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ASIC loses crypto case against Finder subsidiary
A court has thrown out ASIC’s case against a cryptocurrency subsidiary of Finder after it failed to prove it was a...
15 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
ASIC notches win in Federal Court crypto case
The Federal Court has made one of its first decisions on the application of the financial services law to crypto-backed...
12 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
The crypto space is ‘changing rapidly’
While there have been a number of regulatory developments in the crypto space in recent years, it’s still an...
01 February 2023
By Lauren Croft
Bolstered crypto regulation will help consumers ‘make informed decisions’
Whilst the law has struggled to keep up with the ever-evolving crypto space, as consumer awareness within the market...
16 January 2023
By Lauren Croft
The FTX collapse and other new movements in the crypto space
Following the collapse of the FTX crypto platform, there are a number of other developments and regulatory challenges...
01 December 2022
By Lauren Croft
Challenges in regulating crypto and digital assets
The regulation in the crypto-assets space, or lack thereof, comes down to a number of things, including applying “old...
24 November 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Should NFTs be legally regarded as personal property?
A judgment in Singapore’s High Court has acknowledged that Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) are forms of personal property....
01 November 2022
By Jess Feyder
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What crypto’s continued exclusion from foreign currency taxation means for lawyers
Late last week, the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer announced that cryptocurrencies would continue to be excluded...
27 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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What you need to know about the taxation of crypto
With tax season right around the corner, lawyers and non-lawyers alike who have money invested in cryptocurrency need...
15 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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ACCC launches proceedings against Meta
Australia’s chief competition regulator has initiated proceedings in the Federal Court against Facebook’s owner,...
21 March 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Exto B3V Capital establishes new fund
Exto B3V Capital has set up a new blockchain investment fund in order for the venture capital firm to expand its...
22 February 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Why establishing expertise in crypto made sense for this firm
Client demand, together with an increasing awareness of where society and the market are headed, led Salerno Law to...
03 February 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The dilemma of digital assets
As the world around us continues to evolve, digital currency is being hailed as a revolutionary concept, one that is...
08 December 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Qoin ‘cost token holders millions of dollars in losses’: Salerno Law
Following the launch of a class action against Qoin, Salerno Law has called the alleged conduct by the entities behind...
30 November 2021
By Lauren Croft
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Qoin cryptocurrency set to face class action
Utility token Qoin is currently being investigated for a class action after holders struggled to exchange the coin or...
02 November 2021
By Lauren Croft
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Chamberlains latest firm to accept crypto payments
Sydney-based boutique Chamberlains Law Firm has started accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal
21 June 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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A brief outline of legal issues around NFTs
With the global market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) exploding right now, it will be critical for lawyers to better...
27 May 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Podcast: Blockchain, cryptocurrency and changing client expectations
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Piper Alderman partner in the firm’s...
27 July 2018
By Emma Musgrave
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