Australia news articles

HSBC Australia Says Crypto’s Popularity with Scammers is Reason for Recent Block
As reported earlier, HSBC Australia has stopped customers from sending money to cryptocurrency exchanges. The sweeping change was made witho...

Massive Bitcoin Movements Post Mt. Gox: Hold or Sell?
After over a decade of waiting Mt. Gox repayments have begun for over 20,000 customers, stirring mixed emotions among Bitcoin enthusiasts. S...

Aussies Lead Memecoin Adoption, ETH Dominates Portfolios New Report Shows
As the Olympics get underway in Paris, an anonymised analysis of Australians crypto holdings released by Kraken earlier this month has found...

Breaking: HSBC Blocks All Transactions to Crypto Exchanges Commencing 24 July
HSBC has just announced sweeping changes, affecting anyone using the bank to engage with crypto services – and with very little notice. Fr...

Uni of Queensland Highlights Need for Education on Crypto Scams
Newsflash: unsolicited advice from social media may not be the best way to safely invest in crypto. A new study from the University of...

Kraken Opens Institutional Services in Australia, UK Following US Launch
US-based crypto exchange, Kraken, has rolled out its institutional services offerings in Australia and the United Kingdom, having previously...

Australian and Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs With Record Inflows as Second Fund Starts Trading
In a decade’s time, when we’re zooming around in flying cars powered by crypto-backed infrastructure, 2024 will be forever remembered as...

Blockchain Down Under: Aussie Crypto Experts Mix Insights and Whisky in Industry Talk
Blockchain Week 2024, an Australian event which has been an important fixture in local calendars since 2014, just went underway in Sydney. I...

Australian Lawyers Warn Celebrities of SEC Action for Unlicensed Sale of Memecoins on Solana
Celebrities selling memecoins may be “painting a target” on their backs according to two Australian-based lawyers whose clients include ...

Breaking: Australia Lists Second Spot Bitcoin ETF on ASX With DigitalX Launch
The Bitcoin ETF era has well and truly reached Aussie markets, with a second spot fund preparing for launch on the nation’s biggest stock ...

ATO Cracks Down: Crypto Profits Under Scrutiny as Aussies Lodge Tax Returns
Uh Oh… It’s tax time in Australia. For some, negotiating this timeframe is as simple as logging into an online portal and claiming thous...

Crypto ETF Landscape Heats Up: Australian Bitcoin ETF Buys the Dip, 21Shares Pursues US Solana Listing
Amid a shaky Bitcoin price performance and another week with net outflows of funds out of the US Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), ...