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J.P. Morgan introduces digital currency for instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
J.P. Morgan is launching its own digital currency to harness the benefits offered by blockchain. The largest bank in the US is getting ready to roll out JPM Coin, representative of a fiat currency and designed to make instantaneous payments between ...

Fintechs in the money, gain confidence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... Australia chair Alan Tsen said open banking, comprehensive credit reporting and the removal of double GST for digital currency have contributed to the sector's achievements. Fintechs' role as "trailblazers" have has been significant in shaping the financial ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... invested US$285,000 in FutureICO, an initial coin offering platform that helps companies to issue tokens and digital currency. As part of the investment, FGF will use the platform to list its investments for distribution and provide liquidity for its ...

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 ...

ASIC tightens grip on ICO issuers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... for cryptocurrency service providers were announced. AUSTRAC's new suite of cryptocurrency laws will regulate digital currency exchange providers when they come into effect mid-May. Meanwhile, the US corporate regulator has been going after ICOs that ...

Cryptocurrency service providers now regulated: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... agency looks to mitigate criminal risk in the sector. AUSTRAC's new suite of cryptocurrency laws will regulate digital currency exchange providers. The laws ensure these exchanges now face the same regulatory requirements of other regulated financial ...

WAM Capital founding director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... and is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law at UTS. She is also an industry advisory board member at the Australian Digital Currency Association and deputy chair of the Australian Computer Society's blockchain technical committee. "The board is delighted ...

Australia's first OTC trading desk for digital currencies opens

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
Australian crypto investors wanting to execute large digital currency trades will have an over-the-counter trading desk to go to from next week. Sydney-based Bitcoin and digital currency exchange Independent Reserve will go live with Australia's first ...

FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... driven the fintech agenda across the nation, resulting in real, positive change in areas such as crowdfunding, digital currency regulation and open data." "We started with 52 founding members - today we have well over 200, with strong connections across ...

SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... Pleash said the cryptocurrency boom over the last 12 months has seen a number of SMSF trustees register with digital currency exchanges such as CoinSpot and Coinbase which only allow users to sign up in their own name. "In many cases, corporate trustees ...