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Australian Officials Seize AU$350K Worth of Cryptocurrency in Darknet Bust

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Darknet activity often involves Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Criminals often perceive Bitcoin as an anonymous cryptocurrency, even though it lacks all of the features necessary to be anonymous. A recent dark web drug raid in New South Wales has confirmed that using Bitcoin for illicit activity will ultimately lead to one’s arrest. Another Darknet Drug … Read more

Coastal Town Claims to be First “Digital Currency-Friendly” in Australia

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Agnes Water, a beach town situated five hours north of Brisbane International Airport, has proclaimed itself to be the first “digital currency-friendly” tourist town in Australia. Over 30 businesses now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment in Agnes Water – despite being home to just over two thousand residents. Also Read: Markets Update: Digital Currency … Read more

Brisbane International is Now the World’s First Crypto-Friendly Airport

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Last January news.Bitcoin.com reported on the Brisbane Airport in Australia preparing to accept cryptocurrencies. Now today all the merchants and airport terminals accept various digital assets such as bitcoin core, dash, ethereum, and steem making it one of the friendliest cryptocurrency airports in the world. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Merchants … Read more

PR: Cryptocurrency Payment Service Platform Sopay Launches Crowdfunding on the LEEKICO Platform

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Sydney, Australia – SoPay, a project aiming to develop a fast, private and easy-to-use digital currency payment platform, announced its much anticipated token sale will start on May 29, 2018 and end on June 3, 2018. The sale is managed on the LEEKICO platform and expects to collect a total of ETH 10,000. More information … Read more

Bitcoin in Brief Saturday: Crypto Hiring and Blockchain Welfare, From Down Under

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Instant crypto-denominated salaries and blockchain-based social security payments feature in Saturday’s Bitcoin in Brief. Reports about these promising developments in the labor market and the public sector come from Australia. Also, the Slovak tax authority intends to use blockchain technology for more efficient tax collection.   Also read: Bitcoin in Brief Friday: Luxury Jets, Cheap … Read more