IBM has signed a five-year AU$1 billion ($740 million) deal with the Australian government to use blockchain and other new technologies to improve data security, Bloomberg reports Thursday, July 5.
The major contract will see IBM provide technology such as blockchain, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to Australian federal departments, including defense and home affairs.
In her interview, Green placed repeated emphasis on ensuring data security for citizens – for which blockchain’s central offering of an immutable and encrypted ledger is a cornerstone innovation.
Green also saw the deal as a major step in Australia working towards a “paperless future” across different realms of the state’s jurisdiction, including taxation and border control.
IBM for its part has been steadily expanding its involvement in blockchain across diverse fields, with its Blockchain Platform successfully used just this week to power the first live operations in a major trading initiative involving twenty companies and five major banks.
Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg is calling for blockchain adoption to uplift the financial regulatory system. Speaking at the Future of Financial Services 2020 conference, Andrew Bragg said that blockchain technology is the future.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is emerging as blockchain's latest hero after he stated that the technology offers massive opportunities in the financial markets.
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) today announced its first Australia-based Sponsor Firm. Crypto SA has been approved to become the 14th Sponsor and can now bring token issuers to the GBX Grid and Digital Asset Exchange.
Australia’s Blockbid Adds Bitspread As Liquidity Provider Blockbid, an Australian cryptocurrency trading platform, has declared its collaboration with a quantitative asset fund BitSpread, which is used for blockchain fund.
Australian cryptocurrency trading platform Blockbid has announced a new partnership with BitSpread, a quantitative investment fund for blockchain assets as their liquidity provider. Working with crypto exchanges, BitSpread is a well-established and successful.
Australian blockchain startup, EZTokens has announced the launch of its worldwide cryptocurrency loyalty program called EZToken Rewards. EZToken is currently the world’s largest blockchain-based loyalty program by network size.
A senior Australia central bank official who called Bitcoin “fascinating” but its blockchain “inefficient” has come under fire for plagiarism and spreading incorrect information about cryptocurrency.
Dr. Tony Richards, head of payments policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia, said that the stability of the Australian dollar would make widespread Bitcoin adoption in the country unlikely. He also suggested that the local use of the currency is so limited that the central bank does not consider it a major impact on […]
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Bitcoin Press Release: Sydney-based loyalty program EZToken has announced the launch of its loyalty reward program. Monday, June 25, 2018, Sydney Australia – Australian blockchain company EZToken has announced the launch of its global cryptocurrency loyalty program (EZToken Rewards) in Australia.
Australian based peer to peer energy trading platform Power Ledger will collaborate with Silicon Valley Power to track the renewable energy use of electric vehicles. First Carbon Credit Project Perth startup Power Ledger has been pioneering blockchain based peer to peer renewable energy projects in countries around the world.
Titan, Solana’s first meta-decentralized exchange aggregator, has launched its beta platform, giving private access to a select group of users. According to a Mar. 23 press release, Titan operates as a layer above standard DEX aggregators like Jupiter (JUP) and…
The Runes Protocol, a Bitcoin-based fungible token standard, has unveiled a major upgrade introducing “agents” to enable Automated Market Makers (AMMs) directly on Bitcoin’s (BTC) Layer 1.
Russia is relying on crypto in its oil trade with China and India to navigate Western sanctions. While traditional currencies like the Chinese yuan and Indian rupee remain dominant, digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the stablecoin…
Bitcoin (BTC) whales on Binance appear to be reducing their selling pressure, but the potential for increased BTC sales from miners could introduce new downward pressure on the market. According to CryptoQuant’s community analyst Darkfost, whale activity on Binance, which handles some of the largest Bitcoin trading volumes, is showing signs of decline.
Bitcoin Cash has traded higher in the past 24 hours, surging by more than 30% to lead top gainers among the largest coins by market capitalization. The price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rose to an intraday high of $391 during…
Trading volume on Pump.fun, a leading Solana-based token launchpad, plunged 63% in February following a string of high-profile memecoin scams that have eroded investor confidence. Pump.fun volume dropped from $119 billion in January to $44 billion in February, the lowest…
It’s another painful day for Litecoin’s traders and investors as the price plummets by 8% daily following a huge bloodbath overnight. LTC lost momentum and now looks highly bearish on the daily chart.
