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18.03 / 10:21

Facebook cryptocurrency Suing Facebook Owner, Meta, For Misleading Advertisements, Says Australia's Watchdog

Meta Sued by Australian Watchdog Over Scam Crypto Advertisements

18.03 / 08:33

business Facebook Scams Australian Australian competition regulator takes Meta to court over fake crypto ads

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook) to the Federal Court, alleging that the firm and its Irish branch engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by publishing scam celebrity crypto ads.

18.03 / 03:51

Blockchain defi layer2 Optimism saves users $1B in fees, raises $150M in Series B

Popular Ethereum scaling solution Optimism has announced a $150 million Series B funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paradigm at a total valuation of $1.65 billion.

17.03 / 11:15

Adoption defi Aave Decentralization Aussie fintech to offer mainstream direct access to DeFi with a fixed rate

Australian fintech company, Block Earner, has officially gone live, offering everyday investors a 7% fixed rate investment product by utilizing decentralized finance (DeFi) technology.

14.03 / 14:13

banking Financial Services Financial Another Putin’s Mistake of the Ukraine War - Trusting the Western Financial System

Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

13.03 / 16:17

cryptocurrency FIVE cryptocurrency news Bitcoin safe Russians Liquidating Crypto In UAE As They Seek Safe Havens

Russians are seeking a safe haven for their crypto fortunes in the UAE

13.03 / 08:29

Ethereum Adoption Bitcoin Australian 23-year-old Australian buys $314k property via planned crypto investments

A young resident from Queensland, Australia played the long game of accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) over several years to eventually overcome the soaring real estate prices during the 2020 bull run and own his dream home.

11.03 / 21:15

Blockchain UPS Ethereum Provident Guardians of Sumantria

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11.03 / 19:51

cryptocurrency safe Russians liquidating crypto in the UAE to seek safe havens

Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, company executives and financial sources said.

11.03 / 14:07

business Blockchain Women Women-led startup to help consumers monetize their data through blockchain

Web2 lets big tech companies collect consumer data without paying the people behind the statistics. However, the advent of Web3 technologies may change the way data is collected and let consumers get compensation for the information they share, according to the founders of Chain Collective, a Web3 startup that enables consumers to monetize their data using blockchain.

11.03 / 12:37

China calls Ukraine situation 'grave' but refuses to criticise Russia

China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called the situation in Ukraine “grave” and offered Beijing’s help in playing a “positive role” for peace while continuing to refuse to criticise Russia.

11.03 / 12:37

Climate change In Europe, soaring petrol prices become the new normal

Bashir Akram’s taxi business in the West Midlands is already feeling the crunch of soaring fuel prices. Less than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Akram said the price increased to £1.50 per litre, at times forcing him to panic buy.

11.03 / 00:01

Kyiv Refugees 'I aged ten years': Ukrainians on stress of war and leaving loved ones behind

Yelyzaveta Pulvas, 23, begged her grandmothers to leave Kyiv in the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but to no avail.

10.03 / 13:23

Blockchain Digital ETF VanEck VanEck Launches Mining ETF on List Today

Investment firm VanEck has launched a mining ETF (DAM), which will officially go public on Wednesday.

09.03 / 04:53

Crypto Trading How the crypto market is braving the geopolitical crisis

This is surprising because with cryptocurrency and crypto exchange platforms, like CoinSwitch, becoming a more mainstream part of the global financial system, as they have done in recent years, their vulnerability to the effects of international conflict increases.Crypto prices rally: The facts and the context

08.03 / 00:47

Ethereum Adoption Tencent Immutable valuation Immutable raises $200M to invest in blockchain gaming, bringing valuation to $2.5B

Australian NFT trading platform Immutable announced a $200 million Series C funding round led primarily by Singaporean state-owned investment firm Temasek and with participation from Animoca Brands and Tencent. Additional investment from ParaFi Capital, Princeville Capital and Arrington Capital as well as from existing backers King River Capital, Prosus Ventures, AirTree Ventures, Declaration Partners and others have raised Immutable’s valuation to $2.5 billion.

03.03 / 01:33

Blockchain COST Provident XRP services Bright days ahead: Tranglo enables XRP’s ODL services across 25 payment corridors

Blockchain services provider, Ripple witnessed another development in the expansion of its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) services. It collaborated with one of the leading cross-border payment firms in Asia.

02.03 / 17:43

business Blockchain Technology Twitter NOT No, Jack Dorsey, venture capital will not run Web3

In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.

02.03 / 17:25

Adoption Women Bitcoin Women's interest in crypto grows, but education gap persists: Study

Even though female investors are increasingly interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, there is still a significant knowledge gap when it comes to these topics, a new study reveals.

02.03 / 13:29

Adoption regulation Cybersecurity committee Aussie advisory committee lists key factors for easing crypto adoption

Cyber Security Industry Advisory Committee, the Australian cybersecurity advisor, highlights various crypto-related opportunities for the government to undertake as it prepares for the global mainstreaming of cryptocurrencies.

02.03 / 12:51

Blockchain Ethereum Man Aware KRebels's Idea Of Charity & Metaverse Invasion Deserves All The Attention & Appreciation

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