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How A Cybersecurity Investigation Uncovered The Root Cause Of A Ransomware Breach

When a major architecture firm suffered a ransomware attack, it turned to its managed security service provider for answers.

Australia Technology

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FTI Consulting

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

The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Crypto-asset identifiers – (DTIs) as underliers for UPIs

Non-uniformity of such names, has made the process of identifying such assets duplicative and inefficient.

Australia Technology

TRAction

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

The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Blockchain 2025: Chambers global practice guide

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

ASIC Appeals Full Federal Court's Finding In Favour Of Block Earner: Key Takeaways For Crypto Companies

Australia Technology

KG

K&L Gates LLP

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

What Happens To Your Crypto And Cloud After You Die? Why Your Online Life Needs A Will

Australia Family

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Kalus Kenny Intelex

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Full Court flips Qoin narrowing Authorised Rep exemption

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

It depends – Trust vesting

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Skilled Visa Salary Thresholds To Increase To 4.6% From 1 July 2025

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Tax Bites: Australian Tax Podcast Series

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Aboriginal Death in Police Custody Alice Springs

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Employment Relations Podcast #42 – What could the proposed ban on "non-competes" mean for Australian employers?

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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.

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

What are CBDCs? Will CBDCs be used as Collateral and require Trade Reporting in Australia?

Australia Technology

TRAction

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Block earner triumphs in ASIC appeal

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Blockchain Bites: Australia sanctions Zservers in coordinated ransomware sanctions, Australia passes sweeping Scam Prevention Act, HK Giants join forces on HK dollar-backed stablecoin

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Blockchain Bites: Australia sanctions Zservers in coordinated ransomware sanctions, Australia passes sweeping Scam Prevention Act, HK Giants join forces on HK dollar-backed stablecoin

The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

ASIC Consults On Updated Crypto Guidance – What's New?

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently released proposed updates to Information Sheet 225 (INFO 225) and a corresponding consultation paper.

Australia Technology

KG

K&L Gates LLP

FinTech Comparative Guide

FinTech Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Australia Technology

G+

Gilbert + Tobin

Unwrapping ASIC's updated digital asset guidance

Glimpse into how ASIC views the application of existing financial services laws to crypto-assets & related businesses.

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

RBA announces Project Acacia to test use cases for wholesale central bank digital currency

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Blockchain Bites: Can blockchain improve democracy? AUSTRAC sharpens focus on crypto exchanges, FTX bankruptcy sues Binance over collapse

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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 Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Australian Court Grants Relief From Liability For Penalty Imposed On Crypto-related Product

Australia Technology

JD

Jones Day

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?

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Crypto Red Flags For Financial Institutions

Australia Technology

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Crypto platform relieved from liability following contraventions of the Corporations Act

Australia Litigation

HR

Holding Redlich

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Cooper Grace Ward

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Dentons

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