RBA bags bumper response to CBDC pilot

in a speech last week, Brad Jones, the Assistant Governor (Financial System) of Australia's central bank (the RBA) examined the risks and...

Australia to pursue payments and crypto reforms

Australia's Labour Government has announced plans to modernise Australia's financial system by implementing legislative reforms in...

Sam Bankman-Fried arrested

Founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has been arrested in the Bahamas after a sealed indictment containing criminal...

ASIC Chair briefs Parliament on FTX fallout

The Chairman of ASIC, Mr Joe Longo, appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Institutions (the...

Kiwis consult on the future of money

New Zealand's central bank (the RBNZ) has launched a consultation on the future money focusing on the risks and opportunities posed by...

Ripple case nears high tide

The SEC and Ripple Labs, Inc. (Ripple) have filed their reply submissions in the hotly anticipated SEC action over whether the XRP token...

Tornado Cash prosecution lifts off

The prosecution of Alexey Pertsev, a blockchain developer allegedly involved in the development of the infamous crypto-mixer, Tornado...

Senate to review 'Bitcoin tax' bill

The Federal Government has introduced into Parliament the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022 aimed at, among other...

BlockFiles for Chapter 11

Embattled cryptocurrency lender BlockFi and eight of its affiliate entities have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the...