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Northern Territory Moves to Regulate Crypto Gambling
Cryptocurrency is about to join crocs and Kakadu as one of the three defining features of Australia’s Northern Territory, with plans a...
Aussie Government Prioritises ‘Token Mapping’ for New Regulatory Framework
The Australian government has released a statement indicating that it will begin a review as to how digital assets should be managed. This s...
AFL NFT Drop ‘Ripper Skipper’ Sells Out in Under 12 Hours
With the 2022 AFL finals season about to blast off on September 1, the Australian Football League’s first limited-edition drop of NFTs has...
UN Urges Developing Countries to Curb Crypto Expansion
The United Nations trade body has urged authorities in developing countries to help ensure the prevention of widespread crypto use. The moti...
Brisbane-Based ‘Monochrome’ Gets Approval for Spot-Based ETF
A Brisbane asset management company will offer spot-based crypto exchange traded funds (ETFs), becoming the first to be authorised under an ...
Sydney Uni Finds Insider Trading Occurs in 10-25% of Crypto Listings
A group of Australian researchers at the University of Technology in Sydney have released a report claiming that between 10 and 25 percent o...
Sydney Uni Finds Insider Trading Occurs in 10-25% of Crypto Listings
A group of Australian researchers at the University of Technology in Sydney have released a report claiming that between 10 and 25 percent o...
ASX Tokenised Asset Trading Inches Closer to Reality
At last, progress towards tokenised asset trading by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has taken a step forward rather than a step ba...
Aussie Bitcoiners Gather the Tribe in Proof-of-Work Bush Bash
What started as an ad-hoc post-lockdown gathering of Australian Bitcoiners in Woop Woop, the Bitcoin Bush Bash has inadvertently become a tr...
ASIC Chair ‘Troubled’ by Extent of Risk Taken in Crypto Investing
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted it holds concerns over the crypto investment increase seen during t...
Australian Central Bank Goes Public With CBDC Trial
Last year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) pronounced that it “saw no strong case” for a retail central bank digital currenc...
Australian Green Bitcoin Miner ‘Iris Energy’ Doubles its Hash Rate
Australian green Bitcoin miner Iris Energy has successfully doubled its hash rate on completion of phase two of its Mackenzie site and expec...