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PortuguêsAside from being the first major crypto sports sponsorship in Australia, the deal will also be a first for women’s sports. In what comes as the first major crypto sports…
Continue ReadingUsers from the crypto exchange will have the chance to win tickets to two tournaments and a meeting with Ajla Tomljanovic using a nonfungible token showing proof of attendance. BTC…
Continue ReadingThe Perth Heat’s chief executive recalls how he and the team’s chief bitcoin officer put their baseball team on a Bitcoin standard in 2021. “What are we missing?” is the…
Continue ReadingOver the last few weeks, furious debates over Covid-19 and vaccine mandates have divided people into two classes. On December 21, one individual from Argentina explained in a forum that…
Continue ReadingChina’s rapid-fire progress with its digital yuan CBDC, spurred rival nations into action. However, it turns out that some of them – like Banque de France – have been carrying…
Continue ReadingThe government of Australia is preparing to comprehensively regulate the activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. The push is part of a major overhaul, aimed at preserving the country’s sovereignty…
Continue ReadingThings are rapidly changing for cryptocurrencies in the land down under. A survey by Crypto.com recently found that out of over 2,000 Australia-based participants, 65% believe that crypto is more…
Continue Reading“What is clear is that if we embrace these developments, Australia has an enormous opportunity to capitalize on the convergence between finance and technology,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. The Australian…
Continue ReadingNBA Champion Andrew Bogut explains the fight for freedom happening in Australia, and how Bitcoin fits into the bigger picture. Watch This Episode on YouTube Listen To This Episode: Spotify…
Continue ReadingAs the holiday season quickly approaches, the urge to give creative and inspiring gifts grows stronger than ever. After all, there are several typical gifts people have come to expect…
Continue ReadingThe chairman of Australia’s Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says crypto is “being driven by extraordinary consumer and investor demand,” noting that “The implications for consumers are potentially huge.” The…
Continue ReadingHe told an audience that the rise of blockchain currencies has been “nothing short of phenomenal.” Joe Longo, chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or ASIC, spoke at…
Continue ReadingKraken Australia’s Managing Director is concerned that a proposed new licensing regime for crypto exchanges could collapse the vibrancy of the industry down under. With crypto regulation reportedly set to…
Continue ReadingJane Hume, an Australian politician, spoke about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on Monday at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit in Sydney. In her speech, she referenced the Reserve Bank of…
Continue ReadingThere has been a paradigm shift in the digital finance ecosystem. It started from the early stages of the Internet to Layer 1 cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Now, there’s Decentralised…
Continue ReadingThe Liberal Party Senator commented that DeFi “presents huge opportunities” for Australia to cement its place as a “front-runner for innovation.” Senator Jane Hume has stated that decentralized finance (DeFi)…
Continue ReadingAn Aussie software developer has created “The NFT Bay” containing an archive of NFT copies to show they are “nothing more than directions on how to access or download an…
Continue ReadingAustralia continues to embrace cryptocurrencies in every sector of its economy. This time, the digital assets have featured in this year’s Christmas festivities. According to a recent Crypto.com survey, “crypto-centric gifts…
Continue ReadingBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are increasingly making appearances in the world of sports. The latest team to enter the cryptocurrency world is Australian Baseball League club Perth Heat. On Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingPerth Heat will use the Bitcoin Lightning Network to make payments to professional baseball players and staff. Australian baseball club Perth Heat has announced a partnership with Bitcoin payment processor…
Continue ReadingCrypto under the Christmas tree? A recent survey found that more than a quarter of Aussie crypto users plan to buy crypto-centric gifts this festive season. More than a quarter…
Continue ReadingThe Perth Heat is setting Bitcoin as the new standard for all payments and payouts, the club said in a statement. ABL’s most successful club has embarked on a Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingDavid Raper and Garry Duursma will be joining the advisory board at Australia’s largest crypto exchange, BTC Markets. Australia’s largest digital assets exchange, BTC Markets, has announced it will be…
Continue ReadingSenator Bragg says that his government won’t let Aussie banks to practice anticompetitive de-banking against crypto companies. Australian banks have been dressing up anti-competitive behavior as regulatory compliance when de-banking…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s implicit interest in the first crypto ETF was a great piece of news for the crypto market. Especially, when the U.S. has taken a conservative approach on approval of…
Continue ReadingThe launch of Australia’s first crypto-focused ETFs this week was met with great fervor and excitement. Both ETFs managed to have record-breaking early trading numbers. In fact, the latest Beta…
Continue ReadingMany of Australia’s top financial institutions had not engaged with the cryptocurrency sector until recently, despite its huge growth in the past year. It keep pace with the growth in…
Continue ReadingThe CRYP fund was marketed as an opportunity for stock market investors to dip their toes into crypto Australian fund management company BetaShares’ new crypto company ETF smashed Australian Securities…
Continue ReadingOne of the reasons behind regulatory confusion in the USA is the way different financial authorities, state governments, and even the U.S Congress, exercise their authority. Especially, when it comes…
Continue ReadingBlake Cassidy sees a brain drain from Australia since the ASX is not keen on listing crypto companies. Blake Cassidy, CEO of Australian micro-investment app Bamboo, has claimed that the…
Continue ReadingThe Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country’s biggest bank, is providing customers with the ability to buy, sell, and hold crypto assets directly through its app. The bank has…
Continue ReadingChainalysis aims to aid crypto and blockchain‘s already impressive growth in Southern Asia and Oceania. Leading blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is opening its first Australian office in Canberra, coinciding with…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is set to become the country’s first banking institution to allow its customers to buy, sell, and hold crypto-assets. On 3 November, the CBA announced strategic…
Continue ReadingAustralia Senator Andrew Bragg says local crypto founders are keen to embrace regulation in a bid to propel the digital asset sector into the mainstream. Australian Senator for New South…
Continue ReadingThe issuers of the Australian token QOIN are set to face a $100 million lawsuit accusing them of pyramid selling and fraud. The issuer of a controversial cryptocurrency that can…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingThe Australian Securities And Investments Commission has given early approval to fund managers seeking to launch Bitcoin spot exchange traded funds. The Australian Securities And Investments Commission (ASIC) has given…
Continue ReadingThe debate over the safety of cryptocurrency-backed investment products has been reignited with the launch of the United States’ first Bitcoin Futures ETF. Many other countries are grappling with the…
Continue ReadingThe Australian securities regulator decided not to require crypto ETF providers to hold domestic crypto custody. The Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued its response to public consultation…
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin ETF approval has been the biggest, but by no means the only, policy-related story of the last week. The biggest regulatory story of the week, if not the…
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