Australia’s corporate regulator is suing the ASX over its bungled Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) replacement project, alleging it misled the market by announcing the project was on...
Blockchain and digital asset technologies should be a priority for government according to federal Labor rising star Andrew Charlton, who on Tuesday likened the potential prosperity gains that would...
Some cryptocurrency products may be “fundamentally incompatible with the existing financial services regulatory framework”, according to Treasury, as it begins consulting on the government’s token mapping exercise. Treasury released...
The Australian Stock Exchange’s blockchain replacement for clearing system CHESS has been delayed again – for the fifth time – as the multinational tech consultants Accenture is brought in...
Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised databases that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as NFTs and other “digital assets”. New games are emerging expressly to support blockchain technology,...
The Australian Stock Exchange’s blockchain-based replacement for its clearing and settlement system CHESS has been delayed for a fourth time. The delay was announced in a project update on...
The federal government has unveiled an $800 million digital business package, but more than half of the funding is going towards following through with a 2018 budget promise to...
The government has formed two working groups to investigate the potential for blockchain technology in supply chains and credentialing. The working groups are one of the new initiatives announced...
The Deregulation Taskforce will be brought under the Prime Minister’s department as the government looks to “modernise” regulations to keep in touch with new technology, with an emphasis on...
The federal government’s new blockchain roadmap is “disappointing” and “lacks vision” according to blockchain adviser and FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen. Industry Minister Karen Andrews released the National Blockchain...