ASIC
AGM Receives Second Batch of Orders for ASIC Miners
The order from MinerVa builds on a previous deal for 30,000 units of ASIC crypto miners to Nowlit Solutions.

Alleged Promoter of BitConnect Crypto Scam Charged in Australia
The accused faces a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.

Australian Financial Watchdog Bans Local BitConnect Promoter for 7 Years
The Australian man was banned from working in financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

Australian Regulator Gives Green Light to App-Based Retail Bitcoin Fund
The bitcoin fund is being launched by micro-investment app provider Raiz Invest Australia.

Inside Monero's 'Last Ditch Effort' to Block Crypto Mining ASICs
The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network.

Australian Securities Watchdog Updates Guidance on ICOs and Crypto Assets
ASIC, the Australian securities regulator, has updated its guidance for businesses involved with initial coin offerings and crypto assets.

Grin Cryptocurrency to Discuss Change to Mining Difficulty Schedule
Grin developers are discussing potential changes to the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency's difficulty schedule.

Bitcoin 'Breakthrough' Claims Block Size Increase Possible Without Hard Fork
Developer Mark Friedenbach has unveiled a discovery that could make certain contentious changes to bitcoin a bit easier.

Kill Switch Engage: Sia Cryptocurrency to Block Bitmain and Other Big Miners
After months of debate, Siacoin's founder is announcing a fork. That's good news for his other project, which will have the coin's only working ASICs.

Australia's Securities Watchdog Has Halted 5 ICOs Since April
Australia's securities regulator said late last week that it has halted five initial coin offerings (ICOs) in as many months.
