ACCC Trials Countermeasures to Cryptocurrency Scams The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act...Continue Reading

Bitcoin Mining Industry Reaches 59.5% Sustainable Energy The global Bitcoin mining industry had a sustainable electricity mix of 59.5% during Q2 of the year, or a marginal increase compared with Q1, according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the Bitcoin Mining Council.   The latest Q2 report also details how energy efficiency among Bitcoin...Continue Reading

Zipmex’s Withdrawal Freeze Zipmex, a  cryptocurrency exchange that operates in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia has paused withdrawals on its platform following a “combination of circumstances” beyond its control.   Per Cointelegraph, reports that Zipmex could be in trouble were dismissed as “rumours” by CEO and co-founder Marcus Lim following the failed acquisition of the...Continue Reading

Tesla’s Bitcoin Strategy and Its Impact Leading electricity car manufacturer Tesla has revealed it has converted 75% of its Bitcoin holdings into fiat currency, selling $936 million worth, the company reported Wednesday in its earnings report.     “As of the end of Q2, we have converted approximately 75% of our Bitcoin purchases into fiat...Continue Reading

Crypto Technology Endorsed by Australian Central Bank Governor The governor of Australia’s central bank, Phillip Lowe, has stated that a private solution could be “better” for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, as long as the risks in dealing with these sectors can be mitigated by strong and proper regulations, however the tech should be made by...Continue Reading

What is Celsius?   Per CoinMarketCap, Celsius originally came into being as the product of creators Alex Mashinsky and Daniel Leon in 2017.   Mashinsky has a long-running history in the internet development sphere, having worked on the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) in the 1990s and other technologies since. Celsius is far from Mashinsky’s...Continue Reading

What is Voyager?   Voyager is a “fast-growing, publicly traded cryptocurrency platform in the United States founded in 2018 to bring choice, transparency, and cost efficiency to the marketplace. Voyager offers a secure way to trade over 100 different crypto assets using its easy-to-use mobile application, and earn rewards up to 12 percent annually on...Continue Reading

China’s largest city with a population over 26.32 million has decided to rely on blockchain and the metaverse to accelerate the nation’s economic growth.     The metaverse refers to an immersive virtual world, where digital representations of people can interact with each other like they do in real life. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented...Continue Reading

The Australian and New Zealand banking group back in late March of 2022 decided they would launch the first bank-issued stablecoin payment from Australia through a public permissionless blockchain transaction. The new stablecoin is pegged to the Australian dollar.     ANZ banking services lead Nigel Dobson stated “an ANZ-issued Australian dollar stablecoin is a...Continue Reading

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has decided to allow banks to hold up to 1% of reserves in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), despite its sceptical approach to the asset class in the past, as well as the recent cryptocurrency market downturn.     A June 30 report by the BIS’ Basel Committee on...Continue Reading