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Waves leads crypto market higher with 40% pump; Bitcoin holding above $47k

Waves keeps making waves, with the cryptocurrency platform hitting a new record high after announcing a spate of hires for…

Immutable X NFTs could be sold via Shopify stores following Venly integration

Sydney-based Immutable is partnering with a European blockchain technology provider to more easily onboard users into its ecosystem.

Portion of income rights to Michael Jackson song turned into NFT

A British songwriter is turning a portion of his stake in a Michael Jackson song he co-wrote into an NFT.…

‘Haters spontaneously combusting’ — shorts squeezed as Bitcoin pumps to $47k

Comments over the weekend from high-ranking Russian lawmaker Pavel Zavalny that the country might accept Bitcoin for oil and gas…

Bored Ape owner loses US$450,000 in NFTs to scam website

Another user has lost a valuable Bored Ape to a phishing scheme that cost him nearly half a million dollars…

Crypto tools could transform website infrastructure, Verida CEO says

Crypto-based tools could put an end to the hassle of remembering website passwords with new tools that create single sign-on…

David Beckham partners with DigitalBits, will launch NFT line on platform

A somewhat obscure cryptocurrency known as DigitalBits has landed a big-name global ambassador: British soccer legend David Beckham. A 2017…

ANZ’s A$DC stablecoin believed to first-ever issued by a bank

ANZ used A$DC stablecoin to send $30 million from a family office to a Melbourne-based crypto asset manager in just…

Kain Warwick and Anthony Sassano eat humble pie over rise of Avalanche and Solana, but say Ethereum will still triumph

Australia's most successful crypto founder says he was blindsided by the rise of competing layer 1 smart contract platforms such as…

Disruptive pre-public investing platform prePO raises $2.1m, to launch soon

An Aussie-founded crypto platform set to disrupt pre-public equity markets has raised $2.1 million in its second funding round, ahead…

Yat Siu on Animoca Brands’ acquisition spree, and why it’s in such a rush to build the open metaverse

Web 3.0 and open metaverse is the "natural next evolution of the internet," and its growth has nowhere near peaked,…

Crypto-trading infrastructure Project Serum injecting new KYC, customisation features

A decentralised trading project built on Solana will be adding new compliance features aimed at gaining adoption from institutional users.

Fast-growing Immutable plans liquidity network for NFT marketplaces

Australia's most successful crypto business plans to continue its hiring spree as it works to create a network that will…

Algorand has big plans on privacy, speed and ‘co-chains’, founder Silvio Micali says

Algorand has an ambitious series of upgrades planned, including for privacy, founder Silvio Micali told Australian Blockchain Week.

‘It’s going to be an Ethereum world’ – and businesses urgently need to fight for market share, EY thought leader says

The blockchain competition is over and Ethereum has won, an Ernst & Young blockchain leader has told Australian Blockchain Week.…

‘The dollar is over’: Novogratz predicts bear market for stocks, optimistic on crypto

Galaxy Digital chief executive Mike Novogratz is expecting a bear market for equities but says cryptos are well-positioned to take…

Global crypto trading firm FTX launches in Australia as Blockchain Week 2022 gets underway

Australia has the chance to grab a regional leadership role in the crypto industry if it gets regulation right, speakers…