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Every Fourth Australian Willing to Be Paid in Bitcoin, Poll Finds
29.5.2021
A new survey has established that one in four Australians would like to receive at least part of their salary in cryptocurrency. While the motives vary between the members of this diverse group, the results indicate that the Australian nation’s overall interest in decentralized digital money...
Australian tax office: Report crypto profits or else
28.5.2021
The ATO said it already knows who is invested in cryptocurrencies and expects cooperation
Australian Senator Says Cryptocurrency Is Not a Fad — Government Won’t Stand in the Way
20.5.2021
Australian Senator and Minister of Financial Services Jane Hume said that “cryptocurrency is not a fad. It is an asset class that will grow in importance.” She emphasized that the government won’t stand in the way of crypto investing. “We have to let people make their...
New Australian Islamic finance DeFi platform is ‘guided by Sharia’
14.5.2021
Islamic finance is not always compatible with DeFi's focus on risk and yield. A new platform aims to blend the best of both
Australian Crypto ETF, Digital Dollar Pilots, MetaMask Phishing Bot + More News
3.5.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The Australian Securities Exchange is reviewing a number of applications for a cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
Australian senate committee calls for national blockchain land registry
30.4.2021
Australia’s senate committee on technology and finance wants lawmakers to establish a national blockchain land registry
Expert panel divided over best way to achieve diversity in crypto sector
23.4.2021
Experts are divided over ways to balance diversity in crypto, with Rupert Colchester of IBM noting that teams should be “built right” from the ground up
Despite scams, Australian securities regulator keen to support crypto industry
22.4.2021
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants to support the local cryptocurrency industry, despite receiving large numbers of reports about crypto scams
Eftpos reveals plans to power Australian smart cities with blockchain tech
20.4.2021
Eftpos revealed its plans to use distributed ledger technology to power smart cities and self-driving vehicles during the Australian Blockchain Week conference
Disco Elysium Is Basically Banned In Australia, But Steam Is Selling It Anyway
1.4.2021
Even though it’s officially refused classification in Australia, it doesn’t look like Steam has paid much attention to Disco Elysium – A Final Cut‘s ban because Aussies can still buy it as of this morning.Read more
French Crypto Investor Sues Australian Firm After Klaytn Deal Goes South
31.3.2021
French businessman Alexandre Raffin, who runs the Paris-based Gains Associates, a company that allows investors to pool their money and buy crypto, has filed a lawsuit in an Australian court against crypto advisory and research company Modern Assets Australia. Raffin accused the Australian firm...
Australian government offers $6M in grants to innovative blockchain teams
26.3.2021
The Australian government has made two grants of up to $3 million available to blockchain teams targeting minerals certification and excise taxation solutions
Australian Government Official's Anime Figures, Joker Statue Declared A "Psychological Hazard"
24.3.2021
An Australian government official’s display of pop culture, comics and anime figurines in their office has been declared a ‘psychological hazard’, according to a statement from the Comcare government agency.Read more
Opioid Premiums, Jobseekers and Vaccines: Covid-19 Fuels Darknet Markets in a Different Way
21.3.2021
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has found its way onto the deep web and during the last few months, researchers have found a great number of individuals turning to darknet markets (DNMs) for employment. The organization Check Point Research has recorded a rising trend of people looking for jobs...
Australian green energy Bitcoin mining firm doubles pre-IPO funding round
3.3.2021
Iris Energy has upped its target for its second-IPO funding round
Australian regulators open to Bitcoin ETF with ‘rules in place’
12.2.2021
Securities regulators' down under said that they are open to a Bitcoin ETF, so long as investors are protected by the proper rules
Lindsay Lohan Tweets ‘Bitcoin to the Moon’- Celebrities Are Flocking to Crypto in Great Number
10.2.2021
Ever since bitcoin and a number of other digital assets started seeing price gains 11 months ago, a great number of celebrities started jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. More recently famous people like Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, the retired American rapper Logic, hit record producer Murda...
IBM, Top Australian Banks Execute Country’s First Blockchain Bank Guarantee
10.2.2021
By digitizing the normally paper process, the Lygos joint venture says it's shown it can speed up bank guarantee issuances
Australian Open Extends Partnership with Uber
8.2.2021
Australian Open has extended its partnership with Uber to continue being its Official Online Food Delivery App and Official Ridesharing Partner. Uber had signed the initial deal to be an official rideshare partner in the year 2019, post which they have now bagged a multi-year contract with AO. Uber...
Crypto Hedge Funds Defraud $100 Million From Investors, Founder Faces 20 Years in Prison
7.2.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been charged in U.S. federal court for securities fraud. He has pleaded guilty and is facing up to 20 years in prison. His two funds cumulatively had over $100 million in investments. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that...