The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has thrown some serious shade at distributed ledger technology — commonly referred to as ‘the blockchain.’ According to the third-largest…
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Binance Opens ‘New’ Cash-for-Crypto Service in Australia (That Already Existed) – Bitcoinist.com
Binance has announced the launch of a ‘new’ platform in Australia to buy Bitcoin with cash across 1,3000 Newsagent locations across the country. The exact same service, however, already…
Two Australian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Suspended Following an Arrest – Bitcoinist.com
Two cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia have been suspended following raids of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). One man has been arrested. …
Huobi Closes Australian Office Due To ‘Poor Market Conditions’ – Bitcoinist.com
Huobi Australia has announced on social media that its office will close as of 26th February 2019. All operations will transfer to Huobi Global headquarters in Singapore. The company…
Australian Bitcoin ATM Startup Says Its Raking in $360,000 Per Week – Bitcoinist.com
A Bitcoin ATM company from Australia has reported a weekly turnover of $500,000 AUD (roughly $360,000 USD) despite the cryptocurrency bear market. $360,000 Weekly Turnaround Auscoin, an Australian bitcoin…
Grandma-Friendly Bitcoin Lightning Network Wallet Launches in Australia – Bitcoinist.com
A partnership to roll out Bitcoin payments using the Lightning Network across Australia went live January 4 with the beta launch of Wallet of Satoshi. 1000 Beta Wallets Launch…
Australia Post Delivers ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Service to Its 11.7 Million Customers – Bitcoinist.com
One of Australia’s oldest institutions, Australia Post, has announced that customers will now be able to buy bitcoin on participating exchanges within minutes through its Digital iD service. Australia…
23-Year-Old Australian Woman Arrested Over Theft of 100,000 XRP – CoinDesk
A 23-year-old woman from Sydney, Australia, has been arrested over the alleged theft of cryptocurrency worth over $300,000 at the time. The unnamed woman is said to have stolen…
Australia to Use Blockchain Technology for Disability Insurance Payments • Live Bitcoin News
Australia is showing yet again that they are fully embracing blockchain. The country is using the technology to streamline their National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) payments process. When it comes…
Australian Couple Accused of Cyber Crime Used Cryptocurrencies to Launder Money • Live Bitcoin News
A couple from Australia alleged to be involved in many credit card related thefts and siphoning off AUD 300,000 were arrested earlier on Thursday morning. The couple apparently used…