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This Week in Web3: Blockchain Succeeds Where Crypto Can’t
This Week in Web3: Blockchain Succeeds Where Crypto Can’t
September 18, 2024  |  Blockchain

People and businesses tend to think of crypto in one of two ways. The first is that crypto and blockchain more broadly are transforming technologies...

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Australia Finds No ‘Clear Public Interest’ for Retail CBDC
Australia Finds No ‘Clear Public Interest’ for Retail CBDC
September 18, 2024  |  CBDC

If Australia creates a digital currency, it will likely be the wholesale, not retail, variety. That’s according to a report issued Wednesday (Sept. 18) by the country’s...

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Reserve Bank of Australia Favors Surcharging in BNPL Sector
Reserve Bank of Australia Favors Surcharging in BNPL Sector
June 20, 2024  |  BNPL

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) plans to review the issue of surcharging in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. This review comes as...

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Australia’s Mobile Wallet Use Surges 12,000% Amid Cash Shortage
Australia’s Mobile Wallet Use Surges 12,000% Amid Cash Shortage
June 03, 2024  |  Cash

Paper money use is reportedly waning in Australia amid troubles at its top cash supplier. Linfox Armaguard, which moves 90% of cash to the country’s...

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Australia’s BNPL Use Surges Among Younger Consumers
Australia’s BNPL Use Surges Among Younger Consumers
November 27, 2023  |  BNPL

Australia’s younger consumers are increasingly embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL), a new survey shows. More than 40% of shoppers between 18 and 39 use the installment...

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Australia Considers Regulation of Digital Payment Services
Australia Considers Regulation of Digital Payment Services
October 11, 2023  |  Digital Payments

The Australian government has announced its plans to introduce new legislation that would empower the Reserve Bank of Australia to regulate digital payment services, including digital wallet...

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CBDCs  Likely ‘Some Years Away’ For Australia
CBDCs Likely ‘Some Years Away’ For Australia
August 23, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) may not be in Australia’s near future. That’s according to a report issued Wednesday (Aug. 23) by the Reserve Bank of Australia and Digital...

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Today in Crypto: China Arrests 93 in $5.6B Crypto Money Laundering Case; Apple Removes Crypto Trading App From Store After Scam Allegations
Today in Crypto: China Arrests 93 in $5.6B Crypto Money Laundering Case; Apple Removes Crypto...
September 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Australia is set to complete its CBDC project in the middle of 2023, a new presentation said. The project, which started in July this year,...

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US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Negotiations on a stablecoin regulatory bill last week indicated that the congressional sense of urgency on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) isn’t very...

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