Australian philosopher Peter Singer is one the key intellectuals behind effective altruism, which focuses on maximising the impact of philanthropy, and has become highly popular in tech circles.
Cryptocurrencies
While the price of Bitcoin is tipped to strengthen further this cycle, the former Iris Energy is already preparing for the next crypto winter by diversifying with a $40 million AI bet.
Previous Bitcoin halvings have triggered rallies about half a year later. But this time around the cryptocurrency is already on a high.
King River Capital cofounder Zeb Rice started putting investors' funds back to work early last year after staying on the sidelines for more than a year.
It's rare to hear calls for more regulation and rarer for it to come from challengers to an industry. But both smaller banks and crypto traders want to hear more from the regulators.
Further consultation on digital asset platform regulation, which includes crypto, is adding to growing concern over investor uncertainty.
After the launch of 11 ETFs in January, the "halving" is the biggest Bitcoin event of the year.
Delays to long awaited crypto regulation have sparked concerns Australia is falling behind other countries as major banks such as NAB pull back from activities in the sector.
The identity of Bitcoin's creator remains a mystery after a UK court found against an Australian man who had claimed to be behind the cryptocurrency. But does it really matter if Bitcoin's origins are unknown?
Investor Mark Carnegie is among those keeping an eye on new blockchain based assets soaring in the current crypto rally.
Longtime Bitcoin enthusiasts are partying like it's 2021 after the cryptocurrency hit a new peak in Australian dollar terms.
A string of crypto-linked enforcement cases in Australia are testing the boundaries of financial product definitions and the ability of existing laws to govern digital assets.
The UNSW professor isn't giving up on grandfathering negative gearing, overhauling the tax system... or getting academic economists taken more seriously in Australian discourse.
The biggest immediate winners from the SEC's Bitcoin ETFs approval were people holding its smaller rival.
An asset class is very different to an instrument of the financial system. Following SEC approval of bitcoin ETFs, the cryptocurrency is the former, not the latter.
The enormous and growing cost of misconduct by cryptocurrency and digital payments companies goes beyond the billions they're paying in fines.
Stablecoins like Tether are benefitting from a crypto revival sparked by hopes of a Bitcoin ETF. But little is known about how they're backed or where their reserves are held.
