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ForkLog 48 04.08.2021

Australian digital-asset exchange CoinJar launches Mastercard-backed cryptocurrency card.

Australia's largest digital assets exchange CoinJar has launched a cryptocurrency payment card. The company said this is the first such product in the country supported by Mastercard.

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ForkLog 15 26.07.2021

In Australia, calls for a safe harbour for cryptocurrencies

The Australian cryptocurrency industry cannot afford to wait years for regulatory clarity, and consumers need confidence to access services related to digital assets.

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ForkLog 18 21.07.2021

Australian Stock Exchange warns of custodial storage risks for Bitcoin

The Australian Stock Exchange warned of the risks of storing digital assets on custodial accounts at centralised trading platforms. The organisation noted that their clients do not have access to the private keys to their wallets.

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ForkLog 18 19.07.2021

Australian billionaire calls cryptocurrencies a ‘massive misconception’.

Co-founder of Magellan Financial Group, billionaire Hamish Douglas, called digital assets one of the greatest mass delusions in modern history.

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ForkLog 18 19.07.2021

Green-energy bitcoin miner Iris Energy to raise $200 million ahead of Nasdaq listing

Australian mining company Iris Energy, ahead of a direct listing on Nasdaq, plans to raise $200 million from investors. Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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ForkLog 32 14.07.2021

Australian startup CryptoSpend to launch debit card in partnership with Visa

The Australian-based startup CryptoSpend has won approval from Visa to issue debit cards that enable payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 7 12.07.2021

Australian online broker to add cryptocurrency trading

Listed on the ASX, the Australian online broker SelfWealth announced the addition of the ability to buy and sell digital assets on its platform.

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ForkLog 16 30.06.2021

Australia sees threat from Bitcoin ETFs to consumers and markets

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the first cryptocurrency could inflict "real harm" on consumers and markets. That conclusion is contained in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) consultative report.

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ForkLog 11 07.06.2021

Fraudsters swindle Australians out of more than $20 million in Bitcoin

In 2020, criminals stole more than $39 million from Australians through scam schemes that included Bitcoin and other payment methods.

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ForkLog 9 07.06.2021

One in five Australians believes Bitcoin investments are more attractive than traditional savings

One in five Australians believes that investing in cryptocurrencies will bring them closer to buying a home than traditional savings. The findings come from a Kraken study, reported by Cointelegraph.

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ForkLog 7 31.05.2021

Australian nurse loses all life savings to cryptocurrency scam

A Sydney resident described losing all her savings to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. She told it on the local radio station.

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ForkLog 15 28.05.2021

Australian authorities to require crypto investors to pay additional taxes

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will inform 100,000 residents about the need to review income data from cryptocurrency transactions for 2020, according to Tim Loch, assistant to the agency's chairman, as reported by news.com.au.

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