Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin is nearing two-year highs, institutional money is engaging, and ETFs are on the horizon. But would you hold cryptocurrency as a nest egg or inflation hedge? And when was the last time you bought something with crypto?
Bitcoin prices are booming and some bulls are already tipping another supercycle. But individual investors badly burned last time may not be eager to play the crypto casino again.
Cryptocurrencies dominate the headlines around blockchain and tokenisation, but crypto purists are awakening to the world outside currencies and assessing other assets worth vastly more.
In the wake of the SBF and now CZ scandals crypto can go one of two ways from here: further marginalisation of the vast but dubious asset class, or a shift deeper into the mainstream.
Proclamations of crypto winter's end may still be premature, but the recent surge in the Bitcoin price does tell an important story.
Most NFT collections have fizzled out over the past 18 months. However, one has not only survived but thrived.
For the financial mainstream, crypto is a parallel universe. But they see massive opportunity in bringing blockchain and tokenisation to real world markets.
The Sam Bankman-Fried trial has only heightened doubts about crypto's credibility and boosted arguments for regulation.
The legal case could have significant implications for the future of both leveraged financial products and digital currency trading in Australia.
Physical currency seems inevitably on the path to extinction as digital payments and crypto currencies rise. But what exactly do we expect from "money"?
Donald Trump and SBF share more than a few striking similarities and they're both headed for court.
It’s safe to assume crypto and decentralised finance were not at the top of the list of Michele Bullock's priorities as she took the reins at the RBA today. But warnings from global regulators suggest it's not something to sleep on.
Turbo was possibly the first cryptocurrency almost entirely generated by AI. Created by a Melbourne artist, it hit a market cap of US$80 million in a matter of days.
The Reserve Bank's report on its central bank digital currency pilots reinforces the bank's view that there is no immediate need for action
And the disgraced crypto entrepreneur has room to fall yet.
