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BusinessCommentsBitcoin is up 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free rally

The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening.

The Economist

BitcoinCommentsHas Bitcoin peaked, or can you still make a fortune?

Now Bitcoin’s value has broken through the $100,000 mark — what’s next for digital money? 

Toby Walne

BUSINESS CommentsPremiumWorld’s biggest fund manager unveils 2025 predictions

Global giant BlackRock believes that the business cycle is dead — and AI has a huge role to play in the coming year.

Jackson Hewett

FinanceCommentsPrice of Bitcoin soars past $US100k mark for first time

The price of bitcoin soared past the long-awaited $US100,000 benchmark for the first time ever late Wednesday evening.

Tanaya Macheel

InvestmentCommentsPremiumASIC dangles carrot ahead of crypto push

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission plans a softly, softly approach as it tightens regulation of cryptocurrency and industry players.

Neale Prior

MarketsCommentsPremiumBitcoin’s rally stalls after nearing $US100,000

Bitcoin steadied after a rally fizzled just shy of the historic level, as traders assess whether optimism stemming from President-elect Donald Trump’s support for crypto is becoming stretched.

Isabelle Lee

DebtManCommentsWith Don in charge, is crypto now worth the gamble?

DEBTMAN: Crypto is riding a Trump wave of renewed optimism. But don’t forget, there have been plenty of people burned badly in the past. Here’s one way to test the waters without losing your shirt.

Bruce Brammall

The NightlyThe buzz around crypto is a ‘sideshow’ to the main game

JACKSON HEWETT: As bitcoin soars toward the magic $US100,000 mark, regulators see so much more beyond the ‘sideshow’.

Jackson Hewett

MarketsPremiumCryptocurrency surges to record as traders bet on Trump

Bitcoin has rallied past $US81,000 ($123,120) for the first time, boosted by president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of digital assets and the prospect of a Congress featuring pro-crypto lawmakers.

Sidhartha Shukla

MoneyCommentsBitcoin nears record as traders narrow odds of Trump win

Bitcoin approached a record as traders around the world watched results trickle in from the US presidential election.

Olga Kharif and Teresa Xie

BankingPremiumReserve Bank of Australia to outline crypto roadmap

The Reserve Bank of Australia said it will focus on the possible use cases for a wholesale central bank digital currency given the modest likely benefits and potential complications from a retail variant.

Swati Pandey

BitcoinPremiumBitcoin spikes in wake of Trump’s pro-crypto speech

Bitcoin touched the highest level since mid-June after Donald Trump expanded his pro-crypto agenda and as expectations for US Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts bolstered investor sentiment. 

Bloomberg

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Perth’s DigitalX wins second ASX Bitcoin ETF listing

Cryptocurrency manager DigitalX is talking up its future operating a Bitcoin exchange traded fund as it attempts to shake off the alleged legacy of founder Eugeni ‘Zhenya’ Tsvetnenko.

Neale Prior and Simone Grogan

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumNow possible to invest in Bitcoin on ASX. Is it mainstream?

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has just seen the listing of its first Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund — ETF for short.

Marta Khomyn

BitcoinPremiumBitcoin posts steepest slide in two months

Losses are piling up in the crypto market after its second-worst weekly decline of 2024, a reflection of cooling demand for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and uncertainty over monetary policy.

Sidhartha Shukla and Muyao Shen

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VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF entry to ASX sparks fees war

The first exchange-traded fund to invest directly in Bitcoin has made its entry onto the Australian Securities Exchange, with the cryptocurrency faithful cheering the start of a price war among ETF providers. 

Daniel Newell

MarketsPremiumPerth firm’s mission to prove Bitcoin can be tamed

The boss of Perth-based blockchain minnow Digital X reckons the cowboy world of crypto is “crying out” for regulation as she campaigns for one of the first bitcoin exchange traded fund on the ASX.

Simone Grogan

MarketsPremiumASX opens door to first spot Bitcoin ETF

An exchange-traded fund investing directly in Bitcoin will list on Australia’s main stock market for the first time, part of a wave of such launches after similar products began trading in the US and Hong Kong.

Swati Pandey and Sunil Jagtiani

bitcoinCommentsPremiumBitcoin ’halving’ cuts supply of new tokens

A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.

David Pan

MoneyPremiumA bit rich! UK court rules Aussie boffin not founder of Bitcoin

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the founder of bitcoin and does not control the intellectual property rights, the UK high court has ruled.

Staff Writers

MoneyPremiumBitcoin bulls on the run as ETFs push price over $US60,000

At the heart of the rally that is pushing Bitcoin toward a record high is a simple tenet of economics: Supply and demand. 

David Pan and Sidhartha Shukla

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How and when you’ll be able to join the Bitcoin ETF bonanza

The US listing of at least 11 Bitcoin exchange-traded fund is good news for Australians punters hoping to play high-risk crypto markets.

Neale Prior

‘Pivotal step’'Crypto Christmas': Aussie Bitcoiners (mostly) cheer US ETFs

Many Australian cryptocurrency enthusiasts are cheering after the US securities regulator approved 11 exchanged-traded Bitcoin funds in a landmark decision.

Derek Rose

ETF nodCommentsPremiumLandmark nod brings Bitcoin into realm of retail investors

The approval could prove to be a landmark event in the adoption of cryptocurrency by mainstream finance and retail investors.

Jesse Pound