2024-8-30 05:50 |
The number of new crypto ATMs in Australia has surged 17 times over the past two years, but TRM Labs has warned about their use in scams, fraud, and crime. origin »
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The Australian government is banning the use of credit cards and cryptocurrencies for online betting in its latest bid to mitigate gambling problems troubling the nation. According to a local report on June 11, the ban extends to credit cards…
2024-6-11 11:52 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has expressed its openness to explore the potential role of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Brad Jones made these remarks in a speech titled “A Tokenised Future…
2023-10-17 16:43 | |
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The assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia noted that pilot projects have highlighted several key areas where CBDCs could be of great use.
2023-10-16 13:36 | |
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The primary objective of this project was to explore the potential use cases for a CBDC in Australia The solution ensures that the pilot CBDC can only be held, used, and redeemed by authorized The post Mastercard enables tokenization of CBDCs across blockchains appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-10-13 12:00 | |
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Mastercard has announced that it has demonstrated a new solution that enables central bank CBDC to be interoperable with different blockchains.
2023-10-13 19:05 | |
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On August 23, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) unveiled their findings in a report detailing the implications of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2023-8-24 03:40 | |
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The Australian Central Bank and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre have released a report on the use cases for CBDCs in the country
2023-8-24 22:51 | |
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Australia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), has completed its pilot program exploring the potential use cases of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The research project, carried out in conjunction with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), involved 16 selected industry participants, including Mastercard, Australian Bond Exchange, and Fame Capital. This […]
2023-8-23 18:00 | |
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According to a May 8, 2023 press release, the Bank of Canada has launched online public consultations to understand the features that could be included in a digital Canadian dollar. The consultation seeks to understand how Canadians would likely use a Canadian digital dollar, what security features are important, and accessibility and privacy concerns. The […]
2023-5-20 19:30 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is looking to establish use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and determine the economic benefits it can have through a new research project over the coming months.
2023-3-2 20:27 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) published a report on Wednesday outlining its selected use case proposals of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) alongside their respective providers. This report serves as a follow-up to a collaborative research project with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), exploring the possible use cases of a CBDC […]
2023-3-2 12:03 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed a set of projects that will develop use cases for a digital dollar, the eAUD, during its testing phase, currently underway.
2023-3-2 01:50 | |
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Ripple partner Tranglo announced today that it has signed EzyRemit, one of Australia’s fastest growing fintech companies, as a new partner. EzyRemit will use Tranglo’s cross-border payment solutions, including the XRP-based On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) payment technology, according to a press release.
2023-2-27 14:15 | |
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In 2022, the crypto space faced a high rate of scams and fraudulent activities, especially in the DeFi sector. Scammers use phishing, fake ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), Ponzi schemes, and impersonation techniques to trick people into giving up their cryptocurrencies.
2023-2-4 14:58 | |
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The key objectives of the project are to identify and understand innovative business models, use cases, benefits, risks and operational models for a CBDC in Australia.
2022-9-26 10:52 | |
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The proposal lays out disclosure requirements for banks that could make China's central bank digital currency available for use in Australia, and seeks to set up licensing frameworks for stablecoin issuers.
2022-9-20 12:35 | |
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A new SHIB-themed game has been released in Australia but some SHIB fans doubt that it is of any use to the network and community
2022-9-17 14:57 | |
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World Economic Forum (WEF) published its dynamic take on CBDCs in a blog post titled, “What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)?” on August 31, following The Reserve Bank of Australia’s central bank’s (RBA) plans to launch a CBDC pilot project.
2022-9-3 08:00 | |
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Australia has come up with a plan to frame regulation and protect investors in the face of an avalanche of advertising. The plan is to "token map" all cryptocurrencies to uncover the characteristics of all digital asset tokens in Australia including charting the type of crypto asset, its underlying code, and any other defining technological feature.
2022-8-23 12:21 | |
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A partnership between Crypto.com, tech firm DataMesh and gas chain OTR is enabling customers to use bitcoin as payment in hundreds of stores in Australia.
2022-8-19 16:41 | |
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The pilot project will last a year, and the details for potential participants will be published in the next few months.
2022-8-10 12:50 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a one-year research program into the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The post Australia Announces Year-Long Trial to Evaluate CBDC Use appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-8-9 12:30 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in "limited-scale" pilot alongside the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC).
2022-8-9 11:51 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in "limited-scale" pilot alongside the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC).
2022-8-9 11:51 | |
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Mayor Tom Tate of Gold Coast, Australia, has suggested that people could use cryptocurrencies to pay local taxes in the future. However, detractors have raised concerns about volatility and the ongoinThe post Australia's Gold Coast flirts with crypto-payments despite concerns appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-6-7 03:30 | |
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Australia's ANZ is mulling over introducing retail-oriented use cases for its recently launched stablecoin
2022-6-1 17:50 | |
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AUSTRAC also urged financial institutions from debanking clients who may be engaged in suspicious account activity, as a mistake could be costly to “Australia’s economy.”
2022-4-22 07:22 | |
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The Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, the panel in charge of reviewing the use of digital assets in Australia, believes the country needs a robust policy and regulatory framework to foster crypto adoption.
2021-10-22 22:40 | |
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The Parliamentary committee chairman reviewing digital assets’ use says they don’t want to “put a new coat on an old hook,” and he is hopeful that crypto will “break the back” of de-banking. The post Australia to Push for A Cryptocurrency Framework to Promote Innovation and Investment first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-10-21 21:25 | |
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CBDC, also central bank digital currency, is a digital token issued by a country. Many governments and central banks around the world are exploring the use of CBDCs. Even though they mostly remain in the hypothetical stage.
2021-9-6 00:00 | |
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Mark Carnegie, the world-renowned Venture Capital Investor and entrepreneur hailing from Australia, plans to launch an unlisted cryptocurrency fund. Mr. Carnegie’s MHC Fund will use a bold combination of complex DeFi (Decentralized Finance) and Crypto-Trading strategies to generate a massive 30 per cent annual return for investors.
2021-4-14 09:26 | |
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Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined forces with other financial institutions and ConsenSys Software to launch a research project on wholesale central bank digital currency. The initiative aims to find out the use cases, benefits, as well as implications of the wholesale form of CBDCs, according to a press release on November 2, 2020.
2020-11-3 00:00 | |
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The Australian central bank is considering the use of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to be launched on the Ethereum Blockchain. The bank is already working on a project in collaboration with the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Perpetual, and blockchain technology company ConsenSys to look into the use of a CBDC based on […]
2020-11-3 17:28 | |
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Australian government report on the future of fintech and regtech suggests blockchain technology is critical to Australia’s future
2020-9-4 06:39 | |
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A large Australian payments company filed a suit last week in New South Wales over the use of the trademark “PAY ID. ” The company, New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), says Ripple illegally used its brand.
2020-8-27 20:45 | |
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The operator of Australia’s ‘PayID’ payments network is suing Ripple Labs over its use of ‘PayID’ branding.
2020-8-26 07:01 | |
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The Australian sport industry adopts a blockchain authenticator in an effort to prevent counterfeit... The post Australia to use blockchain authenticator for sports merchandise appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-8-11 14:36 | |
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The intellectual property rights issuer of Australia will use blockchain to help NRL fight the sale of counterfeit merchandise.
2020-8-10 13:05 | |
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Power Ledger, a blockchain startup focusing on energy conservation through blockchain and based out of Australia, recently concluded its trial run for a blockchain P2P project for solar energy trading and released a report for the same suggesting the trail was a success.
2020-6-22 21:34 | |
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A new report published by the Australian central bank provides insight into consumer payment behavior. The survey has found that Australians increasingly prefer digital payment methods. Cryptocurrencies, however, make up less than one percent of payments in Australia.
2020-3-26 14:02 | |
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Fewert than 1 percent of surveyed Australians paid for consumer goods with cryptocurrency in 2019, according to a new study by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
2020-3-20 13:00 | |
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'If you can't beat them, join them', an English proverb says. Thus, governments don't cease attempts to issue their own cryptocurrencies and use them in payments.
2020-1-16 16:56 | |
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Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) recently revealed that it simulated the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a wholesale payment system based on the Ethereum network, with interesting results.
2020-1-16 15:00 | |
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Reserve Bank of Australia officials are not yet convinced cryptocurrencies offer benefits over and above traditional means of payment.
2020-1-9 16:00 | |
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MoneyGram will use Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution in Australia, Europe and other important markets. The US-based and blockchain company Ripple made a $20 million investment in the money transfer giant MoneyGram, announces a Ripple press release.
2019-11-26 01:22 | |
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Bitrefill, a bitcoin and crypto gift card marketplace, announced today that its service is now available in Australia, with 72 merchant and shopping options. To use Bitrefill you do not need an account or to sign-up for anything.
2019-11-21 01:20 | |
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Chi-X Australia has called the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate a case against the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). According to the company, its competitor’s use of blockchain technology could present an “unfair advantage” in the market.
2019-10-31 02:03 | |
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 2, 2019: Australian-origin blockchain and crypto-asset company, Secured Gold Coin Pty Limited has successfully launched its cryptocurrency namely SGC (Secured Gold Coin), its own revolutionary blockchain called SGC Blockchain, and everyday use SGC Pay Debit Card advocating usability of the cryptocurrency.
2019-10-3 18:24 | |
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In an effort to curb illegal use of bitcoin and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, and make it easier for law enforcement agents to recognize and fight crypto-fueled crimes, the Indonesian government is hosting an international conference made up of Turkey, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Russia and Hong Kong, according to reports on October 2, 2019.
2019-10-3 01:00 | |
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