How Australia plans to protect crypto investors from themselves

How Australia plans to protect crypto investors from themselves

The federal government is going to “token map” cryptocurrencies as it looks at possible regulations to protect consumers from themselves and high-profile spruiking.

  • byShane Wright

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Crypto games,and the promise of monetising our leisure time

Crypto games,and the promise of monetising our leisure time

Video games account for as much as half of all blockchain activity,but whether proponent’s big promises come true is yet to be determined.

  • byTim Biggs
‘Very concerned’:ASIC chairman sounds alarm over crypto investing boom

‘Very concerned’:ASIC chairman sounds alarm over crypto investing boom

The chair of corporate regulator ASIC has said he is very concerned about the rising number of cryptocurrency investors in Australia.

  • byDominic Powell
Future of money:The RBA to trial a digital currency

Future of money:The RBA to trial a digital currency

The Reserve Bank of Australia will trial a digital currency as part of a collaborative research project into how it could be used by consumers and businesses.

  • byNick Bonyhady andShane Wright
The hard-core evangelists who love Bitcoin but hate crypto

The hard-core evangelists who love Bitcoin but hate crypto

The crypto market has tumbled but these true believers are not slowing down with their Bitcoin purchases.

  • byDavid Yaffe-Bellany
Why this former intelligence officer thinks crypto crime fears are ‘overblown’

Why this former intelligence officer thinks crypto crime fears are ‘overblown’

Despite being up close and personal with crypto’s dark underbelly,Todd Lenfield believes narratives about the prevalence of crime in the industry are overblown.

  • byDominic Powell
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Police to get sweeping new asset seizure powers

Police to get sweeping new asset seizure powers

Cryptocurrency platforms will be forced to hand over information about suspects,and authorities will have the power to seize digital “wallets” in a bid to tackle crime.

  • byCaroline Schelle
Coinbase eyes off sport sponsorships as it launches in Australia

Coinbase eyes off sport sponsorships as it launches in Australia

As one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world,Coinbase setting up shop in Australia will be a cause for concern among local players.

  • byDominic Powell
NFTs began as aimless gambling. They should return to their roots
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NFTs began as aimless gambling. They should return to their roots

NFT purveyors should take a leaf from the Book of CryptoKitty,and stop pretending it is anything more than a speculative asset for punters to gamble on.

  • byDominic Powell
Bitcoin buyers outrank sellers despite brutal market crash

Bitcoin buyers outrank sellers despite brutal market crash

Australian cryptocurrency investors are lining up to invest in Bitcoin and other digital assets despite a brutal market crash.

  • byDominic Powell
Australia’s first crypto exchange is not a typical success story

Australia’s first crypto exchange is not a typical success story

When Australian entrepreneur Asher Tan started cryptocurrency exchange CoinJar,more than half of his job was simply explaining what Bitcoin was.

  • byDominic Powell