ADDCA launches Bitcoin constitution | The Courier-Mail
ADDCA launches Bitcoin constitution The Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association (ADCCA) has announced a new constitution that has been built into and certified by the Blockchain – the technology underpinning digital currencies like Bitcoin. Source: ADDCA launches Bitcoin constitution | The Courier-Mail
CoinJar to put brakes on Bitcoin volatility | The Courier-Mail
Australian Bitcoin start-up CoinJar has taken on one of Bitcoin’s chief criticisms, allowing consumers and businesses to bypass the cryptocurrency’s volatility and peg its price against a currency of their choice.Hedged Accounts was unveiled on stage at Europe’s biggest financial technlogy conference Finovate, and means that for example if a user holds $400 worth of Bitcoin in Australian dollars, they can access $400 worth of Bitcoins in future.Bitcoin itself has seen wild volatility in recent months, crashing from a value of over $1000 per Bitcoin to under $300 this month. Source: CoinJar to put brakes on Bitcoin volatility | The Courier-Mail
Coinjar to reveal Bitcoin volatility salve
Australian bitcoin exchange Coinjar will unveil plans to fix the value of the highly volatile cryptocurrency for its clients and offer conversion to a range of different currencies at a financial technology conference in London on Tuesday as it moves to compete with remittance providers. From late Tuesday, Coinjar joins a number of other bitcoin exchanges in offering “hedging accounts” that peg the value of the bitcoins purchased to the currency originally chosen when a conversion is first made. Source: Coinjar to reveal Bitcoin volatility salve
