Two Australian Bitcoin Exchanges Add Ether Support
Two major Australian bitcoin exchanges – CoinLoft and CoinTree, have announced that ether, the cryptocurrency token of the Ethereum network, will now be available for purchasing on the platforms. In an announcement yesterday via a press release, leading Australian bitcoin exchange CoinTree revealed that users will – effective immediately – be able to swap bitcoin for a number of varying altcoins including ether, litecoin and DAO tokens. CoinTree co-founder Shane Stevenson said the following in a statement: While we continue to focus our efforts and support on bitcoin, we strive to lower....
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The Bitcoin Association of Australia is pleased to see the expansion of cryptocurrency services within Australia with the recent addition of support from Coinloft and Cointree for Ether, Litecoin and DAO Tokens. As its President Adam Poulton says in an email to CoinTelegraph, “The new services provided by these two Australian exchanges add to the choice for Australian customers and ensures that developers and service providers can participate easily in these new marketplaces with trusted local providers”. Adding Ether. The two of Australia’s leading Bitcoin exchanges this week announced....
Following Ethereum’s production-ready software release earlier this month, digital currency exchanges are now adding support for the native token that powers its blockchain, ether (ETH). In recent weeks, the majority of announcements have come from Asia, where exchanges in China, Japan and South Korea have all added support for ETH trading. Such actions follow the news that Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest digital currency exchanges, had added support for the digital currency on 12th March. Regional exchanges that have since announced support for ETH trading including Coincheck, CHBTC,....
Australian banks have advised Australian bitcoin companies they are closing their accounts, according to The Australian Financial Review. The publication has seen the letters from Westpac Banking Corporation and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Ron Tucker, chairman of The Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association, said all large Australian banks were shutting the door on bitcoin companies. The banks sent letters to Australian bitcoin exchanges, including Bit Trade and Buyabitcoin. The letters said the banks will close the exchanges' accounts and did not give any explanation. At least....
Both of the new Australian exchange-traded funds by 3iQ Digital Asset Management will feed from its existing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. A further two cryptocurrency-backed exchange-traded funds (ETF) have launched on the Cboe Australia exchange on Monday, bringing the total amount of crypto ETFs available to Australian traders to six.The Canada-based 3iQ Digital Asset Management launched two spot ETFs, the 3iQ CoinShares Bitcoin (BTC) Feeder ETF and the 3iQ CoinShares Ether (ETH) Feeder ETF.Both of the Australian funds feed from the firm’s Canadian ETFs....
Australia's largest banks have ended all financial support and abruptly closed down the bank accounts of at least 17 Australian Bitcoin companies, including the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association Chairman Ron Tucker's Australian bitcoin exchange Bit Trade. "The banks had not advised any of our members. To the best of our knowledge all, or nearly all digital currency businesses have received letters from their bank, or in many cases banks, advising of the closure of their accounts. This includes at least 17, with 13 of these closed permanently," Tucker told Bitcoin Magazine.....