Commonwealth Bank of Australia set to offer crypto services

It will be the first of the ‘big four’ banks in Australia to allow…

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Crypto.com launches free tax reporting service in Australia: is CRO worth buying?

The Crypto. com Coin CRO/USD is the native cryptocurrency token. It serves the role of porting the Crypto. com chain. Crypto. com is a payment, trading as well as financial services company.   The next obvious step in Crypto.

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Crypto.com Expands Tax Service To Australia

Crypto. com is happy to announce that its tax services are now available in Australia.   As per the announcement, Crypto. com decided to expand into Australia following the successful launch of Crypto.

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Blockchain Australia calls the state for crypto safe harbor

The Australian crypto industry “cannot afford to wait years for regulatory clarity,” and consumers require confidence to access crypto services, the Australian blockchain association argued.

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‘Buy now pay later’ firm Zip plans to offer crypto trading in Australia and the US

“We know our younger generation of customers seek additional products and services that are relevant to them,” said Zip co-founder Peter Gray.

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Australian Online Broker SelfWealth to Launch Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Other Crypto Trading Services

Australian publicly traded company SelfWealth will be an “Australian first” as it gears to offer the ability to buy and sell crypto to its customers. SelfWealth to Add Crypto to Its Platform Australia Stock Exchange-listed (ASX) share-trading platform SelfWealth is set to add crypto support to its platform, a report by the Australian Financial ReviewRead More

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FastBitcoins Expanding Bitcoin Buying Services To Australia

Bitcoin investment platform FastBitcoins has announced an expansion to Australia to meet growing demand for BTC investment there.

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Crypto.com to Debut in Australia Following the Acquisition of a Locally Licensed Entity

Crypto. com is set to roll out its services for the Australian market following the acquisition of a licensed entity dubbed ‘The Card Group Pty Ltd’; this automatically grants the crypto exchange and debit card provider an Australian Financial Service License (ASFL).

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Australian Authorities Issue Financial Services License to Crypto.com

Local authorities in Australia have granted crypto services company Crypto. com an Australian Financial Service License (AFSL). The license permits the company to commence local issuance of the Crypto.

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UK’s Revolut begins crypto trading services in Australia

Revolut, a British fintech firm, has started crypto trading services in Australia less than a month since it launched its money app in the country. Following the launch on September 3, Australians can now easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies using the Revolut app.

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Revolut Finally Gives Green-Light to Crypto Traders from Australia

Coinspeaker Revolut Finally Gives Green-Light to Crypto Traders from AustraliaAfter a few years of operation, Revolut extended its services to residents in Australia in June 2020. Today, the company has announced that Australians can trade in cryptocurrency on the platform.

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Revolut Launches Crypto Exchange for Australia; Adds Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin for US Traders

Revolut, a leading European brokerage firm with a foothold in crypto operations, is scaling its services into the Australian market. The company made a debut in Australia last month and will now be offering crypto services tailored to six digital assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Stellar (XLM), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, and Ethereum (ETH).

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Digital Bank Revolut Expands Crypto Buying and Selling Service to Australia

The U.K.-based fintech firm has opened its cryptocurrency services to Australian residents.

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Top Australian BitConnect promoter banned by ASIC for 7 years

John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme.

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Ripple (XRP) breaks support as the platform faces lawsuit in Australia

Ripple (XRP) price broke below key short-term support at $0. 27 as the sellers assumed control of the price action. In the meantime, the crypto giant is facing a lawsuit in Australia.   Fundamental analysis: Legal troubles for Ripple A large Australian financial services company is pressing charges against the crypto company Ripple Labs on trademark infringement allegations.

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New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) Sues Ripple for ‘PayID’ Trademark

An Australian financial services firm, known as New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), has sued Ripple Labs over a trademark infringement allegation that involves the PayID brand. The lawsuit, which was filed last week in a federal court in New South Wales, alleges that Ripple Labs infringed on Australia’s Trademarks Act of 1995 as well as […] The post New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) Sues Ripple for 'PayID' Trademark first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Less Than 1% of Australians Used Crypto to Pay for Services in 2019

Crypto is the third most familiar alternative type of payment in Australia, but less than 1% used it for payment in 2019, central bank says

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Facebook's Calibra may be overseen by Australia's APRA in the future

According to a recent submission made by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the financial services sector regulators could potentially oversee Facebook's Libra by playing a part in the prThe post Facebook's Calibra may be overseen by Australia's APRA in the future appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Binance Sinks Funds in FTX Platform and Invades Australia with Online Bitcoin Trading

Coinspeaker Binance Sinks Funds in FTX Platform and Invades Australia with Online Bitcoin TradingBinance has made a minority investment in the derivatives exchange FTX becoming the first outsider investor in the firm and has also expanded its services into Australia by partnering with POLi Payments.

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Australia’s ‘E-Crime Squad’ Arrests Man Flouting Unregistered Crypto Exchange

Australian Detectives known as the ‘E-Crime Squad’ have arrested a man for providing unregistered cryptocurrency services. Authorities charged the man for breaking anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

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“Living Room of Satoshi” Becomes the First Company to Obtain Australian Financial Services License

The cryptocurrency payments gateway, Living Room of Satoshi has been granted the very first Australian Financial Services License. Huge news! We've been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) – the first Bitcoin company in Australia to do this! https://t.

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Government Restrictions on Cash Transactions Show Why Bitcoin is Important

The government of Australia wants to ban cash payments for goods and services exceeding 10,000 AUD ($6,900). Interestingly, it excludes digital currency, such as Bitcoin, from the restrictions, arguing that if the regulations cover crypto assets, they would also limit innovation.

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Australia Wants To Limit Cash Payments Not Cryptocurrency

Draft legislation from Australia’s Department of Treasury has proposed limits on cash payments exceeding $10,000. Interestingly, cryptocurrency is not negatively mentioned in the document. Australia Moves to Limit the Size of Cash Payments Australia’s Department of Treasury recently published a new set of preliminary guidelines that govern the size of cash-based currency payments.

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Astrome ICO ICO

Astrome is revolutionizing internet delivery through its innovative millimetre wave wireless communication technology. The company aims to launch a constellation of 198 ultra-High Throughput Satellites(ultra-HTS) in Low Earth Orbit called SpaceNet.

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This Gallery Is Selling Indigenous Australian Art for Bitcoin

Things you can buy with bitcoin: AT&T’s services, airfare, pretty much anything using gift cards through Bitrefill, pizza, drugs (duh) and now, Indigenous Australian art.

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Singapore Crypto Exchange Zebpay Launches Its Services In Australia

It seems that Australia will be the latest country to receive the services of Zebpay, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange. According to the official press release, the services will start to be operational in the country now.

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Zebpay Crypto Exchange Extends Trading Services to Australia

Crypto exchange Zebpay has expanded its trading services to Australia by opening a new office in the fintech hub of Melbourne

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Australia’s Tax Authority Goes On The Offense Towards Elusive Cryptocurrency Traders

Australia’s Tax Authority Goes Behind Cryptocurrency Traders The Australian tax authority is trying to go behind users that deal with virtual currencies to be sure they pay their virtual currency taxes.

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Report: Australians Lost Over $4 Million to Crypto Scams in 2018

The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6.

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JPMorgan Expands Blockchain Network For Interbank Services

Central banking giant JPMorgan Chase plans to expand its blockchain network to include interbank settlements, in an effort to ward off competing services like TransferWise and Ripple. Formed in 2017 through collaboration between the Royal Bank of Canada and Australia’s ANZ Bank, the Interbank Information Network (IIN) utilizes the Ethereum-based Quorum blockchain to solve compliance […] The post JPMorgan Expands Blockchain Network For Interbank Services appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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TAGZ ICO

TAGZ is Australia’s first fully licensed and regulated Dual Gateway Exchange based in Australia and registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Our focus is to protect our users by actively monitoring trading activity on our platform and saying goodbye to flash crashes, pump & dumps, spoofing, fake volume aswell as securing against possible data security breaches.

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What is aXpire (AXPR)? Complete Beginner’s Guide

Founded in January 2017 and headquartered in Manhattan, aXpire is a payment processing company which uses cloud-based and AI-enabled blockchain technology. The company has employees in London, India, and Australia and aims to revolutionize the fund administration services space with an AI (artificial Intelligence).

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Australian Banks Fraudulently Collected Fees From Deceased Customers

A national inquiry into the misconduct of Australia’s banking sector has revealed profit-driven malpractice that has shattered customer trust. Some of the country’s largest banks were found guilty of making families homeless and charging fees for non-existent services, sometimes to dead customers.

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The Daily: Bitmain Reflects on 2018, Memo Releases Mobile App

In today’s edition of The Daily, we cover a reflection on the passing year by the cryptocurrency mining technology giant Bitmain, a mobile app released by social network Memo and new turnover figures from a Bitcoin ATM network in Australia.

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Huobi Resumes Operations in Japan as a Fully Regulated Exchange

Huobi is back in Japan, this time as a fully regulated exchange under Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA). Following its merger with BitTrade, Huobi Japan Holding Ltd.

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Caleb and Brown Crypto Broker CEO Says Financial Advisors Are Buying Bitcoin (BTC) in Bulk

It seems that the bear market in the cryptocurrency space is a good opportunity for investors and financial advisors to purchase virtual currencies. According to the CEO of Caleb and Brown, one of the largest crypto brokerage services in Australia, financial advisors are purchasing large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC). Caleb and Brown, which was founded […]

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Financial Advisors Stocking Up On Bitcoin, Says Australia’s Largest Retail Crypto Broker

Financial advisors are buying large amounts of Bitcoin, says to the CEO of Caleb and Brown, one of Australia’s largest cryptocurrency brokerage services. They See Value In It… Discussing the current state of the cryptocurrency market and its forerunner Bitcoin, Dr.

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Australia to Welcome Helio Lending as First Crypto Collateral Loan Service

As the end of the year approaches, the crypto market is still in the grips of a bear market. That has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the industry overall. New startups are always looking to offer innovative products and solutions, and Helio Lending is doing exactly that by offering their lending services to […]

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Alphabet’s drone division will begin trialing aerial deliveries in Finland next year

In July, I wrote about how Wing – one of Google X’s pet drone projects – “graduated” to become a full company under the Alphabet banner. Now, after months of testing its drone delivery service in Australia, the company is expanding to Europe with a trial planned in Finland next year.

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Bitcoin’s Tech Trends of 2018: What This Year Brought Us (Part 1)

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.

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Coinbase Launches Zcash Trading Services on Coinbase Pro

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching Zcash (ZEC) trading on its professional trading platform Coinbase Pro. The announcement made via Coinbase’s blog page states that inbound transfers of the currency will begin at 10 p.

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Australia’s Bit Trade Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Equity Crowdfunding Program

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.

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Australian DTA Tells Senate There is Better Technology Than Blockchain

Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has told the Senate that there is better technology for every use of blockchain considered today. The agency received AU$700,000 from the Australian 2018-19 Budget to explore blockchain for efficient government services purposes.

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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar

Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network.

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An AMA on the Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: With IBM Blockchain's Jesse Lund

On Monday, October 22, 2018, from 6:00 to 7:00 EST, we’re hosting a special livestream crypto conversation with George Tung from the CryptosRUs YouTube channel and Jesse Lund from IBM Blockchain.

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Binance Invests in Travel Startup TravelbyBit

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.

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Ultra Fast Blockchain Reaches 30,000 Transactions Per Second

Researchers in Australia announced on Wednesday a successful trial run of next generation blockchain that can reach cross-border speeds of 30,000 transactions per second. Operating on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure, the test potentially paves the way for global enterprise-scale applications of the technology.

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Ultra-Fast Blockchain Reaches 30,000 Transactions A Second

Researchers in Australia announced on Wednesday a successful trial run of next generation blockchain that can reach cross-border speeds of 30,000 transactions per second. Operating on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure, the test potentially paves the way for global enterprise-scale applications of the technology.

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Amazon Cloud Blockchain Test Finds Its Way Faster Than Bitcoin

CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency, in partnership with Sydney University have revealed that, through using the Amazon Cloud, the pair have managed to achieve a blockchain transaction settling time of 30,000 transactions per second.

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