Blockchain technology has well and truly hit Australian shores in recent years, with the Australian Stock Exchange set to become the world’s first blockchain/distributed ledger technology en... Read more
Cryptocurrency punters are now able to buy bitcoin and ethereum from 1200 newsagents across the country with nothing more than a digital wallet, $50, an email address and a phone number. The... Read more
Sweden’s Riksbank, the world’s oldest central bank, is exploring the possibility of a digital register-based e-krona; the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is researching whether its physical curr... Read more
CHESS overhaul will use distributed ledger technology. The Australian Securities Exchange has made the official call to replace its core CHESS post-trade cash equities system with distribute... Read more
Apollo Capital is seeking to establish $30 million a fund which will specialise in crypto-asset investments, including digital currencies, other blockchain-based assets and ICOs. The fund is... Read more
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Australia’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC, are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural International Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Codeath... Read more
The latest test of the University of Sydney’s Red Belly Blockchain shows it can process financial transactions 50% faster than first anticipated, outperforming market leaders – including VIS... Read more
The Australian government has published draft laws for “an enhanced regulatory sandbox” that will go easy on FinTech startups by letting them operate without a full license. The Australian g... Read more
