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Derek Rose

Derek Rose is a Kiwi-American who has been living in Sydney for the past five years. In the past he's worked for the Australian Associated Press, the Associated Press in New York, Stuff.co.nz and the New York Daily News.

OpenGuild Finance wants to become the capital market for the open metaverse

Play-to-earn gaming guilds are one of the hottest sectors in the crypto space, with at least four founded by Australians…

The market psychology that made Lisa N Edwards a crypto success, and why women are ‘mostly better’ traders

Lisa N Edwards says her best trade was probably buying Elrond (eGold) when it redenominated with a 1,000-for-1 split in…

Crypto: Caution on governance tokens; airline tickets as NFTs

A Sydney-based angel investor has cautioned against investing in governance tokens, the crypto coins that give tokenholders the right to…

Apollo’s Moonshots: Interoperability play Stargate Finance working to solve ‘bridging trilemma’

David Angliss, an analyst with Australia’s leading cryptocurrency investment firm, Apollo Capital, shares the fund’s weekly take on what’s happening…

Crypto trading education platform MTC Education exceeding growth targets

"Our goal was to get to 300-500 people in the first 60 days and we've more than doubled that," former…

After years of unrelenting knee-jerk attacks on crypto, the Australian Financial Review tries to profit from it

In the past few months, Australia's 'premier' business publication has taken just about every cheap shot imaginable about this emerging…

‘Astronomical’ opportunity: Illuvium-based crypto gaming guild Polemos raises US$14m at $100m valuation

Polemos' US$14m seed round at a US$100m fully-diluted valuation makes it one of the fastest-growing entrants into the crypto guild…

Legend of crypto: Michael Sloggett has bounced back from the worst year of his life

Four years ago Michael Sloggett was on top of the world, making hundreds of thousands of dollars trading cryptos... then…

CRYPTO WINNERS: Zilliqa, Waves and ICHI among top gainers in March and Q1

Zilliqa was the biggest crypto-gainer in March, thanks to a surge this week that saw its token quadruple in value…

Crypto: STEPN keeps on moving, as move-to-earn heats up, while Bitcoin loses steam

Aussie-founded "move-to-earn" token STEPN was again the biggest gainer among top 100 cryptos this morning after FTX said it would…

Binance to sponsor music’s biggest night – the 64th annual Grammy Awards

Crypto juggernaut Binance has signed its biggest sponsorship deal yet -- music's biggest night, the Grammys.

Visa invites Aussie creatives to join immersion program teaching how to launch NFTs

Visa wants Australian creatives to apply for a one-year immersion program aimed at helping them navigate the world of non-fungible…

Opera beefs up its web3 browser, adding support for Polygon, other blockchains

The Norwegian company behind an all-in-one dedicated web3 (crypto) browser with a built-in crypto wallet says it is adding support…

Stepn: Red hot Aussie move-to-earn crypto project a 200-bagger in just a few weeks

Australian-founded crypto platform Stepn rewards people for being fit and active, and is making huge strides already.

Leading private market investment firm Hamilton Lane tokenises fund for first time

The tokenisation means the GPA fund will be accessible at a minimum ticket size of US$10,000, compared to the normal…

Caduceus – special new blockchain for metaverse projects raises $4m

The funds will help the future development of decentralised rendering and edge cloud computing as part of the Caduceus Metaverse…

Derivatives exchange Bybit moving HQ to Dubai as Singapore loses its crypto lustre

Crypto derivatives exchange Bybit is moving its global headquarters to Dubai from Singapore, in another sign that the Asian city-state…