Two of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks, Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, are experimenting with peer-to-peer transfers on the Ripple protocol. The news, revealed by The Australian Financial Review, follows last month’s announcement that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – another ‘big four’ rival – is trialling the tech for transfers between […]
Australia's Commonwealth Bank announced it would use Ripple technology at its subsidiaries, with a view to incorporating digital currencies in future.
An international undercover investigation that tracked the illegal selling of firearms on a dark web site has resulted in a series of global arrests.
Canberra's mobile transport app MyBus 2.0 has stopped accepting bitcoin payments following poor traction with the digital currency.
Bitcoin gambling site Primedice will shift its focus to Russia and China following its decision to block US and Australia-based customers.
A new bitcoin exchange has launched in Perth, the largest city and capital of Western Australia.
Australian exchange Igot is aiming to rival bitcoin payment giants Coinbase and BitPay with the launch of its own international merchant solution.
The Reserve Bank of Australia does not believe that bitcoin should be regulated currently, arguing such action may require international cooperation.
In a new report, the Australian government has cited bitcoin as a potential threat to its tax collection efforts.
Intuit has expanded its bitcoin merchant processing product PayByCoin to Australia’s small business segment.
Bitcoin evangelist Andreas M Antonopoulos has appeared before the Australian Senate to make the case for bitcoin.
Australian firm digitalBTC has launched digitalX Mintsy, a service that allows users to lease and trade processing power for cryptocurrency mining.
CoinJar Swipe debit cards, which have been on trial since September, are now available for all customers in Australia for use at stores nationwide.
A southern Tasmanian man has pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs and admitted that bitcoin was used to pay for them.
The Melbourne Bitcoin Technology Centre (MBTC) has given away bitcoin paper wallets at Melbourne's Chinese New Year celebrations.