The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is set to place new restrictions against financial influencers believed to be misleading the public about cryptocurrency. The regulator is r...
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Australian convenience store, On The Run, to accept cryptocurrency as payment
TL;DR breakdown On The Run and other businesses owned by the Peregrine Corporation recognize cryptocurrency as payment. The rate of cryptocurrency adoption in Australia calls for regulation of the sec...
Australian Convenience Store OTR to Accept Crypto Payments (Report)
On The Run (OTR) – an Australian convenience store with international locations – will reportedly allow clients to pay for products in cryptocurrencies by partnering with the digital asset exchange Cr...
Australian Convenience Store Chain to Start Accepting Cryptocurrencies
Alex Dovbnya Convenience store giant On The Run (OTR) is the largest brick-and-mortar store to start accepting cryptocurrencies in Australia On The Run (OTR), a major convenience store chain, will soo...
Buy The Australian Stock Market
AP Photo/Rick Rycroft ASSOCIATED PRESS April has been especially strong for the Australian stock market. Below, we see a monthly histogram for this average. Note that price has risen 78% of the time f...
RBA’s Decision on Hikes Will Influence the Australian Dollar
The Australian economy is stronger than before, but the Australian Dollar is testing tides against the national resistance level. Fundamentals have held their ground as the Australian Dollar is backed...
Bengal Energy to mine Bitcoin using stranded gas wells in Australian outback
Canadian oil and gas company Bengal Energy is dipping its toes into Bitcoin (BTC) mining as a way of utilizing the untapped energy from its gas wells in the far reaches of the Australian outback. Acc...
Bengal Energy to Mine Bitcoin Using Abandoned Gas Wells in the Australian Outback – crypto.news
Bengal Energy, a Canadian oil and gas mining company, is getting ready to start a trial project using portable Bitcoin mining rigs to access previously abandoned gas wells. Bengal Energy Enters Pilot ...
Australian Futures Exchange FEX Global Gains CFTC Registration
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Thursday that it has issued a registration order to futures exchange, FEX Global Pty Ltd (FGL), which is licensed by Australia’s Foreign Bo...
Mastercard Now Supports Australian Crypto Exchange BTC Markets
BTC Markets, an Australian-based cryptocurrency exchange, has joined hands with Mastercard. This partnership will allow the platform’s users to make direct prepaid or credit card payments to deal and ...
Australian Celebrities Say Facebook Didn’t Do Enough To Stop Crypto Scams. The Government Agrees.
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, pictured, says Facebook ignored his complaints about scammers on its platform for years. Getty Images An Australian government agency and a billionaire are suing...
Australian Regulators Sue Facebook Over Crypto Scam Ads
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Meta – previously known as Facebook – over a series of crypto scam advertisements that used the likenesses or images of famous indi...
ANZ issues $30m stablecoins pegged to the Australian dollar
TL;DR Breakdown Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) becomes the first Australian bank to mint stablecoins. ANZ teamed up with crypto custodian Fireblocks and they have minted $30 million sta...
ANZ Becomes The First Bank To Mint Australian Dollar Stablecoin
ANZ Bank has launched a stablecoin tethered to the Australian dollar, lowering the risk associated with digital asset purchases and encouraging more clients to use crypto. It is the first time an Aust...
Asia-Pacific Market Rally Expected to Push the Australian Dollar
The overnight fluctuations on the Australian dollar seem to put things into perspective for investors. The AUD/USD pair has seen a significant hike that brought the currency to the $0.75 level. The Au...
Australian Senator Proposes a Digital Service Act – crypto.news
Australian Senator Andrew Bragg has proposed a Digital Services Act to address issues like crypto custody, DAOs, and taxation to protect investors. He addressed the proposal at the commencement of the...
FTX announces Australian expansion as government sets out its crypto stall
advertisement FTX announced on Monday that it has established a local presence in Australia, marking the latest stage of the crypto exchange’s global expansion push. The announcement coincided ...
Why does the Australian Senator propose the Digital Services Act considered a landmark?
During the Australia Blockchain Week Conference, Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg proposed a legislative package addressing issues of distinct crypto operations and sectors. Australia Blockchain Wee...
DAOs Make This Australian Senator Edgy, Calls Them ‘Existential Threat’ To Tax Base
Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, make some people uncomfortable. Especially this Australian lawmaker. Australian Senator Andrew Bragg kicked off the Australia Blockchain Week (ABW) con...
Australian Senator: DAOs an ‘Existential Threat’ to Tax Base
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) pose an “existential threat to the tax base” since they are recognized as partnerships and as such are not liable to company tax, according to Australian ...
Australian senator proposes DAO regulation
TL;DR Breakdown Senator Andrew Bragg of Australia called for “prompt” legislation governing decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to regulate the cryptocur...
Australian Senator proposes landmark Digital Services Act
Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg opened the Australia Blockchain Week conference with a bombshell legislative proposal that he hopes will lay the groundwork for a new Digital Asset ecosystem do...
Australian Dollar Continues to Dance Around Major Moving Averages During the Week
The Australian dollar has been all over the place during the course of the week, as we continue to see a lot of noise in both directions, and the 50 Weekly EMA is flat, right along with the 200 Weekly...
Australian Dollar Breaks Above 200 Day EMA
The Australian dollar has rallied a bit during the trading session on Thursday to break above the 200 Day EMA, but now is running into a significant amount of resistance near the 0.74 handle. Breaking...