Category: Australia
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Australia’s crypto ecosystem 2020: The spark for a DeFi explosion
The Australian crypto ecosystem has flourished despite the pandemic, with a booming DeFi sector, a five year blockchain roadmap and the embrace of the technology by banks and the finance sector.
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The Australian Senate just voted to kill the $10,000 ‘cash ban’ bill
A controversial bill to ban the use of cash for transactions over $10,000 has been voted out by the Australian Senate
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Crypto.com secures an Australian Financial Service License
The mandatory license will allow Crypto.com to issue crypto debit cards in Australia.
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Ripple Is Selling 33% of Its Stake in Moneygram
Ripple Labs Inc. is selling 4 million of its shares in Moneygram, or about a third of its total shareholding in the company. The decision seems in part to be motivated by the surging Moneygram share price and Ripple’s desire to cash out after buying the shares at a premium of $4.10 in 2019. At…
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Australian government embraces blockchain with new trial and public servants’ network
Following the launch of a nationwide APS blockchain network for federal, state, and local staff, Australia has launched an international blockchain trial with Singapore.
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Australia and Singapore to Trial ‘Paperless’ Trade Using Blockchain Technology
Australia’s border agency will trial blockchain solutions aimed at simplifying cross-border trade with Singapore.
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Australian Investment Group With Billions in AUM Starts Investing in Bitcoin Futures
A Pendal Group executive likened bitcoin to a “cockroach” with financial staying power.
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Aquaculture Firm Completes Australia’s First IPO Raise Using Cryptocurrency
Almost 90% of West Coast Aquaculture’s $3.6 million capital raise was via the stablecoin tether.
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Charged Aussie Bitconnect promoter faces up to 47 years in prison
The Australian could be 99-years old by the time he is released if he’s sentenced to the maximum penalty.
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‘Aussie Trump’ invests in Bitcoin as it’s the ‘millennial version of gold’
Former Australian politician Cory Bernardi sees the demand for Bitcoin “getting stronger.”