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ForkLog 13 21.05.2021

Senator calls for tougher cryptocurrency regulation in Australia

Australia should tighten rules on cryptocurrencies if it wants to foster innovation and 'stay one step ahead of everyone,' said Senator Andrew Bragg of New South Wales, a member of the Liberal Party.

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ForkLog 12 30.03.2021

Broker seeks $800,000 from intermediary after crypto seller vanishes

French national Alexander Raffin has filed suit against the cryptocurrency company Modern Assets Australia after an unsuccessful deal to buy digital assets.

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ForkLog 14 22.02.2021

Sydney man arrested over $4.3 million Bitcoin laundering

Australian authorities charged a Sydney man suspected of money laundering via Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency. This is stated in a press release from the New South Wales Police.

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ForkLog 14 14.02.2021

Australian regulator approves Bitcoin ETF listing on the country’s largest exchange

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it has no objections to Cosmos Capital's Bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The product could be listed on the country’s leading stock exchange, the ASX, according to Financial Rewiew.

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ForkLog 7 19.01.2021

Crypto-exchange owner seeks $290,000 from banks over account freezes

Allan Flynn is seeking $290,000 in damages from Westpac and ANZ in court. Banks' reluctance to work with cryptocurrency crippled the Australian's exchange business, according to the Financial Review.

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ForkLog 20 28.12.2020

Poll: Nearly one in five Australians own cryptocurrencies.

More than 90% of Australians have heard of at least one cryptocurrency, and about 20% of residents have invested in digital assets. The data come from a survey conducted by the Independent Reserve cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 10 15.12.2020

The Guardian: Australian Bitcoin scam sites registered to Russian residents

Tens of thousands of Australians were harmed by fraudulent investment offers using images of local celebrities. The scheme's operation centers on five addresses in central Moscow. The Guardian reports.

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ForkLog 11 02.12.2020

Crypto.com secures Australian licence to issue crypto Visa cards

The Hong Kong-based payments platform Crypto.com announced that it had received an Australian Financial Services Licence to issue cryptocurrency-backed Visa cards.

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ForkLog 27 18.11.2020

Australian regulator charges BitConnect promoter John Bigatton

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged John Bigatton, a New South Wales resident, with promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency project BitConnect.

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ForkLog 23 10.11.2020

Australian ex-senator calls Bitcoin ‘gold for millennials’

Former Australian politician and leader of the conservatives Cory Bernardi has signalled an interest in Bitcoin. He regards the first cryptocurrency as the 'version of gold for millennials'.

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ForkLog 47 02.11.2020

Australian central bank to study wholesale CBDC on Ethereum

Australia's central bank announced collaboration with Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Perpetual and ConsenSys as part of a project to study the wholesale form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) based on the Ethereum blockchain.

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ForkLog 15 01.10.2020

Australia to spend almost $5m on blockchain projects

The Australian government will fund two blockchain projects under the new Digital Business Plan. In total, the government will spend nearly A$800 million (about $575 million) on supporting technology initiatives.

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