Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has more than doubled the number of trading pairs available to customers using pounds sterling (GBP) and the Australian dollar (AUD). In a press release Thursday, the…
Continue ReadingAllan Flynn, a Bitcoin trader in Australia has filed a complaint against two commercial banks in the country — ANZ and Westpac — accusing both of systematic discrimination. According to…
Continue ReadingA 34-year-old Australian man accused of running the world’s largest dark web marketplace has been arrested by German authorities close to the Danish border. According to a report from Europol…
Continue ReadingCentral Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have been an integral part of progressive discussions within the cryptocurrency community. CBDCs are virtual representations of the fiat currency of a particular country. They…
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE. As the most trusted platform to buy, sell and exchange Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more than 230 other cryptocurrency tokens for Australian investors, CoinSpot encourages people who have not…
Continue ReadingIn January this year, the world watched in horror as sky-high fires tore through 44 million hectares of Australian bushland, engulfing property, wildlife and humanity. Then, just as victims were…
Continue ReadingA recently published survey by the cryptocurrency exchange platform Independent Reserve shows nearly 20% of young adults in Australia own virtual currencies in 2020. According to the 2020 edition of…
Continue ReadingFor a country of 25 million people, Australia punches well above its weight both economically and in the world of blockchain. Australians have long been enthusiastic adopters of new technology,…
Continue Reading2020’s Crypto Performances: The Biggest Token Losers and This Year’s Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies Digital currency markets have climbed significantly in value all year long, despite the gloomy global economy and the…
Continue ReadingA major Bitcoin (BTC) ad scam involving unauthorised images of Australian celebrities who seemingly promoted fake investment schemes is allegedly coming from Russia, according to a new report. Fraudulent Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingAustralia-based digital payments infrastructure provider Banxa is set to list on a Canadian stock exchange after being granted approval from local regulators earlier this month. According to a report from…
Continue ReadingA bill proposed by Australian lawmakers to ban the use of cash for transactions over $10,000 has been killed by a unanimous Senate vote. One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts brought…
Continue ReadingBTC Markets, one of Australia’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has accidentally exposed users’ personal data, raising the risk of phishing attacks. As reported by Business Insider Australia on Wednesday, the exchange…
Continue ReadingCrypto exchange and debit card provider Crypto.com has completed the acquisition of an Australian financial services company in order to secure an Australian Financial Service License, or ASFL. The acquired firm,…
Continue ReadingRipple Labs Inc. is selling 4 million of its shares in Moneygram, or about a third of its total shareholding in the company. The decision seems in part to be…
Continue ReadingThe Australian government is trialing the use of blockchain technology for inter-government document exchanges with Singapore as the latest action in a series of pro-blockchain efforts. It follows hot on…
Continue ReadingThe Australian Border Force (ABF), the country’s customs and border protection agency, wants to simplify cross-border trade with Singapore using blockchain technology. In collaboration with Singapore Customs and the Singapore…
Continue ReadingPendal Group, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed investment manager with over A$100 billion (US$73.6 billion) in assets under management, is getting into bitcoin. As reported by the Australian Financial Review on…
Continue ReadingAustralia-based West Coast Aquaculture (WCA) has completed an A$5 million (US$3.65 million) initial public offering, becoming the first firm in the nation to use cryptocurrency for its capital raise. In…
Continue ReadingThe Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or ASIC, has charged the former Australian national representative of BitConnect for his involvement in the multi-billion-dollar crypto Ponzi scheme. According to a Nov.…
Continue ReadingCory Bernardi — a controversial figure the Sydney Morning Herald has referred to ‘Australia’s Donald Trump’ — has talked up Bitcoin in between Tweets challenging the results of the U.S.…
Continue ReadingAn Australian senator has come out as a big fan of blockchain, saying the technology could help facilitate government processes, tighten up financial regulation and more. As reported by ZDNet…
Continue ReadingAustralian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg thinks that blockchain technology can solve a number of major regulatory issues in his home country. According to Bragg, blockchain technology could become a useful…
Continue ReadingAccording to a Nov. 2 announcement from The Reserve Bank of Australia, or RBA, the financial institution will be partnering with the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, the financial services…
Continue ReadingThe Australian Securities Exchange, or ASX, has delayed its switch to blockchain for the third time, citing complications due to COVID-19 and additional feedback from stakeholders. According to an Oct.…
Continue ReadingFollowing a 2.5 year-long pilot program, an Australia mango producer is scaling up its use of blockchain technology for supply chain traceability. According to the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing…
Continue ReadingThe Silk Road Balance Sheet Discrepancy: Bitcoin Worth $4.8 Billion Still Missing The original Silk Road marketplace has been shut down for well over seven years now and to this…
Continue ReadingNational Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX), a stock exchange company that has built a distributed ledger technology-based trading system, says it has cleared initial hurdles and is just a step…
Continue ReadingThe Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed it’s continuing to research a central bank digital currency (CBDC) less than a month after stating that there was no need for one.…
Continue ReadingElectronics entrepreneur Dick Smith — who is a household name in Australia — has threatened a lawsuit against a major media outlet after it hosted ads that linked to fake…
Continue ReadingThe Australian government this week unveiled its $574 million Digital Business Plan that includes seven-figure grants for distributed ledger technology initiatives. Announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of next…
Continue ReadingWhile other countries may be placing central bank digital currencies — also known as CBDCs — at the top of their agenda, Australia could buck the trend. According to a…
Continue ReadingBNP Paribas’ securities arm has partnered with Digital Asset to develop a number of real-time trade and settlement applications using DAML-based smart contracts, the firm announced on Sept. 15. The new…
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Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingThe Lygon blockchain platform, which runs on IBM Public Cloud, has reportedly successfully conducted its pilot since last year with Australian banks ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Westpac…
Continue ReadingA supply chain forum featuring local experts and government officials has advocated using blockchain technology to fight the $1.7 billion worth of food fraud annually harming Australia‘s primary sector. Blockchain…
Continue ReadingAnti-crypto activist David Gerard — author of Attack of the 50-Foot Blockchain — has once again used his influence as a senior Wikipedia editor to remove a blockchain related entry…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingAfter opening its doors to Australians last month, one of the largest brokerage firms in Europe is now offering crypto trading services. U.K.-based money app Revolut announced on Sept. 3…
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