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Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... Labs has transformed into a family office known as YZi Labs in a bid to expand its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said it is ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... annual member meeting that "we're not currently considering cryptocurrency." He said while the fund is exploring blockchain as a potential investment opportunity, having made some "small investments in companies we believe can use the underlying ...

Crypto operator to fork out millions after court ruling

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Yesterday, shadow assistant treasurer Luke Howarth said inaction on crypto is putting consumers at risk and holding back blockchain investment and innovation in Australia. He argued the government has "lost control" and that ASIC is now playing policymaker. ...

Blockchain platform MezFi launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Newly launched blockchain platform MezFi is offering retail investors access to property investments designed for the wealthy via Digital Fund Tokens (DFTs). The platform essentially houses MezFi Fund 1, an ASIC-registered managed investment fund that ...

Australia's best-performing super fund says no to crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... doesn't pay a dividend," Armitage said. Nevertheless, the underlying technology that sits behind cryptocurrencies, blockchain, is interesting, Armitage said. "The opportunity to use that technology to perhaps reduce the friction that sits within the ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... a global market capitalisation of approximately US$164 billion and account for ​​40% of all value transacted on blockchain networks. Over time, multi-currency stablecoins are expected to provide a more efficient alternative to the traditional multi-trillion-dollar ...

Janus Henderson to manage new tokenised treasury fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... The US$360 billion asset manager will serve as a sub-adviser to the LTF, which will be issued on Centrifuge's public blockchain, giving investors direct access to short-term US Treasury bills. It will manage the fund's daily operations and portfolio ...

State Street partners with Taurus to expand digital asset services

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... collaboration, State Street will leverage Taurus' products to create and manage tokenised assets throughout, as well as provide blockchain connectivity to select blockchain protocols. This includes Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-CAPITAL, and Taurus EXPLORER. ...

SEC approves eight Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... second largest crypto asset, this will expand investor awareness of this asset and its extraordinary role within the blockchain ecosystem," BTC Markets chief executive Caroline Bowler said. "For investors looking to gain exposure under a traditional ...

ATO targets crypto investors, sharing economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... must declare staking rewards, which is income paid to crypto owners who hold tokens to validate transactions on the blockchain, and airdrops, which is the distribution of crypto-assets to digital wallets. They must also declare these values under the ...