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Paying Taxes with Bitcoin: Bitpay Partners with Ohio Treasurer

Ohio businesses will be able to pay taxes in bitcoin using OhioCrypto.com starting this week, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ohio State Treasurer Josh...
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Bitcoin’s French Saviours? Tabacs to Sell Cryptocurrency in 2019

The New Year will ring in good fortune for Bitcoin, as French tobacconist shops start selling the cryptocurrency from January 1st onwards. Europeans will initially...
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Bakkt Stabbed: Investment Fund Delays Launch

Crypto investment fund Bakkt, created by operators of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced today it will launch on January 24, 2019 -...
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Is Halal Currency the Next Big Thing? Here’s Why 1.6 Billion Muslims Care

Crypto firm X8Currency recently received Shari’a certification from Islamic scholars ahead of expansion into the Middle East. The Swiss-based company calls itself “the ultimate safe...
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Iran Fights Sanctions with Digital Currency

Iran’s first digital currency is one step away from launching, according to a report published by Iranian media group Ibena.ir on November 9th. The unnamed...
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Indonesia Government to Partner with Everest

Tech company Everest is joining forces with Indonesia's government to prevent fraud and improve energy subsidy distribution to more than 50 million people. According to...
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Bitcoin is the Real Winner of US Midterms

Mainstream news groups are fixated on the ‘blue wave’ sweeping America during last night’s midterm elections. But here at Bitcoin Australia, we’re more interested...
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Do Japan’s New Regulations Signal the Death of Crypto Scams?

With its bullet trains, love of robots and elaborate talking toilets, Japan has often been an innovator when it comes to technology. Now, Japan...
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Crypto Millionaire John McAfee Joins Presidential Race

Can you imagine someone accused of murder, rape, drug manufacturing and dating teen-aged girls running for president? Sounds crazy, but this hasn't stopped John...
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ICO Endorsed by Aussie Sports Star Folds After ASIC Intervention

Global Tech Exchange, a cryptocurrency project endorsed by the former Australian cricket captain, Michael Clarke, has folded one year after its launch. The company...