Australia
Australian Government Grants $4.1M to 2 Blockchain Pilot Projects
Funding of AU$5.6 million has gone to blockchain provenance startup Everledger and tech consultancy Convergence.Tech.
Is Solana Better Than Ethereum?
Australia-based blockchain company Power Ledger is migrating to Solana from Ethereum in search of higher speed and scalability. "The Hash" hosts discuss Solana as a rising protocol looking to take on Ethereum's dominance in the DeFi space. "Ethereum's very likely to be the winner here," host Adam B. Levine said, despite Solana's advantage over transaction speed.
Mawson Infrastructure Increases Ownership of Luna Squares to 90%
Luna Squares’ site will be used for third-party hosting and Mawson’s proprietary bitcoin mining operations.
Australia-Listed Non-Bank Broker SelfWealth to Add Crypto to Its Platform
Cath Whitaker, CEO of the online broker, said the ability to buy crypto and stocks in one place will be an "Australian first."
Gemini Exchange to Expand Asia-Pacific Operations in a Bid to Capture Growth
The company will open offices in Australia and Hong Kong.
Australia's Financial Watchdog Says Bitcoin ETP Could Create 'Risk,' Seeks Feedback
ASIC said it is attempting to evaluate whether cryptos are appropriate underlying assets for an exchange-traded product.
ASX Boss Says His DLT Settlement System Will Be Bigger Than All of Crypto Market
“We are moving ... three trillion dollars of securities onto this system and that is larger than the whole global crypto world," said Stevens.
Examine Blockchain for Ways to Stop Forced-Labor Goods, Australian Committee Says
Blockchain could "empower" companies and governments to more "effectively" trace their supply chains, the Senate committee said.
Crypto Adoption in Australia Grows Along With Concern Over Volatility
Around one in six Australians owns crypto, a report by Finder showed.
South Korea Government Assists Crypto Exchanges; Australian Firm Accepts Crypto for Rent
Seoul will organize visits to crypto exchanges for regulatory oversight. Singapore’s Stake Technologies completes a U.S. $10 million fundraiser to meet parachain goals. Australian office space company Business Hub to allow crypto as rent payment option next year. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
