Australian Parliament Introduces Bill to Regulate Crypto Sector

New legislation aims to establish a regulatory framework for the growing cryptocurrency industry in Australia The Australian Parliament has introduced a new bill aimed at regulating the rapidly growing cryptocurrency sector. The legislation is designed to establish a comprehensive regulatory…

Reserve Bank of Australia Takes a Step Closer to CBDC with eAUD Pilot Phase

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced plans to launch a pilot program for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which will be led by former Ripple executive, Dilip Rao, and in collaboration with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research…

Australian Authorities Freeze Assets Belonging to former Bit-connect Director, John Bigatton

The Australian securities and investments commission (ASIC), which is that country’s version of America’s Securities and Exchange Commission, has executed an asset freeze on Bitconnect’s John Bigatton. Bigatton who is a director and shareholder at Bitconnect has also been barred…