The Australian Senate just voted to kill the $10,000 'cash ban' bill
A controversial bill to ban the use of cash for transactions over $10,000 has been voted out by the Australian Senate A bill proposed by Australian lawmakers to ban the use of cash for transactions over $10,000 has been killed by a unanimous Senate vote. One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts brought the motion to remove the bill today after more than a year of trenchant opposition to it from a cross section of the community, including cryptocurrency proponents. Many saw it as infringing on Australians’ rights and freedom to use cash and to protect the privacy of their transactions. Early....
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