New Australian Bitcoin Exchange International Reserve Launches With No GST
Independent Reserve (IR) is an Australian Bitcoin exchange in Sydney that ran a pre-launch survey that reached 442 people from every corner of the world. From their survey, IR determined that only 8% of participants had used Bitcoin. However, more than half claimed that they "felt they understood Bitcoin" and over three-quarters admitted to having planned to "find out more" in the future. Australia is still holding out as a Bitcoin bastion despite bad news, Bitcoin wallet scams, and Ostrich-like regulation. IR will charge a flat 0.5% fee and will not charge a goods and services tax (GST).....
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