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

Shaurya Malwa · 2 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 · 5 months 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 · 6 months 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 · 8 months 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 · 11 months 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 · 12 months 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 · 1 year 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 · 1 year 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 · 1 year 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 · 1 year 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

Bitcoin and Binance in Real-Estate: Australia to Hold World’s First Live Property Auction Using Crypto

James Pratt Auctions and NuYen Exchange announced the launch the world’s first live property auction using cryptocurrencies.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Sydney Woman Nabbed by Police for Stealing 100,000 XRP

Police have arrested a 23-year-old woman from an address in Epping, Sydney where she lives with her parents for allegedly raiding a 56-year-old man’s cryptocurrency wallet and transferring more than 100,000 XRP to an exchange in China.

Priyeshu Garg · 3 years ago · 2 min read

New South Wales to Test Blockchain System for Land Conveyance

Stockholm-based company ChromaWay has partnered with the New South Wales Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) to work on a system of property conveyance using ChromaWay’s blockchain technology.

John Bogna · 3 years ago · 2 min read

NEM Foundation to Open Melbourne Blockchain Hub, Aims to Attract SMEs, Startups for Blockchain Adoption

Singapore-based NEM foundation is opening a blockchain hub in Australia, primarily to educate startups and enthusiasts about the myriad benefits of blockchain technology and digital currencies, reported SmartCompany on October15.

Shaurya Malwa · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Privacy-Centric DApps Face Crisis After Australia Proposes Anti-Privacy Bill

A proposed bill in the Australia parliament is stifling the citizens’ right to privacy.

Shaurya Malwa · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Fraudsters Steal $50,000 in BTC from Melbourne Bitcoin ATM

Fraudsters posing as debt collectors convinced four victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM in Australia’s southern county of Victoria, reported Sydney Morning Herald on October5.

Shaurya Malwa · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Startup Raises $2.5M From Binance to Help Australia’s Airports to Accept Crypto

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has invested $2.5 million in TravelbyBit, a startup supported by the government of Australia to operate crypto point-of-sale (PoS) systems at the country’s airports.

Joseph Young · 3 years ago · 2 min read

This Week in Blockchain Venture Capital – Sept. 25

CoinAlpha, a Mountain View-based startup using blockchain technology to create the next wave of transparent, efficient, and secure financial products, recently closed a $3.5 million seed round.

Cole Kennelly · 3 years ago · 2 min read

[ANN] Newest CryptoSlate Places: Australia, London and New York City

We are thrilled to introduce the three newest additions to CryptoSlate Places: Australia, London, and New York City.

Nate Whitehill · 3 years ago · 3 min read

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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

Bitcoin and Binance in Real-Estate: Australia to Hold World’s First Live Property Auction Using Crypto

Sydney Woman Nabbed by Police for Stealing 100,000 XRP

New South Wales to Test Blockchain System for Land Conveyance

NEM Foundation to Open Melbourne Blockchain Hub, Aims to Attract SMEs, Startups for Blockchain Adoption

Privacy-Centric DApps Face Crisis After Australia Proposes Anti-Privacy Bill

Fraudsters Steal $50,000 in BTC from Melbourne Bitcoin ATM

Startup Raises $2.5M From Binance to Help Australia’s Airports to Accept Crypto

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