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Animoca Brands raises $358 million to grow the open metaverse

Laszlo Dobos · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Australian Open embraces blockchain tech, incorporates NFTs and metaverse

Fans experience during Australian Open is about to change as the tournament introduces them to Metaverse and NFTs.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Crypto in the spotlight as two Australian exchanges collapse with $50 million lost

Familiar calls of "tulipmania" fly as ACX and Mycryptowallet both cease operations.

Samuel Wan · 1 month ago · 2 min read

Australian senator lends support to DeFi amid market pullback

Senator Jane Humehas commented on how the decentralized finance platform hosts "huge opportunities" for the nation and offers a path towards securing economic stability.

Juhi Mirza · 2 months ago · 1 read

Australian official who owns Ethereum says it is no threat to the country’s financial system

Richards’ comments were made at an online conference this week, following a recent Australian Senate report, which called for adapting laws to accommodate crypto.

Ana Grabundzija · 2 months ago · 3 min read

26% of Australians will buy crypto as Christmas gift for partners

Australians are willing to give their partners crypto gifts like Bitcoin, Ethereum and even NFTs.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 months ago · 2 min read

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Report: 26.4% of Australian crypto owners hold Cardano, while Dogecoin remains U.S. bet

The Australian information service provider regularly surveys more than 40,000 individuals across 22 countries to analyse cryptocurrency adoption rates and investor demographics.

Ana Grabundzija · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Australian authorities target crypto telegram groups to weed out ‘pump and dump’ schemes

Australia’s financial regulator is targeting social media groups used to pump and dump crypto assets.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Binance suspends futures, options trading in Australia amidst regulatory troubles

Binance has announced that it would no longer offer some trading options in Australia.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 months ago · 1 read

‘Green’ Bitcoin miner Iris Energy doubles its fundraise ahead of IPO

A firm from Australia that uses renewable energy to mine Bitcoin (among other businesses) has raised two times the intended capital in a recent round.

Shaurya Malwa · 11 months ago · 2 min read

Crypto.com awarded license to issue debit cards in Australia

Crypto dot com announced today that it was successfully granted a license by the Australian Financial Service License (AFSL), which now allows it to extend its card network down under.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Australian central bank mentions “Ethereum” as digital currency push continues

With all institutional attention on Bitcoin as of late, Ethereum has received little love from the corporations and governments of the world.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Aglive launches farm-to-consumer blockchain-based app to tackle food fraud

Aglive, an Australian product traceability platform, has launched a blockchain-based mobile app that will allow consumers to see the source and journey of the products they consume.

Priyeshu Garg · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Ripple (XRP) wants to target less treasury, more SMEs after experiencing record on-demand liquidity volumes

Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) corridors have witnessed major growth and facilitated instant, cross-border fund transfers.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

China, Korea, and Australia introduce blockchain and digital currency curricula to boost employment potential

Three major powers are betting on the long-term potential of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and blockchain.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

In a post-COVID world, Australia turns to blockchain for protecting $7 billion beef export industry

Australian beef is world-renowned in culinary circles as high-quality, sought-after meat.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Craig Wright’s university investigating reports of plagiarism in his PhD dissertation

Charles Sturt University is investigating reports of plagiarism in Craig Wright’s doctoral thesis, a spokesperson for the university said on Twitter.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Craig Wright book gets dropped while he claims he’s ‘99.9999% certain’ he’ll get his BTC fortune

An Australian publisher has dropped a book titled “Behind the Mask: Craig Wright and the Battle for Bitcoin.” Wright has been going around claiming he is “99.9999 percent certain” that he will be able to take control of his alleged Bitcoin fortune, held in the notorious Tulip Trust.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Micro-investment fintech Raiz to offer Bitcoin-exposed retail fund to over 300,000 Australian clients

Raiz, a micro-investment Fintech company, is reportedly planning to offer retail investors exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through its new fund.

Omar Faridi · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Hacker pleads guilty in Australia’s first crypto-theft bust, 100,000 XRP stolen

A 24-year-old woman in Sydney was found guilty of stealing 100,000 XRP—worth $300,000 at the time of the theft—in January of last year, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ben Gabriel · 2 years ago · 2 min read

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Australian Open embraces blockchain tech, incorporates NFTs and metaverse

Crypto in the spotlight as two Australian exchanges collapse with $50 million lost

Australian senator lends support to DeFi amid market pullback

Australian official who owns Ethereum says it is no threat to the country’s financial system

26% of Australians will buy crypto as Christmas gift for partners

Report: 26.4% of Australian crypto owners hold Cardano, while Dogecoin remains U.S. bet

Australian authorities target crypto telegram groups to weed out ‘pump and dump’ schemes

Binance suspends futures, options trading in Australia amidst regulatory troubles

‘Green’ Bitcoin miner Iris Energy doubles its fundraise ahead of IPO

Crypto.com awarded license to issue debit cards in Australia

Australian central bank mentions “Ethereum” as digital currency push continues

Aglive launches farm-to-consumer blockchain-based app to tackle food fraud

Ripple (XRP) wants to target less treasury, more SMEs after experiencing record on-demand liquidity volumes

China, Korea, and Australia introduce blockchain and digital currency curricula to boost employment potential

In a post-COVID world, Australia turns to blockchain for protecting $7 billion beef export industry

Craig Wright’s university investigating reports of plagiarism in his PhD dissertation

Craig Wright book gets dropped while he claims he’s ‘99.9999% certain’ he’ll get his BTC fortune

Micro-investment fintech Raiz to offer Bitcoin-exposed retail fund to over 300,000 Australian clients

Hacker pleads guilty in Australia’s first crypto-theft bust, 100,000 XRP stolen

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Report: 26.4% of Australian crypto owners hold Cardano, while Dogecoin remains U.S. bet

Ripple (XRP) wants to target less treasury, more SMEs after experiencing record on-demand liquidity volumes

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