Satoshi vs. Bitcoin Jesus: Australian at centre of crypto name squabble
Australian Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, is poised to win a fight that will likely lead to the creation of another version of Bitcoin Cash, the original offshoot of the biggest cryptocurrency. A group headed by Wright is expected to take control tomorrow of the world’s fourth-largest cryptocurrency following a software upgrade. A rival faction that disagrees on how to best expand has been trying to persuade the community of computer operators running the network to adopt their version. About 70 per cent of the so-called miners that process the transactions that keep the network afloat are signalling they support the version backed […]
The finalists for The Finnies 2022 have been announced
The finalists for The Finnies 2022 have been announced. Congratulations to all the fintechs, associated businesses and their hard working teams.
AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners pump $25m into Zepto
Zepto’s Series A will drive domestic growth, support its international expansion, enhance its market-leading payment infrastructure.
Monochrome CEO Jeff Yew discusses CBA’s crypto play
Monochrome’s Jeff Yew discusses today’s news that CBA is to offer cryptocurrency services to its customers.
Zepto becomes the first non-bank to secure both NPP direct connection and CDR accreditation, clocks $3B in transactions per month
Zepto has grown rapidly and is now processing $3 billion per month in payment volumes since its evolution from Byron Bay upstart, Split Payments.
Monochrome raises A$2.4m to accelerate institutional digital asset adoption
Monochrome Asset Management, the leader in institutional digital asset adoption, has announced a A$2.4 million private Series A funding.
Here are the finalists for the 2021 Finnies
The Finnies are on again, representing many of the best fintech companies in Australia. Here is a list of the 2021 Finnies finalists.
Swinburne’s Master of FinTech partners with industry leaders
Swinburne’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship has partnered with Judo Bank and Banxa.
