2019-4-29 14:03 |
Crypto scams in Australia rose 190% in 2018, with consumers losing AU$6.1 million
Similar to Notcoin - Blum - Airdrops In 2024
2019-4-29 14:03 |
Crypto scams in Australia rose 190% in 2018, with consumers losing AU$6.1 million
Similar to Notcoin - Blum - Airdrops In 2024
By CCN. com: While 2018 was a tough year for cryptocurrency enthusiasts with the persistent bearish market conditions, it was a bumper period for scammers in Australia. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the use of cryptocurrencies in scams surged by 190 percent year-on-year.
2019-4-29 12:17 | |
Nick White, co-founder of Harmony, expressed in an email to CoinDesk this week that the firm has raised $18 million for the sharding startup. The investment has been procured from many prominent sources which includes Consensus Capital Group of Silicon Valley, Bank Central Asia (BCA) Australia, Lemniscap VC of Hong Kong and UniValues Associates from […]
2019-4-5 10:23 | |
Stefanos Papanastasiou, a crypto fund manager, is being brought to court in Australia by clients who claim over $14 million in losses
2019-3-20 18:44 | |
In Australia, a suite of high-profile cryptocurrency investors (which could include accused drug trafficker and former football coach Mark “Bomber” Thompson) are preparing to take their Bitcoin fund manager to court over $14.
2019-3-19 13:52 | |
In Australia, a suite of high-profile cryptocurrency investors (including accused drug trafficker and former football coach Mark “Bomber” Thompson) are preparing to take their Bitcoin fund manager to court over $14.
2019-3-19 13:52 | |
The controversial initial coin offerings (ICO) trend may have fallen out of fashion for most cryptocurrency influencers, but Bitcoin. com CEO Roger Ver isn’t one of them. The Bitcoin Cash proponent took to Twitter to confirm he’s taken up the role as an ‘official advisor’ to a blockchain startup called LivenPay on Monday.
2019-2-25 17:18 | |
Melbourne, Australia – Cryptocurrency just took another big step into the mainstream in Australia. myCryptoWallet, one of Australia’s leading exchanges, has launched the myCryptoCard which enables consumers to spend cryptocurrency at one million locations and withdraw money at 30,000 ATMs.
2019-2-15 09:36 | |
According to data scientist Matt Ahlborg, LocalBitcoins trading data concludes that Venezuela did more peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading in 2018 than Canada, India, and Australia combined. Venezuelan trading topped $235 million.
2019-2-9 11:16 | |
Australia Joins the Crypto Card World – Crypto Credit Cards Now Available On Over 1 Million Payment Terminals And 30,000 ATMs Cryptocurrencies are fast moving off the digital space and into the world of ATMs and Cards transactions, in Australia, at least.
2018-12-22 22:41 | |
A new crypto debit card is making waves in Australia. Accepted at ATMs and payment terminals nationwide, it’s “attracted users aged between 18 and 80” #SPONSORED
2018-12-20 16:39 | |
Where 2017’s dizzying price highs embedded “hodl” into the public consciousness, 2018 was the year that “buidl" became a trend in the crypto-industry — and Bitcoin was no exception.
2018-12-5 23:23 | |
Bit Trade, a leading Australian bitcoin trading venue that claims to offer clients fast, secure and straightforward cryptoassets trading services has announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign via Equitise, to enable it raise $3 million for its strategic growth and international expansion plans, according to a Business Insider report on November 22, 2018.
2018-11-24 16:46 | |
In what could be one of the strangest milestones in cryptocurrency history, Bitcoin is now the preferred payment method of Australian tax scammers, surpassing iTunes vouchers for the first time.
2018-11-14 13:02 | |
Things are looking up for Tron’s TRX as it gets another listing on a new London-based crypto exchange. The exchange, called Indacoin, also plans to offer 5 fiat trading pairs for the crypto. This comes just days after Tron launched a new smart contract system that quickly achieved over 12 million triggers.
2018-11-9 03:54 | |
The tourism crypto payments startup TravelbyBit recently announced that they would incorporate BNB into its ecosystem and network of merchants. This will include shopping at the crypto-ready Brisbane airport in Australia.
2018-10-30 10:41 | |
Tourism cryptocurrency-payments startup TravelbyBit is ready to announce BNB integration across all its merchants, including shopping at Australia’s cryptocurrency-ready Brisbane airport. Binance announced a $2.
2018-10-29 01:00 | |
Australia Post is one of the oldest institutions within the country, offering itself as a postal service in the area. Their digital platform will now have a lot more to offer the locals, like the ability to help users register on digital currency exchanges.
2018-10-26 02:01 | |
One of Australia’s oldest institutions, Australia Post, has announced that customers will now be able to buy bitcoin on participating exchanges within minutes through its Digital iD service. Australia Post Delivers Bitcoin Now Australians will be able to buy bitcoin through their post office.
2018-10-25 19:00 | |
The country’s securities regulator has halted global Tech Exchange’s initial coin offering (ICO) project planning to raise as much as US$50 million, the company announced on October 22, 2018.
2018-10-23 17:00 | |
Binance announced it has invested $2. 5 million USD in Brisbane, Australia based company TravelbyBit. TravelbyBit services the travel and tourism industry, allowing travelers to book their journeys using crypto as payment.
2018-10-6 11:00 | |
Binance has announced a $2. 5 million investment in Australian travel startup TravelbyBit in a move to introduce a blockchain-based, point-of-sale (POS) payment system across major airports around the world.
2018-10-4 17:50 | |
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.
2018-10-4 22:00 | |
Binance had to move its headquarters from China to Japan in the wake of the PBoC’s crackdown against local cryptocurrency firms. But that didn’t discourage it from becoming the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange.
2018-10-4 21:30 | |
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Australia’s financial regulators have expressed skepticism regarding Coinjar’s purported trade volume, Paysend has partnered with Bitstamp to facilitate cryptocurrency purchases through its Global Account, and Seed Cx has announced a $15 million USD Series B funding round.
2018-9-16 12:25 | |
Huobi Japan Holding Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BitTrade, marking the top-three exchange’s formal entry into the Japanese market.
2018-9-14 22:25 | |
Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange, KuCoin is set to enter the Australian waters as it looks to expand its operations down under. Per a report by The Australian Financial Review on September 9, 2018, KuCoin has made an investment of $3 million in the Aussie exchange Bitcoin Australia.
2018-9-12 07:00 | |
Crypto exchange Bitcoin Australia has received $3-million funding from Singaporean rival KuCoin.
2018-9-11 15:40 | |
Криптовалютная биржа KuCoin, базирующаяся в Сингапуре, вложилась в торговую платформу Bitcoin Australia и создала совместное предприятие для расширения на австралийском рынке. Сумма инвестиций составила $3 млн.
2018-9-11 09:41 | |
Kucoin is expanding into Australia after it agreed to invest $3 million in Bitcoin Australia. The deal is seen as a win-win for both cryptocurrency exchanges, each seeking to expand into its own direction – Kucoin establishing a niche in the rapidly growing Australian market.
2018-9-11 14:25 | |
Per a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, on September 4, 2018, the Great Keppel Island in Queensland, Australia, is set to get “tokenized” to revamp the island’s economy which has seen better days in the past.
2018-9-6 17:00 | |
Diversified technology solutions provider BPG has answered questions raised by the Australian Securities Exchange with regard to a planned $15 million ICO.
2018-9-6 12:34 | |
A property-backed token, possibly representing the world’s largest area yet, will soon come to fruition in Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Crypto a Saving Grace Fifteen kilometers off the coast of Queensland, the abandoned Great Keppel Island was initially envisioned as a tourist destination for locals and expats alike before fading into oblivion.
2018-9-5 14:00 | |
A luxury island off the coast of Australia is seeking $300 million in funding for redevelopment. Great Keppel Island will be holding a security token sale giving investors the opportunity to own a stake in the island.
2018-9-4 21:00 | |
The first Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s blockchain-based bond has raised $110 million which exceeded all the expectations. The post Worlds-first Blockchain Bond Exceeds the Target Attracting $110 Million in Investments appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-27 13:40 | |
The World Bank and Australia's largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, have issued a public bond exclusively through the blockchain. The $100 million AUD ($73.
2018-8-25 23:16 | |
The World Bank has announced that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)-backed blockchain bond has raised more than $80 million. This figure means that the first-ever blockchain bond has exceeded its fundraising expectation.
2018-8-25 21:31 | |
Two local Fintech startups in Australia are now making it possible for local Aussies to pay any bill in cryptocurrencies. Gobbill, an automated billing platform and Cointree, a cryptocurrency exchange, have partnered to allow Australians to pay in cryptocurrencies regardless of whether the company accepts the medium of exchange.
2018-8-20 16:00 | |
Fintech Identitii Valued At $11 Million As It Launches IPO On Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) We are used to the idea of initial coin offerings (ICO’s) in the distributed technology world, and not much on blockchain related companies launching IPO’s to raise capital for further development.
2018-8-15 21:38 | |
The World Bank has chosen the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to help organize a new Ethereum blockchain bond denominated in Australian dollars. The bond is projected to raise between $50-$100 million, and proceeds will go towards sustainable development initiatives.
2018-8-13 08:00 | |
A new report on cybercrime shows mid-market companies — 500 to 999 employees — experience greater losses than smaller or larger ones. The report, published by the internet security company Malwarebytes and the market research firm Osterman Research, was based on a survey of 900 security pros — 200 of which worked in the US, with 175 each in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Singapore.
2018-8-10 20:46 | |
A new index-style cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia providing exposure to either Bitcoin only or a basket of different cryptocurrencies. It’s good news for Australian cryptocurrency wholesale investors.
2018-8-7 21:00 | |
ConsenSys, the Ethereum production studio based in the U. S. , launched ConsenSys Ventures last year selecting Kavita Gupta to run two funds of $50 million and $100 million.
2018-8-6 17:40 | |
Queensland, Australia is giving away millions with its Ignite Ideas fund. This week, it posted details regarding the AUD$8. 3 million grant ($6. 1 million USD). Something like 70 regional companies shared the bounty, including a cryptocurrency startup, Travelbybit, which managed to snag AUD$100,000 on its way to promoting tourism using crypto.
2018-8-6 00:45 | |
This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger.
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
The Queensland government is stepping up efforts to put the country in the lead in the global race on blockchain and cryptocurrency. The state, with nearly five million people, has announced an investment plan of AUS$8.
2018-8-3 23:00 | |
The Australian government will provide a AUD$2.25 million grant to an initiative that seeks to use blockchain technology to develop transparency in the sugar industry. Known as the Sustainable Sugar Project, it will be used to prove the origins of the sugarcane used and the sustainability of farms. This will give consumers confidence in the […]
2018-8-3 22:00 | |
The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in Australian dollars ($6 million USD) to roughly 70 different companies that will work to inspire innovation and create new ideas within the region’s travel space.
2018-8-2 00:27 | |
PM Malcolm Turnbull Coalition injected more than two million Australian dollars for the development of sugar industry by using the cryptocurrency technology.
2018-7-31 19:15 | |
The Australian government has granted A$2. 25 million ($1. 7 million) to the Sustainable Sugar Project, Foodnavigator-Asia reports July 30. The Sustainable Sugar Project, led by the Queensland Cane Growers Organization, will use blockchain technology to track the provenance of sugar supplies to Australia.
2018-7-31 10:07 | |