This Month
Rock star economist dishes on crypto, comedy and complex Aussie menus
Irishman David McWilliams’ history of money has placed him in the same ballpark as the likes of Piketty, Harari and Gladwell. But he struggles with Australian menus.
The tech elites starting their own for-profit cities
Silicon Valley CEOs want to escape regulation and “failing” democracy. But critics say they are more opportunistic than libertarian.
How the AFP’s crypto investigator tracks ill-gotten gains
Abigail Gibson, the police force’s only crypto forensic accountant, spends her days scouring the blockchain for transaction patterns that point to scam activity.
Immutable late accounts reveal $72m loss despite big revenue growth
The cryptocurrency gaming start-up is backed by some of the country’s best-known venture capital funds and says it has significantly reduced its cash burn.
It’s evident which way bitcoin is headed
Readers’ letters on the bitcoin craze, investor diligence, psychological injury claims, the Nats’ views on renewables ‘costs’, and solutions to the energy crisis.
Battered crypto investors are preparing for a new year resurgence
The country’s top digital asset funds are licking their wounds following a brutal year in crypto markets. Investors are positioning for an imminent rebound.
Why Michael Saylor’s bitcoin hype machine is glitching out
The entrepreneur’s cryptocurrency strategy has been so lucrative it has spawned dozens of imitators that treat it like a cheat code on a video game.
ASX sounds warning to bitcoin hoarders as stock de-lists
Australia’s first crypto treasury company Locate Technologies has moved its listing to New Zealand.
Fear and loathing come for bitcoin as big investors ponder selling
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency is now worth one-third less than at its record this year. A fire sale by this little-known holder could make it worse.
‘Something in the market broke’: Why the new crypto winter matters
Could the risk-off sentiment that’s infected crypto spill over to other parts of the market? The next move in bitcoin might tell us.
Spooked by kidnappings, bitcoin traders learn to fight back
With the wealthy crypto community shaken by a string of gruesome crimes, including abduction and torture, security firms are rushing to profit from the panic.
November
Bitcoin tops $US90,000 as options point to sentiment shift
Investors have jumped back into the world’s largest cryptocurrency, helped by higher equity markets and the prospect of a US interest rate cut next month.
Crypto crash wipes $1.5b off Trump family wealth
Donald Trump and his family have repeatedly spruiked cryptocurrency projects and memecoins, but the crash has hit investors and followers hard
Binance boss urges crypto investors to keep the faith after price rout
It’s been a turbulent couple of years for the crypto exchange, including jail time for its founder, but the chief executive says compliance is improving.
Is bitcoin the biggest honeytrap in history?
Depending on your timing, the cryptocurrency – which has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme – could easily be the best or worst investment you have ever made.
Lendlease’s $3b sale; Why bitcoin’s dived; Beware Trump’s next move
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Retail investors join whales to wipe 11 months of bitcoin gains
Doubts about the likelihood of interest rate cut has intensified the pressure on cryptocurrencies at the same time as ETFs see a big outflow of money.
Bitcoin on the edge of erasing year’s gain as rout deepens
Investors pulled nearly $1.4 billion from funds investing in the token on Friday, the second-largest daily withdrawal since their debut.
Bitcoin faces big test after flash crash as investors flee ETFs
More than $US2 billion has been pulled from US bitcoin ETFs since October 29 as the scars from last month’s collapse deter traders from buying the dip.
Iren’s lacklustre AI revenue belies plans for billion-dollar growth
The Sydney-based, Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company says it will add 120,000 chips to power AI processing but faces scepticism from the market.