An Australian state government has awarded $100,000 to a crypto travel company in an effort to bolster its tourism industry.
Quebec has halted approvals for new cryptocurrency mining operations while it draws up new rules and may raise energy costs.
An executive in Australia has been reportedly victimized by online hackers after the company they work for was pressured into paying a bitcoin ransom.
The Australian Crime Commission has launched an official investigation into bitcoin's role in organized crime activity, called 'Project Longstrike'.