Cryptocurrency Law news articles
QLD Construction Company Moves into Liquidation After Buying $3 Million of Qoin
Liquidator FTI Consulting has announced that a significant purchase of troubled token Qoin is behind Queensland construction company Privium...
Australian ‘2022 Digital Services Act’ Published for Crypto Custody Providers
The Australian Treasury has released a consultation paper outlining its proposed regulatory approach to crypto markets with a view to potent...
Australian Consumer Watchdog Sues Meta Over Crypto Scam Ads
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it will be suing Meta over the company’s failure to block crypto s...
Coinbase Dragged into a Class Action Lawsuit for Selling 79 ‘Unregistered Securities’
One of the world’s leading digital asset exchanges has once again landed itself in hot water. This time it has been hit with a class a...
Ukraine’s President Signs Crypto Bill into Law Amid Fighting a War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill that legalises the cryptocurrency sector and establishes a more favourabl...
Australian Insurers Include ‘Crypto-Asset Exclusions’ in their AFSL Policies
Australian insurance providers have begun including specific crypto-asset exclusions in their professional indemnity coverage for financial ...
Key Takeaways From President Biden’s Long-Awaited Crypto Executive Order
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order calling government agencies to examine the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies. What...
EU Scraps Plans to Ban Proof-of-Work Following Backlash
In what has been heralded as a victory for Bitcoin, European lawmakers have backtracked on provisions in a crypto regulation bill that would...
Senator Urges Australian Blockchain Industry to Pick Up the Pace
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has urged the Australian blockchain industry to pick up the pace or risk falling behind other developed nations...
Ukraine Vice Prime Minister Calls on Crypto Exchanges to Block Russian Users
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation, has requested that major crypto exchanges block th...
Former Bored Ape Owner Sues OpenSea for $1 Million in Damages
Timothy McKimmy, a Texas-based NFT (non-fungible token) collector, is suing OpenSea for US$1 million in damages after his Bored Ape #3475 wa...
Californian Lawmaker Files Bill Allowing Residents to Let State Accept Crypto
California is now allowing its citizens to cover the cost of government services with crypto. The bill, which was sponsored by Democratic Se...