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Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said it is marking its independence and broader investment focus under the leadership of Ella Zhang, who ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... sharp adjustments." Another sector that has already seen increased attention in the lead up to inauguration day is cryptocurrency - given even more coverage since Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, launched their own meme coins ahead of the ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... the lecturing part of it. It's social superiority, it's the 'my way or the highway.'" Assessing cryptocurrency, Dimon describes it as a "Ponzi scheme" and "as useless as a pet rock" but does not completely write it off. "We are going ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... following the US election, Binance said. Locally, Binance found Australian investors remain bullish on the outlook for cryptocurrency in 2025. In a survey of over 500 attendees at Australian Crypto Con - held in Sydney in November - over 90% of respondents ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... either disengaged or openly opposed to crypto. Donald Trump's election in the US marks an historic shift for the cryptocurrency industry. For the first time, we will have a US President who appears poised to actively support the industry, fostering ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... allocation Alistair Barker recently said at its 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 ...

Gensler to leave SEC in January

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... investors." Gensler's term was characterised by his tough stance on Wall Street misconduct and even tougher regulation of cryptocurrency. Most cryptocurrencies have surged on the back of Trump's election win, with the price of Bitcoin now over $150,000. ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... by 25% year on year, while civil proceedings rose 23%. This included taking action in the areas of greenwashing, cryptocurrency, predatory lending, high-cost credit, and insider trading. "Our 2025 enforcement priorities reflect the increased risks consumers ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... that has often seen the price of bitcoin rally into the end of the year. This positive performance in turn saw cryptocurrency-related ETFs deliver strong returns. According to VanEck, the top 10 ETFs by returns for October were: Betashares Crypto Innovators ...

Monochrome launches Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... crypto ETFs in Australia, up from $18 million last year, spread across five listed funds that track underlying cryptocurrency, according to Global X research. The millions flowing into crypto ETFs in Australia, however, pale in comparison to the billions ...
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