Update to Australia’s ICO Guidance: Clearing and Settlement
A few days ago, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) updated its Information Sheet on ICOs and Crypto-assets. This is the second, and most significant...
Blockchain Poisoning and the Proliferation of State Privacy Rights
Blockchain has been touted as an evolved solution to the problem of catastrophic data breaches. However, as databases that are both extremely difficult and wildly...
7 Legal Questions That Will Define Blockchain in 2019
7. Will the SEC define ‘sufficient decentralization?’
The SEC delivered some of its most important regulatory guidance of 2018 through conferences, interviews and personal statements. With...
Australian update: PFMIs on Crypto Exchanges
Last month, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published its Corporate Plan for 2018-2022. One of the action plans is to develop an approach for...
Could The DAO Tokens be classified as a financial product in Australia?
This article predates ASIC’s recent Information Sheet on ICOs published on 28 September 2017. I have made minor updates throughout the post reflecting the new...