This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
How to keep up with mainstream meme coin mania
The explosive rise of social media has already shifted the workings of politics and democracy. We are now seeing how it can move asset prices in digital assets.
- Gillian Tett
Meet the Australian fundies making a motza from the return of Trump
Bitcoin at $US100,000, stockmarkets setting records as tech and banking soars. These local investors are grabbing every opportunity to make big returns.
- Joshua Peach
Bitcoin smashes through $US100,000 as traders eye ‘huge re-rating’
Investors believe the change in attitude towards cryptocurrencies still hasn’t been priced in, making Thursday’s milestone just the beginning.
- Updated
- Alex Gluyas
- Analysis
- Bitcoin
Bitcoin has hit $US100,000. Do we still care?
The cryptocurrency has burst through a historic milestone. But the bulls aren’t bragging, and the bears aren’t finger wagging. So what’s changed?
- Jonathan Shapiro
Squirrels, pigmy hippos: Crypto’s boom has gone too far
Memecoin tokens based on online viral moments outpaced bitcoin over the past month, but critics say they reflect market froth.
- Updated
- Nikou Asgari
ASIC moves to expand its oversight of crypto and digital assets
The corporate regulator’s new guidance outlines more than a dozen examples of how it intends to assess what is in – and out – of financial services laws.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Social media ban critics overlook mental suffering
Readers’ letters on what critics of the age limit fail to consider, the case for not tinkering with the RBA, why South Australia is still the nation’s renewables trailblazer, and a lesson from Greek mythology for crypto investors.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why the crypto hype is more dangerous than you think
Overconfidence since the election victory of Donald Trump could tee the sector up for its next collapse.
- Jemima Kelly
November
A bitcoin convention in Sydney rings crypto alarm bells
Bitcoin is up almost 130 per cent this year and the US election result put a rocket under crypto. But there are still plenty of ways to lose money in an (unregulated) bull market.
- James Eyers
Bitcoin’s wild ride towards $US100,000 – and why it matters
The flagship cryptocurrency has resumed its advance this week as investors took advantage of a sharp sell-off. Analysts say volatility is to be expected.
- Alex Gluyas
Bitcoin dividends? It’s possible, says Iren CEO
The chief executive of a Sydney-based, Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner says the company could issue its shareholders cryptocurrency dividends.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Buffett, bitcoin and a duct-taped banana: Welcome to our bubbly world
The surge in financial markets and cryptocurrencies since Donald Trump’s victory has raised concerns about pockets of speculation.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Bitcoin is back. But Australia is lagging on crypto innovation
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have moved from niche topics to central players in global finance. Policymakers must recognise the opportunities these digital assets present.
- Caroline Bowler
Coalition attacks Treasury’s failure to produce crypto protection laws
More than a year has elapsed since Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones promised crypto regulation, leaving gaping holes as more Australians pile into bitcoin and digital coins.
- James Eyers
Crypto markets prepare for bitcoin’s $US100,000 milestone
The world’s No.1 cryptocurrency is within striking distance of history as America prepares for a digital asset-friendly Trump administration.
- Updated
- Alex Gluyas
Bitcoin bursts past $US94,000 for the first time
The cryptocurrency was turbocharged by news that Donald Trump’s company was in talks to buy a digital token trading firm.
- Medha Singh and Ankur Banerjee
Apollo boss emerges as top contender for Treasury secretary
Donald Trump has tapped billionaires, celebrities and a private equity mastermind in his latest round of cabinet picks.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Bulls are calling the ‘golden age of crypto’. It’s not all about Trump
Donald Trump’s decisive election win has sent crypto markets surging. But pundits see a much bigger case for optimism around the sector.
- James Thomson
‘The chase is on’: Bitcoin tipped to hit $US100,000 within weeks
A record rally in the flagship cryptocurrency has ETF providers reporting huge inflows and exchanges enjoying frenetic activity.
- Updated
- Alex Gluyas
Ex-Westpac treasurer named to Imperium Markets advisory board
The new board will be headed up by Imperium chairman Rod Lewis, former Westpac treasurer Curt Zuber and former MBIA UK chairman and chief executive Chris Weeks.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
