Luke Misthos

Blockchain 2025: Chambers global practice guide

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

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

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: 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

Piper Alderman's Response to ASIC Consultation Paper 381

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