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16.05 / 09:47

Government regulation Taxes Australian Crypto capital gains one of four key areas for Australian Tax Office

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has outlined crypto capital gains as one of four key areas of focus in 2022.

16.05 / 05:15

cryptocurrency cryptocurrency market crypto market Terra Usd Luna week Crypto Week at a Glance: The volatility of crypto and the de-pegging of a stablecoin

By Analytics Team, Giottus Crypto Exchange Bitcoin (BTC)’s volatility was on full display this week – from the highs of $36,000, BTC briefly went below $27,000 before regaining the $30,000 level and losing it eventually. BTC is trading near $29,000 today. The story of the week though belongs to TerraUSD (UST) and Terra (LUNA). Both were amongst the top 10 cryptocurrencies at the start of the week. UST’s de-pegging led to a capitulation in LUNA as it dropped more than 99 per cent in value and fell outside the top 200 list.

13.05 / 08:39

Blockchain Ethereum Donations donates Vitalik donates $4M to Uni of NSW for pandemic detection tool

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated $4 million worth of USD Coin (USDC) to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to support the development of a pandemic detection tool.

12.05 / 07:57

Ethereum ETF CBOE Bitcoin crypto ETFs Aussie crypto ETFs see $1.3M volume so far on difficult launch day

With crypto markets tanking, three crypto-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) picked a difficult day to commence trading on local exchange Cboe Australia today.

12.05 / 04:31

UPS Platform Time How Collective Shift Helps Crypto Investors Save Time While Building Wealth

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11.05 / 06:51

defi Apple applications DApp defi protocols dYdX releases an app: Why haven't more DeFi protocols followed suit?

Crypto derivatives trading platform dYdX has officially launched an app via Apple’s iOS store, joining just a select number of fellow decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols that have built apps for smartphone adoption.

10.05 / 06:11

Adoption ETF Investments week crypto ETFs Three new crypto ETFs to begin trading in Australia this week

Australians will soon have more options for spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) after a previous hold-up was given the green light this week and new funds entered the ETF market.

06.05 / 11:21

cryptocurrency BLOCK Bitcoin Jack Dorsey-Led Block Beats Operating Profit Estimates, Shares Zoom 10%

Merchant payment services firm Block also offers an app that lets people trade the crypto.

05.05 / 20:09

Health Exclusive: Poland's PM on Ukraine war, 'imperial' Russia, and 'short-sighted' EU states

President Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal" who is committing "genocide" in Ukraine and the European Union must not resume "business as usual" with Russia as long as he remains in power, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Euronews in an exclusive interview.

05.05 / 10:13

Blockchain Adoption Interest rates Swyftx Aussie exchange Swyftx to offer ‘no lock-in’ yield on crypto

Swyftx exchange will begin offering interest-bearing yields on a wide range of cryptocurrency assets — the first Australian-operated crypto exchange to do so.

05.05 / 09:17

Sport gone Nifty News: Steve Irwin's zoo conservation NFTs, SportemonGo is gone, and more

Australia Zoo, the famous animal sanctuary owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin or the crocodile hunter, has launched an NFT project called “Wildlife Warriors.”

04.05 / 13:27

Technology Adoption defi pension Virginian county wants to put pension funds into DeFi yield farming

The Northern Virginia county of Fairfax has already invested a part of its pension funds in crypto and blockchain startups. Now, it’s mulling over deeper involvement with decentralized finance (DeFi) yield farming.

04.05 / 08:57

Blockchain Gaming Gambling Quantum Computing Quantum-based random number generator for Web3 games and wallets launched

Researchers at Australia National University have teamed up with blockchain oracle provider AP13 to launch the first Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG).

03.05 / 19:13

markets Trading Football ALGO price in danger of 25% correction despite Algorand–FIFA partnership hype

Algorand (ALGO) prices rallied higher on May 3 after becoming FIFA's official blockchain solution provider. Nonetheless, the ALGO/USD pair continues to face selloff risks.

03.05 / 08:39

business Sport Football partnership Algorand becomes first US blockchain sponsor of FIFA World Cup

Blockchain network Algorand (ALGO) has partnered with FIFA inking a sponsorship and technical partner deal as the network becomes the soccer association’s first official blockchain platform.

02.05 / 16:25

Dogecoin UPS Action Australia’s CoinJar is latest to use SHIB for promotional purposes

Australia’s CoinJar, one of the country’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the launch of a Shiba Inu-themed promotional campaign. This will be part of its efforts to celebrate its 9th anniversary. In doing so, CoinJar will now be the latest to use the socially popular memecoin to leverage and boost its own popularity.

29.04 / 05:27

Government us government Senate Senators Senators Bragg and Lummis discuss crypto laws collaboration between US, Australia

Australian Senator Andrew Bragg hasmet with U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis to discuss potential collaboration on cryptocurrency regulation between the two countries.

29.04 / 05:23

UPS VISA CEO Singapore start-up Nium seeks up to $400 million in deals to take on Europe's crowded fintech market

LONDON — Nium, a $2 billion digital payments start-up based out of Singapore, has big plans for its European business.

28.04 / 08:27

UPS cryptocurrency Provident Australian Australian Regulators Want To Regulate Cryptocurrencies By 2025

Australian regulators seek crypto regulation by 2025

28.04 / 07:19

Dogecoin cryptocurrency cryptocurrency prices today Terra Bitcoin Drop Top cryptocurrency prices today: Dogecoin, Terra drop 8% each; Bitcoin falls 5%

All major crypto tokens were trading sharply lower in the early hours of the trade. Dogecoin and Terra tumbled 8 per cent each while Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped 5 per cent each. XRP shed 7 per cent. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading lower at $1.77 trillion, with a sharp fall of about 5 per cent in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the total cryptocurrency trading volume dropped about 2 per cent to $95.82 billion.

27.04 / 13:21

UPS FIVE Gemini Bitcoin Gemini Report Shows Women Lagging Behind Men in Web3 Investments

There is a big difference between male and female Web3 investors, according to a report from cryptocurrency marketplace Gemini.

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