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Financial Giant State Street Sees Unwaning Crypto Demand From Institutional Investors
13.9.2022
Investment management firm State Street says that institutional clients are not deterred from investing in crypto assets despite price declines. “There is a belief that the asset class is here to stay,” a State Street executive said. State Street on Institutional Demand for Crypto...
Impostors Make Deep Fake Videos of Ordinary 'More Believable' People to Promote Crypto Scams
29.3.2022
Scammers are impersonating anyone from influencers to high-profile crypto figures using deep-fake technology in a bid to steal crypto from unsuspecting victims -- however, they now seem to have focused on impersonating regular people as they are "more convincing" tools.
Most recently, Miranda...
Regulators Learning from Crypto to Take on Pump and Dumps in Stocks
29.12.2021
A newly released presentation has revealed how the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has learned about pump and dump activities in the crypto market, and how the same schemes have spilled over to the stock market.
The previously unknown presentation was first made public...
Australian Police Confiscate Cryptocurrency Worth $1 Million With Help From FBI
30.10.2021
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has ordered the forfeiture of cryptocurrency belonging to a convicted hacker. “The amount of cryptocurrency forfeited, more than $1.2 million, is the largest Commonwealth forfeiture...
Australian Senators pushing for country to become the next crypto hub
23.10.2021
The Australian Senate Committee delivered a report calling for a complete overhaul of crypto legislation and licensing in the country
Whistleblower Outs ‘Wolf of Kyiv’ for $70 Million Bitcoin Scam
2.3.2020
A whistleblower has revealed a $70 million Bitcoin scam targeting British and Australian investors through fake news stories on Facebook
Australia’s Minister Admonish Against the Misuse of Cryptocurrency in Terrorism
7.11.2019
The blockchain technology is seeing its days of glory because of its open to all ledger structure that transcends borders and renders many traditional financial schools either obsolete or has flipped them upside down. Technology has found its expression through cryptocurrency, the internet...
Australia’s Perth Mint Launches First-Ever Sovereign Gold Crypto Token
11.10.2019
Australian government-owned Perth Mint has launched a gold crypto token. An InfiniGold Precious metal digitation company supported the launch. The launch is said to be an initiative to digitize its gold assets. This accreditation certification is issued by Perth Mint and is guaranteed by...
Bitcoin Cash City Conference is going to be held in North Queensland Australia
30.8.2019
The BCH has driven (Bitcoin Cash) two-day conference is coming to North Queensland Australia, named the Bitcoin Cash City conference on 4th and 5th September 2019. The vast Australian state has a thickly populated district of around 78 BCH accepting dealers and countless Bitcoin money supporters...
Report Suggests 15 Countries are Planning Global Monitoring System for Cryptocurrency Under FATF
10.8.2019
As per the latest report released by Nikkei Asian Review, a news outlet based in Tokyo, as many as 15 countries are planning to form a global digital currency monitoring system. This system will be developed alongside the FATF, short for Financial Action Task Force, the intergovernmental...
Sextortion-A New Name with Old Intent Ramps up with Bitcoin Scam Email
8.8.2019
The blackmailing plot gets thicker when the extortion gets personal. Scammers are extorting money against the threat of leaking the sensitive photos of the user. Australians are becoming the target of this nasty game. It is almost a vicious cycle as the more money is surrendered to...
Curtin University to Accept Cryptocurrency-Based Funds for Ph.D. Program
30.7.2019
The Australian University Curtin has introduced an innovative cryptocurrency Ph.D. scholarship fund. The data scientist of Curtin has designed the program in the way that companies and individuals can donate to fund the Ph.D. students studying subjects like cybersecurity, blockchain, and data...