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Aussie Central Bank Considers Regulating ePayments Fees
Digital Payments // June 03, 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the country’s central bank, is considering reducing the cost of electronic payments for merchants and consumers as COVID-19 makes e-banking preferable, Assistant Governor Michele Bullock said on Wednesday. Reuters reports RBA is reviewing Aussie’s retail payments regulation to determine...

Digital Currency Eyes Wholesale — Not Retail — Payments Down Under
Cryptocurrency // January 21, 2020

Add Australia to the list of countries with central banks looking to bring fiat currencies into the digital realm — with some conditions attached. As stated in a report to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology, the Reserve Bank of Australia...

Bitcoin Daily: QuadrigaCX Co-Founder Made Fake Accounts; Swede Faces Extradition In Scam
Bitcoin // June 21, 2019

A Swedish man has been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a bitcoin scam that defrauded more than 3,500 victims of over $11 million — and faces extradition to the U.S. Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and his company, Eastern Metal...

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Digital Currency Eyes Wholesale — Not Retail — Payments Down Under

January 21, 2020
Add Australia to the list of countries with central banks looking to bring fiat currencies into the digital realm — with some conditions attached. As stated in a report to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said it has “established a small in-house Innovation Lab […]

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Aussie Central Bank Considers Regulating ePayments Fees

June 03, 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the country’s central bank, is considering reducing the cost of electronic payments for merchants and consumers as COVID-19 makes e-banking preferable, Assistant Governor Michele Bullock said on Wednesday. Reuters reports RBA is reviewing Aussie’s retail payments regulation to determine the cost and resilience of electronic payments and access to […]

Bitcoin Daily: QuadrigaCX Co-Founder Made Fake Accounts; Swede Faces Extradition In Scam

June 21, 2019
A Swedish man has been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a bitcoin scam that defrauded more than 3,500 victims of over $11 million...