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Australian Court Rules in Favor of Crypto Firm Finder’s Earn Product

An Australian Federal Court on Thursday, dismissed a case filed by ASIC against crypto firm Finder Wallet. The Judgement passed by Justice Markovic stated that Finder’s Earn product was ‘compliant’ and did not provide unlicensed financial services. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), the nation’s corporate regulator, filed a case against Finder Wallet in…
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Australian Court Sides With ASIC in a Case Pitting the Regulator Against a Crypto Startup

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently prevailed in its case against Block Earner after a court ruled that the crypto startup’s product offering violated the country’s Corporations Act. The judge ruled that the ASIC had “succeeded in establishing contraventions of s 601ED and 911A of the Act in relation to the Earner product.”…
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Australian Federal Court Rules Against Block Earner for Unlicensed Financial Services Conduct

An Australian federal court has determined that fintech company Block Earner engaged in unlicensed financial services conduct by offering its crypto-backed Earner product. The Federal Court finds fintech company Block Earner engaged in unlicensed financial services conduct when offering its crypto-backed Earner product https://t.co/TS7Xf8emuf pic.twitter.com/XOrxvZsEft — ASIC Media (@asicmedia) February 9, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The court…
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Australia’s Security Regulator Faces Scrutiny Over Failure to Warn Citizens of the HyperVerse Crypto Scheme

Source: AdobeStock / FiledIMAGE Australia’s Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has expressed the intention to look into reasons why the country’s securities regulator failed to warn citizens of the potential danger posed by the HyperVerse crypto scheme. A recent Guardian report says Jones would question the Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) why it didn’t release a…
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ASIC Initiates Civil Proceedings Against Bit Trade for Alleged Compliance Failures

Australia’s regulatory body, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has initiated legal proceedings against Bit Trade Pty Ltd, the provider of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange for Australian users, for breaching design and distribution obligations related to its margin trading product. ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said, … Read More: ASIC Initiates Civil Proceedings Against Bit…
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Crypto exchange Kraken ‘disappointed’ over regulator proceedings in Australia

The regulator alleged that Bit Trade — the provider for Kraken in Australia — did not make a target market determination before offering its margin trading product to Australian customers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced civil proceedings against Bit Trade — the provider of the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia —…
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Canaan Unveils Cutting-Edge Avalon 14 Series Bitcoin Miners

At the “Avalon Bitcoin & Crypto Day” conference in Singapore, the bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan showcased its new Avalon-made 14 series mining rigs. One of the mining machines, the A1466I, boasts an energy efficiency of fewer than 20 joules per terahash (J/T), approximately 19.5 J/T, and has a production capacity of…
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Bitcoin may hit $100K by capturing ‘even 2%–5% of gold’s market cap’ — Hut8 VP Sue Ennis

New developments in the Bitcoin mining space have Hut8 vice president Sue Ennis convinced that well positioned miners will thrive after the next BTC halving. The next Bitcoin halving event is less than 9 months away and the consensus opinion among analysts and investors is that the halving will send BTC price to a new…
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Bitmain Dispatches Initial KS3 Antminers Amid Surge in Kaspa’s Hashrate

According to Bitmain, the well known crypto ASIC mining rig manufacturer, the company has shipped its first batch of KS3 Antminer machines. Despite each rig costing $49,800, Bitmain sold out of the first batch and announced another batch of KS3 Antminers would be available soon. As Kaspa’s Hashrate Climbs, Bitmain Ships KS3 Antminer Series Bitmain…
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UK Researchers Claim New Tech Supercharges Bitcoin Mining With 260% Faster Hash Detection, Slashes Energy Use

Quantum Blockchain Technologies (QBT), a research firm hailing from the U.K., purports to have spearheaded a revolutionary leap in bitcoin mining tech. They’ve unveiled certain methods that reportedly enhance the chances of pinpointing a winning hash. One such strategy, dubbed “Method B,” asserts it elevates the likelihood by a remarkable 260% compared to traditional mining…
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