Australian man caught mining on supercomputers avoids jail
Jonathan Khoo was a contractor at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, a federal government’s scientific research agency.
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Bitcoin SV buying introduced at 4 online retail platforms
New options for buying Bitcoin SV have come online at four prominent digital asset retail sites targeting the United Kingdom and Australia.
Australian Senate: Blockchain will take over fintech in a decade
The report called for adoption of blockchain and other emerging technologies as Australia faces its first recession in three decades.
BitConnect frontman banned from financial services in Australia
John Bigatton has been described as a “born salesman,” and is the subject of investigation by the Australian regulator since BitConnect’s collapse.
Australian horse racing company’s alleged OneCoin ties sparks probe
Amer Abdulaziz Salman was named as one of those who benefitted from the $4 billion OneCoin digital currency scam.
Ripple faces ‘PayID’ trademark lawsuit in Australia
Ripple is the subject of fresh legal action in Australia over an alleged trademark infringement in the launch of its ‘PayID’ brand.
Australian XRP hacker sentenced to 2 years in jail
An Australian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison over charges of stealing 100,000 XRP tokens in January 2018.
Australia issues warning on fake digital currency ads
Australian Securities and Investments Commission said the scams have been falsely using celebrities, government agencies and other prominent brands without consent.
New South Wales proposes flexible regulation for blockchain
The reforms could contribute some A$4 billion to the local economy, reducing the costs of compliance across the sector by over 5%.
Facebook, Google face $300B lawsuit over digital currency ad ban
The tech giants are facing a possible $300 billion class-action lawsuit over their decision to ban digital currency ads.
TheMakers.org harnesses Bitcoin power with MetaStreme’s help
Individuals working on projects in TheMakers.org makerspace will be able to harness the power of the Bitcoin blockchain.
New BTC scam exposes data of 250,000 victims
Individuals across 20 countries were affected by this scam, but the U.K. and Australia were the two countries that were hit the hardest.