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Crypto dream is being ‘killed’ by policy paralysis
Crypto entrepreneurs say the government’s failure to produce digital asset legislation and aggressive enforcement by the regulator is forcing product development underground and new businesses to be launched overseas.
- James Eyers, John Kehoe and Joshua Peach
Go long and let others take the risk: crypto fundies’ top strategies
Some of Australia’s best performing digital asset managers have told investors to ignore the noise when mulling a bet on cryptocurrencies.
- Lucy Dean and Joshua Peach
Bitcoin bros could swing US election: Scaramucci
The former communications director for the Trump presidency said 2 million voters could swing on the candidates’ differing digital asset policies.
- Joshua Peach
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ASIC readies to wield a big stick against boards lax on cybersecurity
The regulator is talking about investigating directors who have been remiss in guarding against hackers. Not everyone thinks that’s the best approach.
- Paul Smith
Why John Mullen wishes he’d paid a cyber ransom
When hackers targeted Qantas chairman John Mullen’s private maritime museum, he didn’t pay the ransom out of principle.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Cyber Summit
In our world, cybersecurity is no longer guaranteed, says Burke
Cybersecurity Minister Tony Burke warns that cyberattacks are evolving so quickly the “normal methods of how government would assist just aren’t appropriate.”
- Exclusive
- Cyber Summit
ASIC pursues board directors over cyber breaches
ASIC says more investigations are underway, scrutinising how boards and directors have responded to cyberattacks.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Cyber Summit
Business to get cyber ‘safe harbour’ protections
New laws will mean companies cannot be punished based on data they share with authorities while trying to recover from cyberattacks.
- Paul Smith
Aussie cyber firm goes it alone with US expansion
Trent Telford is on a high after his firm Cocoon Data scored a Google deal and made progress cracking the US market, but he says it’s no thanks to the Australian government.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Cyber Summit
Why AI is a double-edged sword in the fight against cyberattacks
Artificial intelligence can overwhelm traditional cybersecurity based on rigid rules and human oversight. But it can also provide the best defence.
- Rita Gatt
- Opinion
- Economics explained
Bank profits are the price of trust, and bitcoin proves it
One way to think about part of the profits that banks make is that it’s the cost of providing trust. But first you need to understand how blockchains work.
- Richard Holden
Offices are back – except if they’re out in the suburbs
The country’s most experienced real estate executives and investors warn that low-grade towers are unlikely to ever recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Michael Bleby
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘End of WFH nonsense’ not the only factor in office property fightback
The office property market is deeply divided between the assets no one wants and the jewels that are in short supply.
- James Thomson
Morgan Stanley’s Tim Church awaits real estate M&A’s ‘big thaw’
The investment bank’s veteran real estate operator says expectations of impending interest rate cuts and a desire to deploy capital is getting deals going.
- Jemima Whyte
CFOs at the helm: driving growth in a dynamic business landscape
How today’s CFOs are at the forefront of strategic decision-making, driving innovation and unlocking future opportunities for growth.
Power crisis is as big as Australia’s housing crisis: Charter Hall
The lack of reliable energy is already hitting industrial property assets and will hit harder as investment ramps up in data centres, the industry warns.
- Michael Bleby
Lendlease chief says critics ‘got it 80 per cent right’
Under pressure from major investors like John Wylie and David Di Pilla, the country’s largest property group is selling more than $4.5 billion in assets
- Michael Bleby
- Updated
- Construction
Developers warn creeping costs making all but luxury homes difficult
Some of the country’s largest builders say they are pivoting towards properties for older downsizers and wealthy baby boomers to make the margins they need.
- Larry Schlesinger and Michael Bleby
Crypto owners are more likely to have psychopathic traits, study says
Digital asset holders exhibit higher levels of “dark” personality attributes, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism and sadism, according to an academic paper.
- Teresa Xie
August
Younger people overtake Boomers as biggest investment scam victims
More than half of investment scam victims last financial year were aged under 50, while a similar portion of the losses were in cryptocurrency, according to the AFP.
- Ronald Mizen
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