ASIC

Alleged Promoter of BitConnect Crypto Scam Charged in Australia

The accused faces a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 November 2020

Australian Financial Watchdog Bans Local BitConnect Promoter for 7 Years

The Australian man was banned from working in financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 September 2020
Australia

Australian Regulator Gives Green Light to App-Based Retail Bitcoin Fund

The bitcoin fund is being launched by micro-investment app provider Raiz Invest Australia.

Business  ·  20 January 2020
Monero

Inside Monero’s ‘Last Ditch Effort’ to Block Crypto Mining ASICs

The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network.

Tech  ·  12 June 2019
Regulation

Australian Securities Watchdog Updates Guidance on ICOs and Crypto Assets

ASIC, the Australian securities regulator, has updated its guidance for businesses involved with initial coin offerings and crypto assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 May 2019
Mining

Grin Cryptocurrency to Discuss Change to Mining Difficulty Schedule

Grin developers are discussing potential changes to the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency's difficulty schedule.

Tech  ·  26 March 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘Breakthrough’ Claims Block Size Increase Possible Without Hard Fork

Developer Mark Friedenbach has unveiled a discovery that could make certain contentious changes to bitcoin a bit easier.

Tech  ·  6 October 2018
Mining

Kill Switch Engage: Sia Cryptocurrency to Block Bitmain and Other Big Miners

After months of debate, Siacoin's founder is announcing a fork. That's good news for his other project, which will have the coin's only working ASICs.

Tech  ·  1 October 2018
Australia

Australia’s Securities Watchdog Has Halted 5 ICOs Since April

Australia's securities regulator said late last week that it has halted five initial coin offerings (ICOs) in as many months.

Markets  ·  24 September 2018
Zcash

Bitmain’s Latest Crypto ASIC Can Mine Zcash

The company announced that it has developed hardware to mine the Equihash algorithm, spelling big changes for zcash and other coins.

Business  ·  3 May 2018
Regulation

Australia’s Securities Watchdog Moves to Halt ‘Deceptive’ ICOs

Yet another global regulator is speaking out about its attempts to fight fraud in the ICO market. This time, it's Australia taking the lead.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 May 2018
Regulation

Australia’s Securities Watchdog Airs Concerns About Overseas ICOs

ASIC is to extend its guidelines on initial coin offerings over concerns about overseas projects targeting local investors.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 April 2018
Ethereum

Bitmain Confirms Release of First Ethereum ASIC Miners

Bitcoin mining hardware firm Bitmain unveiled its long-rumored ethereum mining tech on Monday.

Tech  ·  3 April 2018
Regulation

Australia’s Securities Regulator Issues Formal Guidance For ICOs

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued regulatory guidance for businesses considering launching an initial coin offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 September 2017
Regulation

Australia’s Securities Watchdog Might Run Its Own Blockchain Nodes

Australia's securities markets regulator is weighing the use of blockchain as part of broader data strategy.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 September 2017