatory priorities ahead of major AML/CTF reforms; Pssssst! SEC Chair says Ethereum is (informally) not a security
• Blockchain Bites: Shaping the future: Abu Dhabi and Dubai compete to ride tokenisation wave; Fly me to the moon: Emirates to integrate crypto payments; Welcome to the meme economy: Pump pumps, Pepe hops and Binance apes in
• Blockchain Bites: RBA and DFCRC announce use cases for tokenised asset settlement project; Trace and trap: VicPolice secure convictions in crypto laundering bust; Software developers’ liability on trial as Tornado Cash prosecution continues
• Blockchain 2025: Chambers Global Practice Guide
• Blockchain Bites: FATF calls for stronger AML action on virtual assets, Et voila! Robinhood to tokenise Stocks and ETFs in EU, Hong Kong takes LEAP in race for digital asset leadership
• Blockchain Bites: Nauru Makes Waves by Establishing Virtual Asset Regulator, Open hearts, open minds: EU opens door global stablecoins, From cold wallets to warm homes: Fannie and Freddie explore crypto-backed loans
• Blockchain Bites: DFCRC reveals $19B upside for Australia through digital finance, JPMinted: Wall Street’s biggest bank goes on-chain, Building digital futures at the Digital Economy Conference
• Blockchain Bites: SEC cooks up clarity on crypto staking, It’s morning at the SEC for defi innovation, and Crypto ATMs under fire as AUSTRAC brings the heat
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC sues Blockchain Global director, crypto faces rising class actions, Full Court flips Qoin (again) narrowing AFSL Authorised Rep exemption, ASIC encourages exchanges to kick the tyres on token listing practices
• Full Court flips Qoin narrowing Authorised Rep exemption
• Blockchain Bites: UK targets 2026 crypto tax reporting rules, AUSTRAC releases second consultation on AML/CTF rules, Cayman Islands ready to launch RWA and tokenised securities, and ASIC sues Blockchain Global director
• Blockchain Bites: Will the ATO face a $600M+ bitcoin refund bill or is bitcoin more than just ‘mere information’?; US GENIUS Act looking smarter, passes key Senate Vote; ASIC seeks High Court appeal of Block Earner in landmark application; and From Cane to Crypto: Ripple targets sweeter future for Colombian Farmers
• Blockchain Bites: Tokenization of Carbon Markets – more than just a token movement to net zero; Bhutan goes over the top pioneering Crypto Tourism Payment System; and Line your wallets: US bill targets crypto corruption.
• Blockchain Bites: Stablecoin regulation wobbling in US senate, Australian government obtains mandate to press crypto reforms, and UK FCA sets the tone for crypto regulation
• Blockchain Bites: US Federal Reserve withdraws anti-crypto guidance, AUSTRAC launches blitz on dormant DCE’s, UK publishes draft crypto legislation and Australia trials blockchain-based age verification
• Blockchain Bites: Block Earner triumphs in ASIC appeal, Defi “Broker Rule” ripped up by US Congress and Trump, SEC published Crypto Disclosure Guidance, Danger on the crypto Oregon Trail
• Block Earner triumphs in ASIC appeal
• Blockchain Bites: SEC provides bright-line guidance on ‘covered stablecoins’, SEC greenlights options trading for spot Ether ETFs, Hyperliquid sets Jelly trades renewing code is law debate
• Blockchain Bites: Robinhood’s AI and crypto push: the future of finance? CME and Google Cloud pilot tokenised markets, Canadian regulator bets against Polymarket with settlement of enforcement proceedings
• Blockchain Bites: Australia endorses status quo in Crypto-Tax Review, TradFi embraces Stablecoins as banks and fintechs eye new gold rush, OFAC in a whirlwind trying to spin Tornado Cash case
• Piper Alderman’s Response to ASIC Consultation Paper 381
• Blockchain Bites: Aussie crypto regulation hope replaced by hops toward a better policy? Mt. Gox creditors face tax minefield as billion dollar payouts loom, Robinhood launches prediction markets hub
• Blockchain Bites: US regulatory pivot continues as CFTC offers settlements, A bit more coin in a US strategic crypto reserve? Bitcoin ATMs in the UK face a regulatory Dalek… with no Doctor in sight
• Blockchain Bites: Trump Announces Virtual Fort Knox with Crypto Strategic Reserve, The Future of AI and Taxation, Hong Kong issues regulatory roadmap for virtual assets, SEC drops numerous crypto prosecutions
• Blockchain Bites: Australia sanctions Zservers in coordinated ransomware sanctions, Australia passes sweeping Scam Prevention Act, HK Giants join forces on HK dollar-backed stablecoin
• Blockchain Bites: TL;DR: Australia implements sweeping reforms to AML/CTF rules, SEC Taskforce receives Ten Commandments for crypto regulation, El Salvador bids adios to bitcoin legal tender experiment
• Blockchain Bites: Memecoin Mayhem: Trump’s $TRUMP Token Turmoil, Executive Ordering: How does Trump’s Executive Order line up to Biden’s similar order, Tokenise securities, and give to the poor, says Robinhood CEO
• Blockchain Bites: Hot pursuit of cold cash: Celsius serving clawback actions in Australia, SEC announces Crypto 2.0 taskforce, ASIC extends custody guidance to crypto assets, Cryptopia returns $400m in crypto to creditors
• Blockchain Bites: UK Treasury clarifies that staking is not a collective investment scheme, SEC makes waves with Ripple appeal, Coinbase wins appeal in key SEC rule-making decision but rugged on remedy
• 12 Days of Bobmas – 2024 Highlights of Blockchain and Crypto Legal News
• Blockchain Bites: UK to pilot Digital Gilts, Hong Kong incentivises digital bond issuance, The case for an Australian Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Ripple riding high as RLUSD stablecoin cleared
• Blockchain Bites: Australia unwraps draft INFO225, Australia passes AML/CTF reforms for virtual assets, The end of yield stablecoins in the EU is nigh, UK Appeals Court rejects Wright’s (BTC and GenAI) hallucinations
• Unwrapping ASIC’s Updated Digital Asset Guidance
• Blockchain Bites: Australia consults on crypto tax reporting standards, Australia mandates ransomware reporting as Cyber Security Act passes, UK clarifies crypto regulatory roadmap, and US Appeals Court overturns Tornado Cash sanctions
• CARF before the horse? Australia consults on crypto tax reporting standards
• Blockchain Bites: RBA to test use cases for wholesale CBDC, Crypto industry rejoices SEC rule rejection and Chair resignation, DAOs should consider wrapping up to avoid unlimited liabilities, SEC becomes defendant in lawsuit against “regulatory overreach”, Australian superior court finds Bitcoin is property
• Blockchain Bites: Can blockchain improve democracy? AUSTRAC sharpens focus on crypto exchanges, FTX bankruptcy sues Binance over collapse
• Blockchain Bites: Australia to consult on new crypto regulatory guidance, Crypto emerges as election force signaling US policy shift, Citigroup and Fidelity test money market fund tokenisation, RWA: All your base belong to Franklin Templeton?
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC finds AI governance failings in financial services, Security Alliance exposes North Korean operatives, Crypto taxation at a crossroads, Coinbase introduces AI agents for on-chain transactions, Reddit calls quits on crypto
• Blockchain Bites: Stripe’s $1.1B acquisition and what it means for stables and crypto VC, US startups target tokenised real estate, DAOs as adaptive governance engines, Key takeaways from a16z’s State of Crypto report
• The Digital Economy Council of Australia takes tokenisation policy proposals to Canberra
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC updates guidance on carrying on business in Australia, ATO updates ETF guidance as ETH ETF launches, Australia to introduce new Cyber Security laws, DECA takes tokenisation policy proposals to Canberra
• Blockchain Bites: FTX bankruptcy plan approved, UK Court rules that USDT is property, Crypto.com sues SEC seeking regulatory clarity, Eighteen firms and individuals charged in crypto market manipulation takedown
• Policing the digital economy: Australia proposes sweeping scam prevention obligations
• Blockchain Bites: Taking notes: PRC Minister says China should study crypto, FTX reorganisation secures major creditor support, North Korean hackers target crypto projects
• Blockchain Bites: Crypto in limbo as ASIC calls for licensing obligations on tokens?, Policing the digital economy: Australia proposes sweeping scam prevention obligations, Coinbase takes rulemaking petition to Appeals Court, Alameda CEO sentenced over FTX fraud
• Blockchain Bites: RBA announces strategic commitment to wholesale CBDC work, Australian misinformation bill stirs free speech debate, SEC cans ‘wild-caught’ NFT membership, SEC flips on the phrase “crypto-asset securities” with no definition
• Blockchain Bites: Australia introduces privacy law reforms, UK to preserve property rights in digital assets, ASIC extends reliefs for foreign financial services providers, US Congress debates the future of DeFi, FBI Fraud Reports, CryptoPunk Smart Contract Shotgun
• Australia’s AML laws set for major overhaul under new bill
• Blockchain Bites: AI agents exchange tokens in possible Crypto x AI first, SEC weighs in on FTX plan, CFTC and Uniswap settle charges over leveraged tokens, Decentralisation under MiCA
• Blockchain Bites: Kraken margin product caught in regulatory net, China updates AML guidance to cover virtual assets, SEC’s Wells Notice to OpenSea, Legal clash over unique album by Wu-Tang clan, SEC challenges Solana ETFs
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC updates strategic priorities, Mastercard offers self-custody debit card as Apple opens NFC transactions, ACCC targets Facebook scam ads, Europe surveys smart contracts, Binance clipped with class-action lawsuit
• Blockchain Bites: Clash of titans: ASIC sues ASX, ATO rules on Digital Surge creditor claims, ASIC flips Qoin with appeal on scope of authorised rep exemption, Songwriter Sues SEC
• Blockchain Bites: Crypto crime as tech entrepreneurship, Australia Fights Crypto Scams, Ripple rides on as $2B SEC wave ebbs with $125M spray, UK draft bill proposes third category of personal property
• Blockchain Bites: California DMV goes digital with blockchain titles, SEC to amend Binance complaint, Federal Court weighs into “Is crypto property?” debate, Is the best, the most beautiful bitcoin stockpile coming soon?
• Blockchain Bites: SEC approves Ethereum ETFs, UK Law Commission publishes DAO paper, ASIC deflates pump and dump Telegram scheme, HK outlines stablecoin policy proposals
• Blockchain Bites: Celsius files over 2,000 clawback actions, Can blockchain revolutionise public goods funding? SEAL team deploys to thwart DeFi domain exploit, MetaMask’s new Web3 Toolkit
• Blockchain Bites: Appeal in yield product case may lead to regulatory clarity, Federal Court declares PayPal fee error clause unfair, MiCA’s stablecoin regime, Is copy trading compliant with the law?
• Mirror, mirror on the wall: is copy trading compliant with the law?
• Blockchain 2024: Chambers Global Practice Guide Publication | Trends and Developments
• Blockchain 2024: Chambers Global Practice Guide Publication | Law and Practice
• Blockchain Bites: Aussie Judge argues crypto is property, Legal uncertainty looms over digital wallets, US Court rejects SEC’s token theory, SEC Sues MetaMask
• Blockchain Bites: Money laundering in the metaverse, Terraform settles for USD$4.5bn over Luna implosion, Mitigating settlement risks in Web3, Hydro execs damned over token price manipulation, SEAL launches Legal Defence Fund for Whitehat
• Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin ETFs growing on Australian markets, ASIC appeals Block Earner penalty decision, Australian Blockchain Week quotes, Stand with Crypto UK policy proposals, SEC closes file on Ethereum 2.0, Blockchain hacking in the grey zone
• Blockchain Bites: Blockchain Australia becomes DECA, Australia bans crypto payments to gambling sites, Hong Kong greenlights 11 crypto licence applicants (for now), EU criticises crypto privacy tools
• Blockchain Bites: Federal Court: Block Earner dodges the chopping block and ASIC criticised, Dapper Labs calls time out on NBA Top Shot class action, Presidential veto stirs up the crypto world, SEC to cut check for USD$1.8M to Debt Box
• Federal Court: Block Earner dodges the chopping block and ASIC criticised for misleading media release
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC targets onshore crypto promoters, Australia issues sanctions advice to Digital Currency Exchanges, Uniswap seeks to skewer the SEC on Wells Notice, Popular Ethereum trading tactic targeted by US DOJ
• Blockchain Bites: SEC greenlights Ether ETFs, Celsius turns up the heat on customer clawbacks, US House passes crypto laws, COPA v Wright Judgment Published, ASIC v BPS on CAR agreements
• ASIC v BPS: time to book your CAR agreement in for a service?
• Blockchain Bites: Digital ID bills passed, Australia’s Budget Allocation for Crypto, Finance Regulation and Tech Innovation, Kraken wrestles SEC over regulatory waterline, Tornado Cash judgment yields whirlwind for developers, Sheriff of Wall St issues Wells Notice to Robinhood
• Blockchain Bites: Federal Court’s decision flips Qoin but clarifies the regulatory perimeter, FTX to make customers whole under new reorganisation plan, Government drops first ScamWatch report, Mt Gox: Alexander Vinnik pleads guilty, Roger Ver faces tax reckoning
• Federal Court’s decision flips Qoin but clarifies the regulatory perimeter
• Blockchain Bites: Australia kicks off 2nd consultation on AML/CTF reforms, Binance’s CZ sentenced to serve time following plea deal, Motions fly as Tornado Cash case twists and turns, Philippines KOs offshore exchanges, On chain sleuths trace North Korean hackers
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC doubles down on crypto strategy, US Congress to review bipartisan stablecoin bill, Consensys in discord with SEC as battle for Web3 heats up, US puts Samourai Wallet to the sword, Binance faces class action in Canada
• Blockchain Bites: Happy halvening! Bitcoin halving expected Saturday, Security Alliance launches ISAC to combat cyber threats in Web3, RBA CBDC survey finds consumers will pay for privacy, SEC issues Wells Notice to Uniswap, HK approves spot bitcoin and ether ETFs
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC appeals Finder decision, Australia scores early success in the war on scams, D’Oh Kwon lose SEC battle, ERC-3643: Compliance by design, Wall St titans back Bitcoin ETFs
• Blockchain Bites: SBF Sentenced in FTX Fallout, Singapore rolls out new crypto rules, Coinbase to seek SEC discovery, Craig Wright’s assets frozen by UK judge, Binance executive sues Nigeria
• Blockchain Bites: Australia digital IDs to slash scams and crimes, Institutional crypto custody in Australia, New bill proposes seizure powers over digital assets, Cryptopia lays distribution plans, Immutable and King River back $100m Web3 games fund
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC eyes tokenised markets, BlackRock tokenised fund catches meme-coin fever, ATO drops guidance for crypto dealings, Tornado Cash developers face trial, US reports on IP implications for NFTs
• Blockchain Bites: Court finds Earn product is not a debenture, UK Court Rules Australian is not Satoshi Nakamoto, Commonwealth proposes Model Law on Virtual Assets, Court measures the long arm of US law, Blistering SEC dissent published, HK launches stablecoin sandbox
• Blockchain Bites: SEC obtains judgment in crypto insider dealing case, HK issues new bank guidance on tokenised assets, CFTC Chair calls on Congress to enact crypto legislation, ASIC secures travel ban on Blockchain Global director, UK consults on OECD standards on crypto tax reporting
• Blockchain Bites: Chainalysis finds plunge in illicit flows in annual crypto crime report, US Judge signs off Binance plea deal, FTX settles dispute and sells European arm for $33M, Court examines the Satoshi emails as COPA seek to prove Wright wrong, Earn-out: Gemini to repay customers settling Earn claims
• Blockchain Bites: Australia introduces digitally secured statutory declarations, Congress examines crypto’s role in tackling illicit finance, Citi pilots tokenisation of private assets, Circle dumps Tron network as IPO approaches, Swoo and Mastercard swoon customers with token-based loyalty program
• Blockchain Bites: Security Alliance proposes Whitehat Safe Harbor to secure Web3, SEC marks its territory with expanded “dealer” definition, UK policymakers debate stablecoin reform, Hong Kong to consult on regulation for OTC Crypto Ventures, Cambridge University launches Digital Money Site
• Blockchain Bites: Unpacking the lessons earned from the Block Earner v ASIC judgment, AI deepfakes challenge KYC and internal controls, Satoshi Naka-who? UK High Court to determine who is Wright, Sim swapping FTX hackers prosecuted, Regulating DeFi as Critical Infrastructure
• Blockchain Bites: Australia sanctions Medibank attacker in first use of cyber powers, Number go up: FTX and Celsius recoveries buoyed by crypto markets, Full Court press: Judge quizzes SEC in Binance case, Japan serves up Web3 friendly policies
• Blockchain Bites: ALRC pitches Corps Act 2.0, From Baht to Blockchain: Thailand’s SEC embraces tokenisation, Congress presses Meta on crypto plans, Australia joins US sanctions targeting Hamas fundraising
• Australia issues interim response on Safe and Responsible AI
• Blockchain Bites: Celsius creditors feeling the heat over preference claims, A bridge too far? Cross-chain bridges under MiCA, US State Legislatures bizarrely seek to “ban” Central Bank Digital Currencies, Coinbase and SEC in legal stoush over Securities Law but agree Tokens aren’t themselves securities
• Blockchain Bites: TLDR: 2024 crypto predictions round-up, US approves first spot Bitcoin ETFs, Full Circle: USDC issuer files for IPO, Visa Piloting Web3 Loyalty
• Blockchain Bites: 52,560 Blocks in Review, IOSCO publishes its final report on DeFi, UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox welcomed by industry, UAE’s AML Upgrade: Escaping the Grey List?
• Blockchain Bites: Treasury consult to modernise Australia’s payment system, Sony and Microsoft point to NFT gaming, Europe leading the charge on AI governance, FSB says “crypto contagion” a limited threat to real economy, Capitol Hill dances between innovation and regulation in crypto clash, Buterin backs Zk-rollup centric roadmap
• Blockchain Bites: Singapore slings new guidance to protect consumers, Austrian bank rolling out retail crypto trading in January, AI artistry wins: Beijing court paves way for copyright recognition, the TLDR on AFCA and ASIC’s MOU
• Blockchain Bites: 29% UK Fund Managers to tokenize in the next 1-5 years, National Anti-Scam Centre efforts start to show results, Aragon DAO fuels legal battle over token distribution, OFAC: Sinbad mixer is bad and a sin, Santander welcomes clients into the crypto fold
• Blockchain Bites: Binance strikes US settlement and CZ steps down, Gone but not forgotten: Crypto dropped from ASIC’s 2024 enforcement priorities, SEC hunts the Kraken but draws fire on regulation by enforcement, New e-signature law for stat decs takes effect
• ATO crypto guidance draws attention to need for legislative clarity
• Blockchain Bites: Disney and Sony embracing a Web3 future, ATO crypto guidance draws attention to need for legislative clarity, Hong Kong to tokenise investments, Party amid a rally? AusCryptoCon 2023
• Blockchain Bites: UK responds to consultation on crypto-assets regulation, PayPal navigates clashing regulatory approaches, LBRY checks out: the end point of regulation by enforcement, Ripple Making Waves as XRP approved by Dubai
• Blockchain Bites: Guilty as Charged: SBF Convicted On All Counts, What is “fully decentralised”? ESMA consults on proposed MiCA regulations, Chinese Court report recognises Bitcoin as property, France levels up with NFT gaming law, Marshall Islands makes waves with new DAO law, Chainalysis and Elliptic skewer WSJ report
• Blockchain Bites: A Tokenised Future for Australia’s Financial System? Seize and burn? UK to “destroy” illicit crypto, Running drills: Preparing for a blockchain hack, California passes crypto bill; Governor calls for consultation, Korea’s CBDC pilot eyes digital future
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC Chair calls for strong crypto enforcement, JPMorgan chasing the future with tokenised settlements, Assistant Treasurer unveils proposed crypto regulation, SEC drops claims against Ripple CEO and Chairman, NSW Court decision curb no reason de-banking?
• Australian Treasury Digital Asset Platforms Consultation
• Blockchain Bites: HKEX’s blockchain-based settlement system, Court blocks SEC appeal against Ripple, Elliptic releases Cross-Chain Crime report, Calls for clarity on staking, Canadians clarify stablecoin compliance, Crypto Council’s whitepaper on DeFi regulation
• Blockchain Bites: SEC approves first Ethereum Futures ETF, UK to launch Digital Securities Sandbox, Finder Trial to Find Out if Yield Product a Debenture, SBF trial begins in New York, US anti-CBDC Bill progresses, Singapore detailed Three Arrows founder, Australia’s BlockFold bought by Fireblocks
• Blockchain Bites: JPEX in hot soup as Hong Kong SFC vows to ladle out justice, EU may say au revoir to major stablecoins under MiCA, Decentralised Governance and DAOs: Machiavelli as a solution? Celsius customer clawbacks coming as creditors confirm Reorg Plan
• Blockchain Bites: US Federal Reserve releases paper on tokenisation, Kraken hunted by Australian Regulator, TRM Labs: Australia home to >400 DCE’s but regulatory clarity needed, FTX to liquidate crypto holdings
• Blockchain Bites: ANZ and Chainlink forging blockchain real world asset strength, Bear market spirit: Latest from Token2049, MiCA stablecoins requirements on the horizon, Crypto comments from Gensler’s SEC testimony, Stoner Cats NFT called securities by SEC, IOSCO Consultation on 2023 DeFi Report, Personal Transaction Data Dive Deep in Vitalik’s Privacy Pools, US CFTC targets DeFi platforms, Rekt Test: building safety via security
• Blockchain Bites: Fair go mate! Penalties for unfair contract terms coming soon, Senate Report Sinks a Proposed Digital Asset Regulation, Judge rejects US Uniswap class action and critiques developer liability claim, Lufthansa says ‘ja’ to NFT loyalty program on Polygon, US Treasury tax rules target crypto tax compliance, Visa velocity in crypto climbs with Solana splice
• Blockchain Bites: US Regulation by Enforcement takes a Non Fungible Turn, Grayscale wins Bitcoin ETF appeal against SEC, NZ recommends new approach to digital assets, US indicts Tornado Cash Duo, Ripple Effect: SEC Appeal of Torres Decision Does not Dispute XRP is not a security under US law
• Blockchain Bites: UK fixes ‘travel rule’ plans for crypto, Texas Judge’s Testament to Treasury’s Toppling of Tornado Cash, CBDC pilot cites potential innovation benefits, US judge appraises AI artistry and finds copyright lacking, Google’s Group Policy Grants Gaming with NFT integration
• Blockchain Bites: FTX Failure: Reorganisation plan to forge a fresh future? Judge Rakoff rejects Ripple ruling in Luna litigation, Singapore mints new stablecoin framework, PayPal partners with Ledger to simplify crypto purchases
• Blockchain Bites: Ripple effects on Capitol Hill following XRP judgment, Ripple to tokenise real estate in HK CBDC pilot, EU adopts Web 4.0 strategy, UK Law Commission releases final recommendations on Digital Assets, Feds bring the heat as ex-Celsius CEO arrested
• Blockchain Bites: A big Ripple in the regulatory waters with judgment finding token is NOT a security under US law, Singapore proposes new crypto custody rules, UK brings crypto within regulatory perimeter, EU agrees rules for banks’ crypto holdings
• Chambers Global Practice Guides Blockchain 2023 Australia: Law & Practice and Trends & Developments
• Blockchain Bites: ATO drops crypto GST guidance, FTX reports new details of collapse and sets bar date for claims, Singapore proposes common standards for digital money, State of Crypto Report: the institutions keep coming, AI-generated news sparks false rumours of SEC Chair
• Blockchain Bites: Blockchain Week: Memorable Quotes, Major Banks on Blockchain and Scams, US plans to form Digital Currency Crimes Task Force
• Blockchain Bites: SWIFT to test-run cross-chain settlement, Wall St giants lay crypto bets, Fake crypto sites using fake regulator logos, RBA report reveals reducing cash use in Australia, France tackling scams at the on-ramp with new influencer laws
• Blockchain Bites: HK “re-banks” crypto, Bank of China issues tokenised notes, SEC still considering Coinbase’s rulemaking petition, A dookie of a decision for Ooki DAO, Further Mt Gox related charges
• Blockchain Bites: SEC Shoots for Binance, SEC doubles down on Coinbase and gets dealt a Court order back, Australia’s strategic plan for a future-ready payments system, New AUSTRAC guidance discourages de-banking, New crypto bill circulating on Capitol Hill, Bank of Japan Reports on CBDC Experiments
• Blockchain Bites: Bulls, Bears & Behind Bars, Beijing publishes Internet 3 whitepaper, Bali blocks visitor crypto contributions to the economy, Circle expands EUROC to Avalanche Blockchain
• Senate to report on draft bill on licensing and custody framework for digital assets and stablecoins
• Blockchain Bites: Tickets released for 2023 Blockchain Week, Hong Kong SFC publishes crypto guidance, Senate to review submissions on Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill, Don’t mess with Texas: Legislature votes to add crypto to Bill of Rights, IOSCO consults on crypto policy
• Blockchain Bites: Binance Australia loses PayID and fiat withdrawal, World Bank releases guidance for real world asset tokenisation, CBDC pilot clears first eAUD transaction, The clawbacks are coming: FTX advisors pursue millions, Whole Bitcoin Wallets cross the important 1M number
• Blockchain Bites: What does MiCA mean for crypto intermediaries? SBF files to dismiss charges, IRS sends FTX/Alameda USD$44bn tax bill, SEC ordered to respond to 2022 Coinbase petition, Ex-Coinbase employee sentenced in insider trading case
• Blockchain Bites: Employee convicted in first NFT insider trading case, Mastercard reveals crypto payments solution, Coinbase launch international exchange following clampdown, Sports Illustrated launches NFT ticketing platform
• Blockchain Bites: FCA speech welcomes Blockchain to Britain, Coinbase sues SEC seeking regulatory clarity, Canadian crypto platforms race to file pre-registration undertakings, Congress grills Gensler on Eth, SEC action seeks to render Bittrex bit-rekt?
• Blockchain Bites: EU finally approved MiCA, Mastercard Launches Music Pass NFTs, Nike drops NFT collection, AML/CTF regime set for a shake up
• Blockchain Bites: FTX reports additional asset recoveries and past control failures, EU approves new AML/CTF rules for digital assets, BoE hiring for Digital Pound Development, Germany wilkommens legislation for blockchain based shares, Polygon Launches Use Case Collection, The End for Genesis Markets
• Blockchain Bites: Citi: Tokenisation is blockchain’s “killer use case”, CFTC calls crypto ‘commodities’ in Binance case, Debates over DAO governance, New EU AML rules for unhosted wallets
• Blockchain Bites: Binance US faces ‘regulation by enforcement’, Crypto industry unites over Coinbase Wells Notice, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (re)introduced, Sushi DAO legal defense fund, Euler Finance hacker returns stolen ETH, Ticketmaster golden tickets for NFT holders, Possible liability for DAO governance token holders, Do Kwon arrested
• Blockchain Bites: Microsoft offers in-browser digital wallet, FDIC forces Signature bank to drop crypto customers, Alleged de-banking of US crypto, US government appeals Voyager sale, Stables and Mastercard launch USDC wallet
• Blockchain Bites: Circle Stablecoin wobbles on SVB collapse, SVB steps back from the valley edge with US Govt bailout, Class action alleges DraftKings NFTs are securities, NAB nabs first Australian cross-border stablecoin settlement, SBF received USD$2.2 billion from FTX, Fidelity Investments remains faithful in retail crypto trading

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