According to internal documents obtained from the Australian Treasury Department, it could take at least a year before crypto legislation is put in place in the country.Continue Reading

Is the Bitcoin bottom in? This research article takes a look at the arguments for and against, including additional insights into the wider financial markets and their potential impact.Continue Reading

According to Chainalysis, an American blockchain analysis firm that aids its customers in blockchain analysis, cryptocurrency-related activity in both Ukraine and Russia has increased as a result of the deadly war between the two nations.      Due to interest rate hikes to curb increasing fiat inflation as well as numerous sanctions as a result...Continue Reading

A report from Arcane, published by CoinTelegraph, has indicated that While innovations in chipset manufacturing have helped reduce operational costs related to Bitcoin mining, a report has revealed the market’s potential to transform the energy industry.   Bitcoin Mining is said to be responsible for approximately 137 terawatt hours of energy consumption per year according...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

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published a letter to Australian regulatory bodies on Thursday setting out its expectations of risk management, as well as a roadmap for digital assets policy through 2025.     Chairman Waynes Byres detailed in the letter “while activities associated with crypto assets are still relatively limited in Australia,...Continue Reading

After many months of industry consultation, in November of 2021, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), approved long awaited Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs).   In doing so, ASIC has provided the best-practice requirements and guidelines for those issuing Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs, emphasising the protection and storage of digital assets.    “We...Continue Reading

U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has delivered her first major speech on the potential risks and benefits of the growing cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.   In doing so, she sternly argued that financial institutions and regulators should take the potential risks of cryptocurrencies very seriously when conveying them to consumers and the wider economy.  ...Continue Reading

PART 4: 2022: The Future of Crypto What we have seen so far in 2022   Entering 2022 and the month of January saw a highly volatile market, continuing the negative trend line, with many of the top crypto losing a lot of value. BTC began the year with a $900 billion market capitalisation and...Continue Reading

The Journey of  Blockchain PART 2: 2020: Blochain & The Return of the Bull Market  The impact of Covid-19 on the global economy   What followed on from the end of 2019 was relative stability, with some slight pessimism. BTC and associated cryptocurrencies had recovered slightly, however, still not reached the highs of 2017. Cryptocurrencies...Continue Reading