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Aussies Can Now Use BTC as Collateral for Home Deposits
18.7.2025
Australian fintech startup Block Earner has launched what it calls the first bitcoin-backed home loan, allowing Australians to use their bitcoin ( BTC) as collateral for a home deposit without selling it. The firm offers up to 50% of a property’s value as a deposit loan, secured by the borrower’s...
Low Investment Threshold, Greater Financial Control Lure Aussies to Crypto, Study Finds
4.9.2024
The report indicates that Australia has a higher cryptocurrency adoption rate with one in every five current or past crypto holders. Key factors driving adoption include the relatively low investment threshold, greater financial control, and a perception of increased equality. However, barriers...
Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP
28.8.2024
The Australian Federal Police revealed that scammers are using deepfakes and pig butchering as their primary methods to defraud victims.
Rejection of crypto bill exposes Aussies to ‘unregulated market’ — Senator Bragg
7.9.2023
Senator Andrew Bragg says rejecting his crypto bill will drive investment away from Australia but lawyers claim it's part of a bigger regulatory picture
Aussies To Be Paid To Understand Crypto Market and Recognize Scam Coins: Swyftx
5.9.2023
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx has launched a ‘Learn and Earn’ education platform with an aim to better equip Aussies with “crypto knowledge until such time as the industry is fully regulated.”
Tom Matthews, head of corporate affairs at Swyftx told Cryptonews that there has been a surge...
Swyftx launches ‘Earn and Learn’ — paying Aussies to learn about crypto scams
5.9.2023
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said it had identified a rise in demand for crypto education during the bear market as the reason for its launch
Aussies can win 1 of 3 Bitcoins
30.6.2023
Better Beer recently announced a partnership with CoinSpot for consumer competition. The treasure hunt-themed competition offers a chance for users to win one of the 3 Bitcoins. The prize pool for the event is 134,454 dollars and is exclusively available for Better Beer customers. According to...
31% of young Aussies hold crypto despite being ‘risk averse’ — ASX survey
20.6.2023
While young Australians are more interested in crypto, it’s the 25 to 49 year-olds who own the most
Aussies revealed as prime targets of Israel crypto scam syndicate
24.2.2023
Evidence found that Australians were one of the top countries targeted in a sophisticated cryptocurrency investment scam network, which has suspected kingpins in Israel
Bitcoin is the king of crypto brand awareness for Aussies: Report
28.11.2022
The IRCI report states that Australians still believe in Bitcoin and that the boomer demographic is growing in conviction
Aussies warned to avoid crypto paper wallets they find on the street
24.11.2022
Fraudsters have reportedly been leaving fake crypto paper wallets in public places as part of a scam to dupe Australians out of their crypto
FTX Australia's license suspended as 30K Aussies left in the lurch
16.11.2022
Three members of a Sydney-based investment and advisory firm are assigned to help Australians impacted by the suspension of the local entity of Sam Bankman-Fried’s former crypto empire
‘Do not delay’ — ASIC warns Aussies to look for 10 signs of a crypto scam
8.11.2022
The list comes out as part of Australia's 2022 Scams Awareness Week
1M Aussies will enter crypto over the next 12 months — Swyftx survey
26.9.2022
The findings come from the Annual Australian Crypto Survey, commissioned by Australian crypto exchange Swyftx
Aussies already lost $242M to investment and crypto scams in 2022
12.9.2022
People over 55 and under 64 years of age represent the largest age bracket who have fallen prey to scams
Not quite to the moon: Aussies offered NFT that could send them to space
31.8.2022
The NFT offering is part of a promotion celebrating the launch of Web3 marketplace Crypto Competitions
Aussies buy fuel and chips with crypto across 175 fuel outlets
18.8.2022
Commenting on the roll out, Crypto.com’s Asia & Pacific General Manager Karl Mohan tipped the adoption of an AUD-backed stablecoin as being the catalyst to make crypto payments mainstream in Australia
US Bitcoin ETF favors Australian approval, but Aussies need to go further
28.11.2021
If Australia can embrace the crypto asset class, it could very realistically see an injection of new capital into its markets and the broader economy
RBA warns Aussies over punting on ‘fad driven’ cryptocurrencies
19.11.2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned local investors that the speculative frenzy on crypto could soon dry up if policymakers and regulators step in
Commonwealth Bank to enable crypto trading for 6.5M Aussies, 'other banks will follow'
3.11.2021
The CBA stated that it will support 10 crypto assets in its banking app, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin