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ASX's Blockchain Upgrade Costing Members 'Millions,' Says Industry Body

“The investment required to operate in global markets is getting more and more intense,” said association CEO Judith Fox.

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Australian Lawyers Propose Creation of a DAO Legal Entity: Report

Such a move give legal standing to blockchain-based organizations, enabling DAOs to contract with other legal persons.

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Australia Faces Big Choices on Crypto Regulation

From sandboxes to the definition of money, Australia has to decide whether to support innovation or tamp it down, Finder's co-founder says.

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Visa Approves Australian Startup to Issue Debit Cards for Spending Bitcoin

The move by Visa to allow the issuance captures the growing interest in cryptocurrencies for Australia's economic market.

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Australian Government Grants $4.1M to 2 Blockchain Pilot Projects

Funding of AU$5.6 million has gone to blockchain provenance startup Everledger and tech consultancy Convergence.Tech.

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Is Solana Better Than Ethereum?

Australia-based blockchain company Power Ledger is migrating to Solana from Ethereum in search of higher speed and scalability. "The Hash" hosts discuss Solana as a rising protocol looking to take on Ethereum's dominance in the DeFi space. "Ethereum's very likely to be the winner here," host Adam B. Levine said, despite Solana's advantage over transaction speed.

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Mawson Infrastructure Increases Ownership of Luna Squares to 90%

Luna Squares’ site will be used for third-party hosting and Mawson’s proprietary bitcoin mining operations.

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Australia-Listed Non-Bank Broker SelfWealth to Add Crypto to Its Platform

Cath Whitaker, CEO of the online broker, said the ability to buy crypto and stocks in one place will be an "Australian first."

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Gemini Exchange to Expand Asia-Pacific Operations in a Bid to Capture Growth

The company will open offices in Australia and Hong Kong.

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Australia's Financial Watchdog Says Bitcoin ETP Could Create 'Risk,' Seeks Feedback

ASIC said it is attempting to evaluate whether cryptos are appropriate underlying assets for an exchange-traded product.

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