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Australia Honors Kraken With Several Crypto Awards
5.7.2024
Kraken, a global cryptocurrency exchange, won several awards in Australia, including Finder’s best overall crypto trading platform in 2024. It also bagged Finder’s best-advanced trading and crypto trading – extra features. Meanwhile, Wemoney named Kraken the best platform...
Joe Fortune Ascends as a Leader in Australia’s Online Casino Market
1.7.2024
Joe Fortune has quickly become a notable figure in the Australian casino market, praised for its high payout rates and dedication to Australian gamblers. This news unravels the elements that have taken Joe Fortune to the pinnacles of the digital gambling industry. From the start, Joe Fortune...
Julian Assange Bitcoin donation shows how crypto can support transparency
28.6.2024
The Bitcoin community came to Julian Assange’s aid, helping ensure the WikiLeaks founders’ safe and debt-free return to Australia
Australia’s revamped data program to ‘catch out’ crypto tax cheats
28.6.2024
The Australian Tax Office is collecting over a decade of crypto transaction data, and tax dodgers could be busted if they don’t properly file this tax season
The Asia-Pacific market is heating up for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
27.6.2024
Two Bitcoin ETFs launched in Australia in June — after six Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs launched in Hong Kong in April. We'll see soon if more enter the market
Fake ID crypto exchange sign-ups attract 2-year prison sentence
21.6.2024
Australian authorities sentenced a man who had used other people’s identities to open accounts on crypto exchanges
VanEck's Spot Bitcoin ETF Goes Live on Australia's Biggest Stock Exchange
20.6.2024
The VanEck Bitcoin ETF, the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), debuted on Thursday
ASX’s first Bitcoin ETF taps $1.3M volume on first trading day
20.6.2024
The first Bitcoin ETF on Australia’s main stock exchange traded 96,476 shares throughout the day
Australian Regulator Appeals Court Decision Exempting Block Earner From Penalty
20.6.2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) stated on Tuesday that it had appealed the federal court’s decision to relieve Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd., trading as Block Earner, from liability to pay a penalty for offering unlicensed financial services through its crypto-related Earner...
National Australia Bank’s Venture Arm Invests in Crypto-Focused Zodia Custody
19.6.2024
NAB Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Zodia Custody, which is also backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust and SBI Holdings
Terraform Labs to shut down after $4.5B SEC settlement: Law Decoded
17.6.2024
Terraform Labs plans to sell key projects within the Terra ecosystem and give the community control of the Terra blockchain
Australian Securities Exchange Gives Its First Approval of a Spot Bitcoin Listing to VanEck
17.6.2024
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), which accounts for 90% of Australia’s equity market, has approved its first spot-bitcoin {BTC} exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a blog from the issuer VanEck
Block Earner Co-Founder: Lack of Regulation Limits Australian Crypto Market to Token Sales Only
17.6.2024
Regulation through enforcement often yields suboptimal outcomes for all stakeholders, including consumers, as it creates a negative stigma around industry companies,” asserted the co-founder of an Australian crypto startup. The co-founder expressed optimism that the Australian Securities...
Australian securities exchange approves its first spot Bitcoin ETF
15.6.2024
The Australian Securities Exchange has approved the VanEck Bitcoin ETF to start trading on June 20
Australia's Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC's Warning For Crypto Entities
13.6.2024
Australia's regulators have provided rare updates on their plans for the digital assets sector, including plans to introduce a draft framework for stablecoins and hinted that more enforcement is on its way against unlicensed entities during an event in Sydney on Wednesday
Australia cracks down on online gambling with crypto, credit card ban
11.6.2024
The government warned betting companies that failing to comply with the new rules could result in a fine of up to 234,750 Australian dollars ($155,000)
Ethereum’s next upgrade: Prague-Electra (Pectra), explained
11.6.2024
Ethereum is gearing up for its next major upgrade in the first quarter of 2025, codenamed “Pectra,” which will combine the Prague and Electra upgrades
Australia’s peak crypto lobby group drops ‘blockchain’ from name
11.6.2024
Blockchain Australia is now the Digital Economic Council of Australia (DECA) with a membership category for banks, most of which have blocked crypto exchanges
Australia needs blockchain ‘more than ever’ to flip productivity freeze
11.6.2024
Australian Parliament Member Andrew Charlton said he believes blockchain technology could add $60 billion to the economy
Australia follows the US and Hong Kong with the launch of its first spot Bitcoin ETF
10.6.2024
Australia has joined the United States (US) and Hong Kong to launch its first Spot Bitcoin ETF. This development is seen as a major milestone for the crypto industry, as it exposes investors in Australia to Spot Bitcoin ETFs and democratizes access to the digital asset globally. ETFSwap (ETFS)...