Policymakers are racing to catch up with the rapid rise of stablecoins — a version of cryptocurrency that rarely fluctuates, is backed by cash or government bonds and run on public blockchains.
In 48 hours, Donald Trump’s personal wealth has jumped $96 billion off the back of his astonishing meme coin launch. Here’s what it means for his second term.
Jackson Hewett
The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening.
The Economist
Now Bitcoin’s value has broken through the $100,000 mark — what’s next for digital money?
Toby Walne
Global giant BlackRock believes that the business cycle is dead — and AI has a huge role to play in the coming year.
The price of bitcoin soared past the long-awaited $US100,000 benchmark for the first time ever late Wednesday evening.
Tanaya Macheel
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission plans a softly, softly approach as it tightens regulation of cryptocurrency and industry players.
Neale Prior
Bitcoin steadied after a rally fizzled just shy of the historic level, as traders assess whether optimism stemming from President-elect Donald Trump’s support for crypto is becoming stretched.
Isabelle Lee
DEBTMAN: Crypto is riding a Trump wave of renewed optimism. But don’t forget, there have been plenty of people burned badly in the past. Here’s one way to test the waters without losing your shirt.
Bruce Brammall
JACKSON HEWETT: As bitcoin soars toward the magic $US100,000 mark, regulators see so much more beyond the ‘sideshow’.
Bitcoin has rallied past $US81,000 ($123,120) for the first time, boosted by president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of digital assets and the prospect of a Congress featuring pro-crypto lawmakers.
Sidhartha Shukla
Bitcoin approached a record as traders around the world watched results trickle in from the US presidential election.
Olga Kharif and Teresa Xie
The Reserve Bank of Australia said it will focus on the possible use cases for a wholesale central bank digital currency given the modest likely benefits and potential complications from a retail variant.
Swati Pandey
Bitcoin touched the highest level since mid-June after Donald Trump expanded his pro-crypto agenda and as expectations for US Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts bolstered investor sentiment.
Bloomberg
Cryptocurrency manager DigitalX is talking up its future operating a Bitcoin exchange traded fund as it attempts to shake off the alleged legacy of founder Eugeni ‘Zhenya’ Tsvetnenko.
Neale Prior and Simone Grogan
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has just seen the listing of its first Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund — ETF for short.
Marta Khomyn
Losses are piling up in the crypto market after its second-worst weekly decline of 2024, a reflection of cooling demand for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and uncertainty over monetary policy.
Sidhartha Shukla and Muyao Shen
The first exchange-traded fund to invest directly in Bitcoin has made its entry onto the Australian Securities Exchange, with the cryptocurrency faithful cheering the start of a price war among ETF providers.
Daniel Newell
The boss of Perth-based blockchain minnow Digital X reckons the cowboy world of crypto is “crying out” for regulation as she campaigns for one of the first bitcoin exchange traded fund on the ASX.
Simone Grogan
An exchange-traded fund investing directly in Bitcoin will list on Australia’s main stock market for the first time, part of a wave of such launches after similar products began trading in the US and Hong Kong.
Swati Pandey and Sunil Jagtiani
A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.
David Pan
Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the founder of bitcoin and does not control the intellectual property rights, the UK high court has ruled.
Staff Writers
At the heart of the rally that is pushing Bitcoin toward a record high is a simple tenet of economics: Supply and demand.
David Pan and Sidhartha Shukla
The US listing of at least 11 Bitcoin exchange-traded fund is good news for Australians punters hoping to play high-risk crypto markets.
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