Category: Australia

  • The Daily: Malta Sees No Issue With Unlicensed Crypto Firms, Valletta Mansion on Sale for Crypto

    The Daily: Malta Sees No Issue With Unlicensed Crypto Firms, Valletta Mansion on Sale for Crypto

    Malta is not worried about crypto companies operating while their applications for licenses are still pending as the loophole does not mean they are free from obligations under the current regulations, officials from the island nation commented. Also in The Daily, a €3 million palazzo in Valletta has been put up for sale and the…

  • Exchanges Roundup: Startup Targets Crypto Micro-Investments, Kraken Denies Halifax Closure

    Exchanges Roundup: Startup Targets Crypto Micro-Investments, Kraken Denies Halifax Closure

    In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Perth-based Bamboo has announced it will launch an app designed to easily facilitate micro-investments in cryptocurrencies, Kraken has rejected an internet rumor that claimed the company had closed a Canadian facility amid security concerns, and Roboforex has increased the leverage available on its cryptocurrency markets to 1:50. Also…

  • Kucoin Expands Into Australia After $3M Bitcoin Australia Deal

    Kucoin Expands Into Australia After $3M Bitcoin Australia Deal

    Kucoin is expanding into Australia after it agreed to invest $3 million in Bitcoin Australia. The deal is seen as a win-win for both cryptocurrency exchanges, each seeking to expand into its own direction – Kucoin establishing a niche in the rapidly growing Australian market. Bitcoin Australia is targeting the UK next.   Also read: As…

  • Report: Cryptocurrency to Be Treated As a Prominent Trading Market in Australia

    Report: Cryptocurrency to Be Treated As a Prominent Trading Market in Australia

    The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has published a corporate plan that describes a vision for the country’s economic future as well as its intentions to regulate the cryptocurrency market. Governing the Crypto Trading Market The watchdog identified initial coin offerings (ICOs) as an increased risk to investors, among other upcoming financial products, but stated…

  • Australian Securities Exchange Probes Conglomerate’s Upcoming ICO For Crypto Exchange

    A Queensland-based investment company has come under the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) radar after seeking over $15 million in an initial coin offering (ICO) for a cryptocurrency exchange. A Suspicious Expansion Earlier this year, Byte Power Group (BPG), a conglomerate with interests in food and beverage, energy and cryptocurrencies, was issued a detailed questionnaire to…

  • Australian Island to Offer $300 Million Worth of Tokenized Shares

    Australian Island to Offer $300 Million Worth of Tokenized Shares

    A property-backed token, possibly representing the world’s largest area yet, will soon come to fruition in Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Crypto a Saving Grace Related: Australian Stock Exchange Defers DLT Settlement Plans Fifteen kilometers off the coast of Queensland, the abandoned Great Keppel Island was initially envisioned as a tourist destination for locals and…

  • Australian Stock Exchange Defers DLT Settlement Plans

    Australian Stock Exchange Defers DLT Settlement Plans

    The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has pushed back its ambitious plans of launching a full-fledged distributed ledger settlement system from 2020 to Q2 of 2021, according to an official report. DLT Complexities Earlier this April, the ASX created ripples in the blockchain space by confirming its intent to integrate blockchain-based systems throughout its financial mainframe.…

  • 21,000 New Locations Across Canada, Europe, Australia to Purchase Bitcoin Cash

    21,000 New Locations Across Canada, Europe, Australia to Purchase Bitcoin Cash

    Netcoins, an over-the-counter (OTC) brokerage and virtual ATM software company, announced this week it was enabling bitcoin cash (BCH) for immediate access purchase. For BCH enthusiasts, that’s 21,000 locations, covering Canada, Europe, and Australia where the decentralized currency is now available. Also read: Square’s Big Week: Crypto Patent, Shares Leap, and Lightning Plug 21,000 New…

  • The Daily: India to Become Blockchain Leader, Coinfloor Granted Gibraltar License

    The Daily: India to Become Blockchain Leader, Coinfloor Granted Gibraltar License

    A recent study indicates that the blockchain craze isn’t dying out yet. Buoyed by its findings, media and experts in India have commented that the country can become one of the leaders in the field. Also in The Daily, an Australian university now offers an online blockchain programming course, Russia has announced a plan to create…

  • PR: More Stamps Global Launches – Cryptocurrency Travel Agency Opens Doors to World

    PR: More Stamps Global Launches – Cryptocurrency Travel Agency Opens Doors to World

    This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. More Stamps Global accepts forty different popular cryptocurrencies, allowing its…