The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued the country's main stock exchange, ASX, in federal court, alleging that the exchange made "misleading and deceptive" statements on its now-abandoned blockchain project. ASIC said on August 14 that the ASX's statement that the replacement project for its Clearing House Electronic Sub-Registry System (CHESS) trading platform was "on track to become operational" in April 2023 and was "progressing well" was misleading. The regulato...