Perth Mint, Australia’s official bullion mint, currently faces a $9 billion recall from China for allegedly selling “doped” bullion and attempting to cover it up, as reported by Australia’s ABC News. The practice of doping gold involves adding impure ore like silver to the mix to cut costs and lower the quality of gold. Reportedly,…
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The use cases for the CBDC ranged from offline payments to “trusted Web3 commerce” and financial industry participants were invited to undertake a live pilot. Australia’s central bank is set to launch a “live pilot” of a central bank digital currency “in the coming months,” according to a joint statement from the Reserve Bank of…
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A day after Binance Australia Derivatives sent notifications of account closures to users it wrongly classified, regulators in Australia said they’re looking into the company. Binance Australia Derivatives sent an abrupt message to a select group of users on Feb. 23, saying it would be immediately closing their accounts due to a false classification of…
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The Australian Minister for Financial Services said there was a “good argument” to treat crypto as financial products in an interview on Jan. 22. Australian crypto executives have urged caution over lumping all digital assets in the same boat as financial products, after recent comments from Australia’s assistant treasurer on the ma Speaking to the…
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Crypto industry observers have questioned whether customers or investors will ever want to “come near” FTX again. Several crypto industry commentators have expressed skepticism about FTX CEO John Ray’s vision to potentially reboot the crypto exchange, citing trust issues and “second-class” treatment of customers as reasons why users may not “feel safe to go back.”…
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