Specialty Group: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

In an Australian legal first, Justice Attiwill of the Supreme Court of Victoria has determined that a person’s interest in Bitcoin is property. This case is ground-breaking, as it is the first superior court proceedin ...

AUSTRAC is hosting its 2024 AML/CTF Advisers Forum in Melbourne and Sydney this month where discussions shed light on the regulatory priorities of Australia’s principle money laundering regulator. Buoyed by the pote ...

In a hearing of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee this week, Australia’s securities regulator, ASIC, confirmed that its expect to release a draft update to its Information Sheet 225 (its main regulatory guida ...

As global regulators sharpen their focus on crypto-assets, jurisdictions are testing a range of tax approaches – from Denmark’s proposal to tax unrealised crypto-asset gains, to less aggressive up-front frameworks th ...