Australia

The Perth Heat is setting Bitcoin as the new standard for all payments and payouts, the club said in a statement.

The Australian Securities And Investments Commission has given early approval to fund managers seeking to launch Bitcoin spot exchange traded funds.

A report about the state of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in Australia for August suggests that 56% of Australians believe Elon Musk invented Bitcoin.

Australian broker SelfWealth will provide bitcoin trading services to over 95,000 customers in forthcoming partnerships with third parties.

Bitcoin investment platform FastBitcoins has announced an expansion to Australia to meet growing demand for BTC investment there.

Inside the darknet market seizure made possible by Bitcoin.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has updated its requirements for cryptocurrency business compliance.

The Indigenous Fine Art Gallery in Australia now accepts bitcoin for fine art.

The Australian Federal Police has charged a government employee alleged to have misused government IT infrastructure for personal cryptomining operations, earning about $6,200.

“To avoid the fraud and scam detection systems employed by banks, scammers are now increasingly asking for payment via unusual payment methods such as gift cards and cryptocurrencies.”