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ASX bitcoin ETF launch opens gates to wider cryptocurrency industry
The markets watchdog has told investors to “only put in what they are prepared to lose” after Australia’s main exchange operator opened the door to bitcoin.
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- Joshua Peach
May
$A bulls face disappointment on long road to pandemic high
Traders hoping the Australian dollar will strengthen may be caught out as optimism over China’s rebound fades and the local economy falters.
- Matthew Burgess and Michael G. Wilson
Rally hits a wall on China growth and US inflation fears
Worries about China and hotter-than-expected business activity in the United States hit markets on Friday as traders ramped up bets against the $A.
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- Alex Gluyas
Hopes of ether ETF revived after flurry of SEC filings
The digital token surged about 23 per cent this week and was trading at around $US3780 in Asian trading on Wednesday.
- Isabelle Lee, Sidhartha Shukla and Emily Graffeo
Crypto lifted by ether’s biggest jump since 2022 on ETF hope
Social media is alive with speculation that the US regulator may be warming to the idea of an ether exchange-traded fund.
- David Pan, Olga Kharif and Isabelle Lee
Millennium, Point72 and Elliott are among bitcoin ETF buyers
No matter the reason, and there could be several, Wall Street is clearly dipping its toes into the world’s largest digital asset.
- Isabelle Lee
ATO targets crypto traders’ tax affairs, bank details
The Tax Office is ramping up its surveillance of crypto traders, demanding that exchanges hand over details around clients’ ID, wallet addresses and bank accounts.
- Tom Richardson
April
Yen drops to a 34-year low; will authorities step in?
The steep sell-off in the Japanese currency to the lowest level since 1990.
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- Cormac Mullen
How Australians are unlocking their crypto riches
Surging valuations mean many want ways to borrow cash against their digital windfalls, and one altcoin evangelist claims he has a solution.
- Tom Richardson
‘Nothing has been spared’ as US dollar rips through Asia
The surprising strength of the US dollar this year has caused strategists to reduce their Aussie dollar forecasts, adding to the risk of sticky inflation.
- Alex Gluyas