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Crypto News Briefs: Australia Comes After BPS and Qoin, Bithumb Ex-Chair Faces 8 Years in Prison, Canaan Launches New Series, Art Project in Support of Ukraine
25.10.2022
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Crypto News Summary: Bitstamp Integrates PayPal, Dubai Police Works in Metaverse
17.10.2022
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Coinbase Expands Services in Australia, Calling Country a ‘Priority Market for Us’
5.10.2022
The crypto exchange is adding a way for retail customers to easily transfer Australian dollars to their Coinbase accounts, among other improvements
Coinbase expands to Australia with focus on institutions in 'months to come’
5.10.2022
With an expanded Australian offering, Coinbase’s VP of international and business development said the exchange faced “tough questions” from regulators and policymakers about its services
Lack of ‘qualified people’ without more Web3 education, say academics
30.9.2022
Blockchain Academy International’s Huxley Peckham says there are already 60 different industries using blockchain tech today
Australia Issues White Paper for Central Bank Digital Currency
28.9.2022
Reserve Bank of Australia is researching the potential benefits of launching a central bank digital currency. The monetary authority released a white paper outlining its goals and invited interested parties to participate with proposals and suggest pilot projects. Central Bank of Australia to Pilot...
Binance Reportedly to Go (Back) Big in Japan, Kraken Rejects SEC, China Gets Metaverse Engineering Department + More News
26.9.2022
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Read More: Binance Reportedly to Go (Back) Big in Japan, Kraken Rejects SEC, China Gets Metaverse Engineering Department + More News
Australian pilot CBDC test for eAUD to commence mid-2023: RBA White Paper
26.9.2022
The key objectives of the project are to identify and understand innovative business models, use cases, benefits, risks, and operational models for a CBDC in Australia
‘Fear of the unknown’ holds back tradfi investors from crypto — Bloomberg analyst
21.9.2022
Bloomberg crypto analyst Jamie Coutts believes it's a “missed opportunity” that traditional asset managers choose not the educate themselves on crypto
Hackers Attack EthereumPoW and ETH Vanity Addresses, Binance Partners With Ukrainian Varus, FTX Has $1BN for Acquisitions & Bailouts + More News
19.9.2022
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Read More: Hackers Attack EthereumPoW and ETH Vanity Addresses, Binance Partners With Ukrainian Varus, FTX Has $1BN for Acquisitions...
Sports sponsorship is helping legitimize crypto in Australia — Coinjar exec
19.9.2022
Luke Ryan of CoinJar says sporting partnerships “helps shift the image of crypto away from the idea that it’s only there as speculative mania.”
Solar-Powered Crypto Farm in Australia to Prove Bitcoin Mining Can Be Green
18.9.2022
A crypto mining data center in the state of South Australia will be running mainly on solar-generated electricity, a media report reveals. The coin minting facility has been set up in a region known for its energy-hungry iron ore extraction and steel production. Bitcoin Farm to Mine Cryptocurrency...
Wayward Strand Is A Beautiful Story About Being Young, And Growing Old
15.9.2022
In Wayward Strand, out today on PC, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox, you play the role of a teenage girl, stuck visiting the place her mother works. Which happens to be a giant, floating airship moored off the coast of Australia, and which having been decommissioned as a luxury vessel is now serving...
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...
Blockchain Australia Lands Former BlackRock Director as New CEO
7.9.2022
Blockchain Australia, the nation's industry body advocating for appropriate regulation and policy, has appointed Laura Mercurio as its new CEO, at a time when the nation has signalled a new approach toward crypto adoption. Mercurio has previously gained experience working with the likes...
Australian Treasury consults public on Bitcoin foreign currency tax exclusion
6.9.2022
The public has been provided with 25 days to share their opinion on the proposed legislation
Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions
5.9.2022
The use of crypto in criminal activity has reportedly significantly increased since the AFP made its first crypto seizure in early 2018
Crypto.com accidentally transfered $10.5M to client instead of $100 refund
30.8.2022
Court documents allege that the recipient used a portion of the funds to purchase a luxury mansion upon receipt
Crypto.com Mistakenly Wired Its Australian User USD 10.5M
30.8.2022
An apparent error on the side of major crypto platform Crypto.com has turned an attempt to process a USD 100 refund into a hefty USD 10.5m wire transfer into a bank account owned by a resident of Melbourne, Australia....
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Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities
30.8.2022
The DFCRC is an industry-led cross-disciplinary consortium that has 25 partners from the finance, academia and regulatory sectors, including the Reserve Bank. Australia's Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe was at the launch. Earlier this month, the Australian central bank entered into...