Australia

Australia bourse blockchain launch faces new delays
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30 June, 2020

Australia bourse blockchain launch faces new delays

A share registrar is seeking to have the Australian Securities Exchange push back its planned blockchain launch by three years...
‘Sophisticated’ cyber criminals attack Australia networks
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30 June, 2020

‘Sophisticated’ cyber criminals attack Australia networks

Australia has been the target of ‘sophisticated state-based cyber actor’ that targeted government, industrial and health systems using a cryptojacking...
Australians lost over $14M to digital currency scams: gov’t
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29 June, 2020

Australians lost over $14M to digital currency scams: gov’t

The amount of money Australians lost to digital currency scams in 2019 is roughly four times the amount lost in...
Revolut secures financial service license for Australia operations
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30 May, 2020

Revolut secures financial service license for Australia operations

Revolut began operating in Australia in 2019 under a special exemption granted by the Australian financial regulator ASIC.
Australian police arrest woman involved in illegal digital currency exchange
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19 May, 2020

Australian police arrest woman involved in illegal digital currency exchange

Authorities in Australia have brought down a digital currency operation that has been operating without licensing. It has allegedly processed...
Australia bourse delays blockchain settlement launch amid coronavirus crisis
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26 March, 2020

Australia bourse delays blockchain settlement launch amid coronavirus crisis

The new system, which was earmarked to go live in April 2021, has now been deferred to an unspecified later...