Steven Pettigrove

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‘They are a truly excellent fintech team. Steven Pettigrove is a true expert in his field.’
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific: Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory, 2024 edition

‘Steven Pettigrove is very level headed and deep in the technology. He is able to give commercial advice that we trust because he actually understands what the big picture is and how Ethereum works.’
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific: Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory, 2024 edition

Accolades

• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Australia – Recommended for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory – since 2023 edition
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Australia – Rising Star for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory – 2024 edition

Recent deals and media coverage

• Piper Alderman promotes three to partner – Australasian Lawyer, 15 February 2024
• VIDEO: What’s the latest with NFTs? – Lawyers Weekly, 21 August 2022

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• 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
• RBA announces Project Acacia to test use cases for wholesale CBDC
• 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
• 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
• Want to throw a shrimp on the barbie? ASIC updates guidance on carrying on business in Australia
• 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
• ASIC flips Qoin with appeal on scope of authorised rep exemption
• 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
• Lexology Panoramic – Financial Services Litigation, 2024 Edition
• 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
• SEAL team deploys to thwart DeFi domain exploit
• 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
• SEAL launches Legal Defence Fund for Whitehats
• 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?
• Security Alliance launches ISAC to combat cyber threats in Web3
• 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
• 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
• Australia kicks off 2nd consultation on AML/CTF reforms
• 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
• Finder triumphs, as Court finds Earn product is not a debenture
• 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
• Security Alliance proposes Whitehat Safe Harbor to secure Web3
• 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
• Payment System Modernisation
• 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
• Access all areas? Unpacking the lessons earned from the Block Earner v ASIC judgment
• 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
• To pay or not to pay? Ransomware and sanctions risk
• 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
• ASIC targets off-target TMDs
• 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: Singapore’s stance: Court declares crypto as clearly property, US Congress’ considering compelling crypto laws, Hong Kong grants first retail licences to crypto exchanges, PayPal launches USD stablecoin in push for crypto payments
• Blockchain Bites: FSB Finalises Global Crypto-Asset Regulatory Framework, SEC sought to squash US crypto with Coinbase delisting “request”, IRS says staking rewards are taxable income when tokens are received, Crypto holders top 516M globally: Crypto.com, US Congress to debate crypto bill
• Blockchain Bites: “Eye-catching” WorldCoin scrutinized, CANSEE bill targets AML compliance by DeFi platforms, Digital Assets Conference convenes in Sydney
• 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?
• Hong Kong court recognises that crypto is property
• 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
• Australian Senate to consider Digital Asset Licensing Law
• 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
• Blockchain Bites: Grayscale draws sword in ETF battle, UK Court rejects copyright in Bitcoin File Format, Utah passes latest DAO law, Analyzing the latest crypto crime trends
• Blockchain Bites: CBDC pilot projects announced, Emojis speak louder than words (and may be financial advice), IMF Executive call for co-ordinated crypto policies, Judge dunks Top Shots in securities ruling, ‘Smart Accounts’ introduced by Ethereum at WalletCon
• Blockchain Bites: Hong Kong consults on details of crypto licensing regime, SBF faces new charges, SEC joins hunt for Do Kwon, Incredulous Illinois Bill shows imprecise laws impossible for compliance
• Navigating the Australian Token Mapping Consultation
• Blockchain Bites: First Australian crypto-exchange rescue, Siemens issues bond on blockchain, Paxos forced to park BUSD stablecoin, Rihanna NFT gives out royalties
• Blockchain Bites: Kraken avoids crack down after SEC settlement, Developers’ duties back on trial with Tulip action, Dubai releases virtual asset regulations, Hermes wins NFT infringement lawsuit
• Blockchain Bites: Treasury releases Token Mapping Consultation Paper, UK kicks off crypto consultation, Hong Kong to implement stablecoin licensing regime, White House crypto roadmap drives straight to Congress, Celsius examiner’s report burns
• Blockchain Bites: Mango Market’s bitter taste for attacker, Digital Surge rescue delivered, Chinese takeaways in NFT decision, and UK serving ahead of Australia in crypto-regulation race.
• Blockchain Bites: SEC targets Gemini Earn, US Congress creates crypto subcommittee for regulation, BlackRock eyes tokenised future, NAB to launch AUDN stablecoin
• What’s coming in 2023 in Blockchain?, China to launch NFT marketplace, US Ruling finds crypto-assets held by Celsius to be property of the company, US$3.5B of FTX funds beached in Bahamas, Golfers swing onto the blockchain with Play Today
• 2022: The Year in Blockchain
• Blockchain Bites: Australia to pursue payments and crypto reforms, Australia to incorporate stablecoins into regulatory framework, Regulation by enforcement continues in Australia as Finder Wallet prosecuted, RBA bags bumper response to CBDC pilot, Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC Chair briefs Parliament on FTX fallout, Kiwis consult on the future of money, Ripple case nears high tide
• Blockchain Bites: Senate to review ‘Bitcoin tax’ bill, Tornado Cash prosecution lifts off, SEC sues Wyoming registered DAO, BlockFiles for Chapter 11
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC sues Block Earner for alleged unlicensed crypto based products, NY Fed Launches CBDC Pilot, AO Art Ball serves up real world value
• Blockchain Bites: Australia promises to regulate crypto, Timeline of FTX’s collapse, JP Morgan completes on-chain pilot of bond transfers, Hong Kong strives to regain Asia’s crypto crown
• Blockchain Bites: Binance pulls out of FTX acquisition, US Court finds ERC-20 tokens security, first Australian retail crypto fund likely to close, Binance donates $300,000 to University of WA
• Blockchain Bites: Singapore considers retail crypto and stablecoin regulations, Visa potential crypto wallet offering, Debate over digital assets industry standards
• Blockchain Bites: ASIC targets Qoin in latest crypto enforcement move, Singapore High Court confirms NFTs are property
• Do you need a token dealing policy? Managing insider trading, fraud and conflicts risk
• Blockchain Bites: Tornado Cash winds pick up, ASIC target Crypto Target Market Determinations, Cross chain crime, EU offers token regulation path
• Blockchain Bites: BNB Chain suffers USD$570M exploit, EU extends Russian crypto sanctions, Coinbase secures Singapore licence approval.
• Blockchain Bites: USA crypto reports, SEC catches up with the Kardashians, Service by chatbot?, EU MiCA laws finalised, and Square joins Circle on remittance
• Blockchain Bites: CFTC split over OoKi Dao matter, Does the SEC regulate all of Ethereum now?, Markets down, energy up @TOKEN2049
• Blockchain Bites: The path of the righteous man… leads to collaboration??, The R word: Calls for regulation at AusCryptoConvention, Senator Bragg releases draft bill on Digital Assets regulation, SWIFT moving slowly to Blockchain tech, FAQ launched by OFAC into the Tornado Cash storm
• Blockchain Bites: The Merge is here, Black Market for Stolen NFTs, ATO (air)drops new guidance, Gensler urges crypto registration, Coinbase insider pleads guilty, KKR jumps into Avalanche for PE offering
• Can’t Be Evil? Considering Creative Commons NFT Licenses
• Blockchain Bites: F1 NFTs, AFP form crypto unit, Treasury’s latest consultation on crypto, Celsius crypto may go to custody customers
• Blockchain Bites: Singapore to curb crypto speculation, State Street on the road to tokenisation, Tether loan to Celsius could be tested, ASX completes blockchain settlement pilot, NFTs shareable on Facebook and Instagram
• Blockchain Bites: Half of ASIC study participants held crypto, A lot at stake with staking, NFTlord? New Eth token standard, The (safety)pin in CryptoPunks Licence, Appeal in bitcoin developers duty case
• Blockchain Bites: Second bipartisan crypto bill, Tornado cash, RBA’s CBDC announcement, Voyager to return US$270M to customers, Alexander Vinnik extradited
• Blockchain Bites: Burning deadline for Hirst NFT collectors, The Ethereum merge is coming, Santander’s plans to offer crypto trading, SEC’s next moves hinted at, UK Law Commission’s property recommendation, Solana and Nomad Bridge Hack
• Blockchain Bites: Regulation by enforcement, Stablecoins lead regulation race, Barclays sees gold in Copper, SEC investigates Coinbase
• Blockchain Bites: Disney’s partnership with Polygon, RBA reserves praise for stablecoins, CFTC cracks down on pump and dump schemes, EU likely to ban bitcoin mining, GameStop launches NFT Marketplace
• Blockchain Bites: US Treasury releases responsible crypto regulation framework, US Fed Vice Chair pushes for crypto reform, Shanghai’s new metaverse development fund, Celsius plunges into bankruptcy, NFTs stolen in phishing attack
• Blockchain Bites: EU’s new ‘travel rule’ for crypto transfers, US and Korea to collaborate on Terra/Luna investigations, Grayscale takes SEC to Court over spot bitcoin ETF, SEC Chair confirms BTC a commodity, infers ETH a security
• Blockchain Bites: A$DC used in Carbon Credit purchase, Three Arrows to be liquidated in BVI, Laying the first blocks of US crypto regulatory reform, Hong Kong to licence VASPs and regulate market conduct
• Blockchain Bites: Celsius freezes transactions, Binance sued over Luna/UST meltdown, Ontario fines two exchanges for selling unregistered securities, Crypto not taxes as foreign currency

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