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Regulatory proposals, exchange oversight, mining, and institutional interest in Australia’s crypto sector.

Mining

Bitcoin mining firm Iris Energy on verge of $103M loan default

Iris Energy is underwater on its loans and currently unable to meet monthly payments due to tight mining margins.

3 years ago

Crypto

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Phishing attack steals 700 Ethereum; Moldova bans crypto mining

Vitalik Buterin says ZKPs are necessary for Ethereum, Binance overshadows Huobi in derivatives trading, and more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Australia confirms crypto transactions will be subject to capital gains tax

In the budget papers released on Oct. 25, the Australian government clarified that all cryptocurrency investors will be subject to a crypto gains tax on profits they made through selling or trading through a centralized exchange.

3 years ago

Regulation

Australian watchdog launches legal action against BPS for misrepresenting ‘crypto’ token Qoin

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission stated that the company made misled more than 79,000 individuals and entities issued with Qoin tokens about the token's utility.

3 years ago

Bankruptcy

Collapsed crypto exchange ACX used $20M of customers fund for business loan

ACX made withdrawals from a pool of funds collectively owned by customers and the company to fund business endeavors owned by Blockchain Group.

3 years ago

Regulation

Australian regulator suspends Holon Investments’ Bitcoin, Ethereum, Filecoin funds

The regulator has ordered Holon to suspend offering crypto funds services or investment advice to retail investors for the next 21 days.

3 years ago

Crime

Couple mistakenly paid $10.5M by Crypto.com defends spending spree as contest winnings

The pair who received $10.5 million by mistake are charged with theft. After buying houses and cars, among other things, $3 million remains unaccounted for.

3 years ago

Crypto

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: LUNA’s Do Kwon says he is not in hiding after Interpol issues red warrant; Miners abandoning POW tokens

The ATOM team announced the reveal of the ATOM 2.0 update to take place on Sept. 26, Cosmos' connection to other chains via Komodo's AtomicDEX integration and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Australian central bank issues whitepaper for pilot of permissioned CBDC, eAUD

The eAUD will be available on a private, permissioned instance of the Ethereum blockchain for testing retail and wholesale use cases.

3 years ago

Adoption

Australian senator releases draft bill to push for crypto regulation

Australian liberal senator Andrew Bragg introduced a draft bill for regulations on digital asset exchanges and Chinese banks provisioning digital e-Yuan.

3 years ago

Legal

Australia creates special crypto police unit to crack down on money laundering

In the first four months of 2022, crypto scam losses in Australia grew 166% to $140 million, compared to the same period in 2021.

3 years ago

CBDCs

World Economic Forum weighs in on CBDC adoption and DLT use cases

WEF aims to inform and help central banks realize the potential of CBDCs and DLT as interest in the technologies gain traction.

3 years ago

Australia

Bitcoin mining firm Iris Energy on verge of $103M loan default

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Phishing attack steals 700 Ethereum; Moldova bans crypto mining

Australia confirms crypto transactions will be subject to capital gains tax

Australian watchdog launches legal action against BPS for misrepresenting ‘crypto’ token Qoin

Collapsed crypto exchange ACX used $20M of customers fund for business loan

Australian regulator suspends Holon Investments’ Bitcoin, Ethereum, Filecoin funds

Couple mistakenly paid $10.5M by Crypto.com defends spending spree as contest winnings

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: LUNA’s Do Kwon says he is not in hiding after Interpol issues red warrant; Miners abandoning POW tokens

Australian central bank issues whitepaper for pilot of permissioned CBDC, eAUD

Australian senator releases draft bill to push for crypto regulation

Australia creates special crypto police unit to crack down on money laundering

World Economic Forum weighs in on CBDC adoption and DLT use cases

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Crypto winter causes Australian exchange to freeze operations permanently

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World Economic Forum weighs in on CBDC adoption and DLT use cases

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Australia

Bitcoin mining firm Iris Energy on verge of $103M loan default

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Phishing attack steals 700 Ethereum; Moldova bans crypto mining

Australia confirms crypto transactions will be subject to capital gains tax

Australian watchdog launches legal action against BPS for misrepresenting ‘crypto’ token Qoin

Collapsed crypto exchange ACX used $20M of customers fund for business loan

Australian regulator suspends Holon Investments’ Bitcoin, Ethereum, Filecoin funds

Couple mistakenly paid $10.5M by Crypto.com defends spending spree as contest winnings

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: LUNA’s Do Kwon says he is not in hiding after Interpol issues red warrant; Miners abandoning POW tokens

Australian central bank issues whitepaper for pilot of permissioned CBDC, eAUD

Australian senator releases draft bill to push for crypto regulation

Australia creates special crypto police unit to crack down on money laundering

World Economic Forum weighs in on CBDC adoption and DLT use cases

Crypto winter causes Australian exchange to freeze operations permanently

Digital casino Stake.com facing $400M lawsuit filed by former partner

World Economic Forum weighs in on CBDC adoption and DLT use cases

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