RepuCoin secure blockchain defends against attackers
In what its originators have billed as a ‘world first’, a secure blockchain has been developed that they claim can defend against malicious activity. Monash University researchers are part of an international team that created the system, which, it is claimed, can successfully block malicious activity by attackers who possess more than half of the […]
Binance will let you buy Bitcoin with cash from 1,300 stores in Australia
Binance says cryptocurrency fans in Australia will soon be able to purchase Bitcoin from over 1,300 supported Newsagents across the country. The new service, “Binance Lite,” marks the first time the Malta-based exchange has managed to open a fiat gateway in Australia. While it will only support buying Bitcoin at launch, press materials say more digital […]
Australian house to go under the hammer in world-first cryptocurrency auction
In a world first, Australia will host a live auction in which bidders are being asked to pay not in cash, but in cryptocurrency. The “Jetsons house”, a futuristic-style beachfront home in northern NSW, will be auctioned on April 8, with interested bidders able to buy the luxury property using either Bitcoin or Binance Coin […]
Novatti joins IBM World Wire network as a foundation member
Novatti Group Limited (ASX: NOV) announces it will join IBM Blockchain World Wire1, a real-time global payments network for regulated financial institutions such as Novatti’s subsidiary Flexewallet Pty Ltd. IBM World Wire is designed to optimize and accelerate foreign exchange and remittance services through a New Cross-Border Payments Network Supporting Real Time Payments and Foreign […]
Australian payment platform Paid By Coins lifts threshold to $50K for crypto payments
Paid By Coins, the Australian payment getaway that allows payment of any bill and funds transfer to Australian bank accounts using cryptocurrencies, has now lifted the threshold for transactions to $50,000. This is the highest level of transaction currently offered by a cryptocurrency payment gateway. Paid By Coins is the only provider to offer transactions […]
A fintech wanting to be ‘Australia’s leading migrant bank’ has launched a $4 million placement
There are plenty of fintechs and plenty of small caps seeking money from Chinese consumers, but few companies that are both. Novatti (ASX: NOV) is one of them. The ASX-listed small cap is a holding company for half a dozen fintech platforms. One of these is chinapayments.com which allows Chinese people in Australia to pay […]
Are Bitcoin wallets anonymous?
Compared to traditional bank accounts and transactions, cryptocurrency wallets can at least provide you with a very significant degree of privacy, rather than displaying transactions with a name, the blockchain’s unchangeable ledger keeps sender and recipient information like an address, protecting your data. You yourself play a role in keeping your Bitcoin Wallets Anonymous In […]
Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: How are they different?
You may have heard of Ethereum. You’ve almost certainly heard of Bitcoin. You may even have heard of people making fortunes off of them. What you may not have heard is what exactly these two projects are. What Are Ethereum and Bitcoin? Ethereum and Bitcoin are two different versions of the same underlying concept called […]
