Crypto crackdown for Commonwealth Bank customers in anti-scam move

Crypto crackdown for Commonwealth Bank customers in anti-scam move

Commonwealth Bank will limit customers from sending money to certain cryptocurrency exchanges and implement monthly limits on crypto purchases.

  • byDominic Powell

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ASX flat as banks,real estate and energy stocks stutter

ASX flat as banks,real estate and energy stocks stutter

The Australian sharemarket gave up early gains despite stronger information technology and consumer discretionary stocks and a positive session on Wall Street.

  • byMillie Muroi
Crypto moguls lose billions as crackdown widens

Crypto moguls lose billions as crackdown widens

It was a great year for crypto billionaires - until this week.

  • byBiz Carson andTom Maloney
‘Underbelly of crypto’:World’s biggest crypto exchange accused of mishandling funds

‘Underbelly of crypto’:World’s biggest crypto exchange accused of mishandling funds

The SEC claims Binance has secretly sent billions of dollars in customer funds to a company controlled by its founder,Changpeng Zhao. The regulator’s sweeping case could remake the landscape of power and wealth within crypto.

  • byMatthew Goldstein,Emily Flitter andDavid Yaffe-Bellany
Bought an NFT last year? The Tax Office wants to know
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Bought an NFT last year? The Tax Office wants to know

The tax treatment of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are now on the radar of the Australian Tax Office.

  • byNicole Buckler
World’s biggest crypto exchange banned by Westpac,cut off by provider

World’s biggest crypto exchange banned by Westpac,cut off by provider

Binance Australia has been kicked off a major payments service and banned by big four bank Westpac,leading it to block customers from depositing or withdrawing funds.

  • byDominic Powell
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What to know about the ATO’s coming crackdown on crypto
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What to know about the ATO’s coming crackdown on crypto

With tax time fast approaching,cryptocurrency traders and holders should be aware of some important developments in the tax space.

  • byNicole Buckler
FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to dismiss fraud charges

FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to dismiss fraud charges

The founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange claims that FTX and its lawyers had become de facto agents of US prosecutors,building the criminal case against him.

  • byDavid Yaffe-Bellany andMatthew Goldstein
Hundreds of crypto ATMs popping up in suburban shopping malls

Hundreds of crypto ATMs popping up in suburban shopping malls

ATMs allowing people to buy bitcoin and other crypto in newsagencies,convenience stores,service stations and shopping centres are rapidly increasing.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
What happens to your crypto when you die?

What happens to your crypto when you die?

Every year,millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency vanish,locked away forever because the people who hold them pass away.

  • byJie Yee Ong
‘It was instantaneous’:Chasing the crypto criminals
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‘It was instantaneous’:Chasing the crypto criminals

Without entering a building,pointing a gun or driving a getaway car,the crooks escaped with $135 million. None of the money has been recovered.

  • byJohn Silvester