Australia

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.”

Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network in November.

The prototype bond, dubbed "Bond-i" (Blockchain Operated New Debt Instrument) is hailed by participants as a milestone and a step forward toward automation of bond sales.

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The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area.

CBA has partnered with five international and Australian companies to ship 17 tonnes of almonds from Melbourne to Hamburg using a new DLT platform built on Ethereum.

In a bid to fight cryptocurrency tax crime, the U.S. has joined with tax authorities from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the U.K. to form the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement.

The philanthropic organization has now created the “Hope Page,” which allows users to donate through cryptocurrency mined on their computers.