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Crypto platform hires former Spaceship growth lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
An Australian cryptocurrency micro-investment platform has bolstered its team, hiring from Spaceship. Bamboo appointed Anna Cheng, former AP growth at Spaceship, to join its team in an advisory capacity. Cheng was Spaceship's third employee, joining ...

Ethereum overtakes big four banks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... Ethereum has a US$353 billion market cap, overtaking NAB, Westpac, ANZ and Commonwealth Bank. At the time of publishing, one Ether is worth US$3293. By comparison, the cryptocurrency first traded at US$1.25 in 2015 and 12 months ago was US$243. deVere ...

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Ahead of the launch of his new digital assets fund, investment banker Mark Carnegie has warned that Australian super funds need to get on board with cryptocurrencies. Carnegie is launching the MHC Digital Asset Fund, in partnership with blockchain expert ...

Crypto chosen over defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Investment in cryptocurrencies among investors has surpassed defensive assets such as precious metals, fixed income and annuities, according to new research. Digital asset exchange BTC Markets latest survey of over 2000 investors revealed 12.6% of respondents ...

RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a partnership with a consortium of financial institutions and a blockchain technology company to develop a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) for settlement. ...

Crypto exchange owners charged

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... illegally offered leveraged retail commodity transactions, futures, options, and swaps on cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ether and litecoin. Among its alleged violations, BitMEX failed to implement know-your-customer procedures, a customer information ...

Crestone bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Crestone Wealth Management has made eight new appointments, bringing its team to 80. The firm said the hires reaffirm its commitment to high-quality professional advice in the high net worth and ultra-high net worth client segments. Paul Shalhoub, Duane ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
Australia's biggest bank is set to deliver the world's first blockchain bond, in partnership with the World Bank. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will deliver the first bond in the world to be created, allocated, transferred and managed using blockchain technology. ...

Aussie fintech launches index-style crypto fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Australian fintech CoinJar is introducing a new fund designed to allow wholesale investors to gain digital currency exposure without needing to hold or trade cryptocurrencies themselves. The CoinJar Digital Currency Fund will manage and ensure of the ...

Retirement planning is a personal responsibility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... saying Australians were blindsided by the cost of living in retirement. Schroders' report said 61% of retirees thought they ether didn't have enough income or could do with more to live comfortably.