Australia News
Australia’s First International Blockchain Hackathon to Tackle Global Eco-Friendly and Social Issues
Monash University in Melbourne will be hosting Australia’s first international blockchain hackathon, aiming to tackle social and envir...
Australian Retail Companies Hit by Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
The massive supply-chain ransomware attack on software provider Kaseya last week also affected retail companies in Australia. The Australian...
Australian Crypto Executive Faces Money Laundering Charges Amid BitMEX Investigation
Australian crypto executive Gregory Dwyer is facing extradition to the US from the island territory of Bermuda for his alleged involvement i...
Australia Going Crazy Over Sport NFT Trading Cards
Interest in Australian sports trading cards has surged and several businesses are hoping to cash in by offering famous sporting moments as N...
Australian Bitcoin Romance Scam Victim Melanie Kilgour Sentenced to Six Months in Jail plus Community Service
Australian schoolteacher Melanie Kilgour, who became the victim of an online Bitcoin romance scam after misappropriating funds from her form...
Aussie Crypto Exchange Swyftx Releases New Crypto Swap Feature
One of Australia’s largest exchanges, Swyftx, now allows investors to swap one cryptocurrency for another without having to convert it to ...
Report: 26% of Financial Advisers Will Recommend Crypto This Year
More than one in four financial advisers say they will recommend cryptocurrencies to their clients in the next year, according to just-publi...
EFTPOS Australia to Use ConnectID to Verify Identity When You Pay
Move over KYC, connectID is here. Powered by EFTPOS, connectID is an identification hub for the entire Australian identity ecosystem. Think ...
ASIC’s New 46-Page Report Details Regulations Around Crypto Trading
Australia’s financial regulator has laid out guidelines relating to the inclusion of cryptos in exchange traded products (ETPs) and is see...
ASX’s New CHESS Platform Set to Enter Testing Phase This Year
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is updating its broker platform with blockchain-based technology. The upgraded CHESS system has bee...
Indians Switch Gold for Crypto – Crypto Investment Skyrockets 19,900% in a Year
In India, where well-to-do citizens own more than 25,000 tonnes of gold, investments in crypto mushroomed from about US$200 million to nearl...
Australia’s Tracer DAO Raises A$6 Million To Build Derivatives Trading Platform
Australian trading platform Tracer DAO has raised US$4.5 million (A$6m) in a strategic round backed by various crypto companies, including M...