In brief
- Australia’s corporate regulator is seeking High Court approval to appeal a ruling that favoured crypto firm Block Earner over the classification of digital asset yield products.
- ASIC is asking the court to clarify whether interest-earning and asset conversion crypto products fall under the Corporations Act as financial products.
- The appeal follows a Federal Court decision that found Block Earner’s fixed-yield product did not constitute a financial product under current law.
Australia’s corporate regulator is seeking special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling in favour of crypto firm Block Earner, intensifying a legal dispute over the status of digital asset yield products.
The Australian Securities and…