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APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – April 2026

APRA has published a letter to industry calling for a step-change in how banks, insurers and superannuation trustees manage and govern AI-related risks.

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Does The AML/CTF Law Apply To Your Fintech Business?

From 1 July 2026, Australian real estate businesses that broker, sell or transfer property may be required to enrol with AUSTRAC, implement a written AML/CTF programme and conduct customer due diligence before providing designated services

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LegalVision

Cryptocurrency Regulation In Australia: Understanding The New Digital Assets Framework

The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 (Cth) (the Bill) marks a significant step in bridging digital asset intermediaries within Australia’s financial services regime.

Australia Technology

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Barry Nilsson

Tokenisation In Australia – Common Structures And How They Are Interpreted Under Australian Law

The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Act 2026 has received royal assent, establishing a new regulatory regime for tokenisation in Australia.

Australia Technology

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Blockchain Bites: Wall Street's new groove: TradFi dives deeper into digital assets

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Blockchain bites: one giant leap for crypto – digital asset legislation heads to parliament

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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?

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

INFO 225 Is Finally Here!

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Easy guide to Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Essential ESG: Episode 26 – Insights From The 2025 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights

Australia Environment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

New Hate Speech Laws: What Your Business Needs To Know

Australia Commercial

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LegalVision

Who, What, Where, With William Head (Video)

Australia Law Performance

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Cooper Grace Ward

Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead (Podcast)

Australia Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Struggling With Personal Debts (Video)

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

ASIC Issues Sweeping New Guidance On Digital Assets And 'No-action' Until 2026 For A Range Of Providers

This is a major development for anyone operating in the crypto space or dealing with digital assets in Australia.

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Our feedback on Treasury's consultation paper ‘Regulating digital asset platforms – exposure draft legislation'

'Regulating digital asset platforms - exposure draft legislation' (the Consultation Paper).

Australia Technology

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Holley Nethercote

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

The draft exposure legislation contains a number of other significant changes to the way in which payments services are regulated in Australia.

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Are you submitting reports to AUSTRAC within the required timeframes?

Australia Finance

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Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Protecting digital infrastructure investments abroad: treaty considerations for Australian investors

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

The Wait Is Over: Australian Government Releases Draft Legislation For Digital Assets

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Responsible AI Use & Lessons From Deloitte's "Dodgy Report"

Australia Technology

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Spruson & Ferguson

A Roadmap To Successful Funds Tracing

Worldwide Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Funds Update - 12 September 2025

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Decoding Tokenisation: Taking Security In Australia Over Digital Tokens

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 12 September 2025

On 3 September 2025, ASIC released Report 813 Regulatory Simplification, outlining ASIC's strong commitment to regulatory simplification and recent and forthcoming work in the area of simplification.

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Decoding Tokenisation: Taking Security In Australia Over Digital Tokens

In the expanding digital economy, tokenisation is set to transform how we interact with assets by creating digital representations of real-world assets on distributed ledgers.

Australia Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Crypto In The Courts – ASIC v Finder Update

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

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?

Articles relating to the financial technology industry.

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Changes Ahead For Australia's Payments Sector: The RBA Proposes To Ban Card Surcharging

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has proposed major reforms to the existing card payment and surcharging regulatory landscape in Australia.

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Funds Update - 1 August 2025

On 18 July 2025, Treasury released Consultation Paper: Sustainable Investment Product Labels (Consultation Paper), inviting feedback on policy options...

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Blockchain Bites: DECA urges reforms on tokenisation, tax and trade; Offshore platforms face ASIC scrutiny; and Understanding your new AML/CTF obligations

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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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

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

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

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

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

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

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Technology

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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

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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

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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

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Piper Alderman

Full Court flips Qoin narrowing Authorised Rep exemption

Australia Technology

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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

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

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It Depends – What is the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies?

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Cooper Grace Ward

Breaking Down Barriers – Digital End-To-End Solutions (Video)

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Dentons

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