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Yesterday

Critics say tokenisation threatens to undermine a century’s worth of securities law and investor protections.

Risks and rewards of tokenisation as crypto heavyweights push for it

The financial world is buzzing about a process using blockchain to turn real-world assets such as stocks or real estate into digital tokens.

This Month

Bitcoin is up roughly 30 per cent this year after more than doubling in 2024.

These ASX small caps started buying bitcoin. Their shares rocketed

Last month, these companies became the first ASX-listed stocks to adopt a bitcoin treasury, hoping to replicate the phenomenal success of Michael Saylor’s Strategy.

Bitcoin has surged since April, when it dipped below $US75,000.

Bitcoin tipped to climb as high as $US200k this year as inflows surge

Australian investors poured a record $163 million into ASX-listed bitcoin ETFs in the June quarter – a huge bet that has paid off well so far.

A Trump presidency is good news for crypto and Tesla but bad for inflation.

Why the US could become the ‘crypto capital of the world’ this week

Bitcoin hit a $US120,000 high as the passage of US cryptocurrency bills loomed, reigniting fears the regulatory fixes will unfairly boost Trump family ventures.

AFR_9th July 2025 Jane and GT Rolls at the Oshi Gallery in Melbourne photographed by Elke Meitzel

These art collectors have lost $250k on NFTs. They still love them

Four years ago, demand for digital art embedded in a blockchain was off the scale. But while bitcoin is still surging, non-fungible tokens are struggling.

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The thing about financial bubbles is it’s really hard to spot them.

Why it’s so hard to spot a bubble

From the Dutch “tulip mania” in the 1630s to meme stocks GameStop and AMC, history is littered with peculiar movements in asset prices.

Wheatley’s defence team argued that bitcoin is information, not property, and therefore cannot be stolen.

Bitcoin tops commodities and stocks, but the boom years are ending

The world’s most popular cryptocurrency surged 73.2 per cent in the last financial year. But its huge drop in volatility is a warning sign for some investors.

June

Brothers Will and Daniel Roberts are the former Macquarie executives who run the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Iren.

Federal Court date looms for Iren crypto bros

The Young Rich Listers fought tooth and nail to prevent being summoned and appearing in the witness box in an Australian court.

Bitcoin was trading just above $US105,000 on Monday morning.

Investors bet on bitcoin over gold in Trump’s trade war

A massive $87.3 million flowed into Australia bitcoin ETFs last month, almost 60 times what was spent on gold-backed funds.

May

William Duplessie is escorted out of the New York Police 13th Precinct after turning himself in on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment

Kidnappings, severed finger: Violent crime sweeps crypto industry

A new trend of physical violence around the world is targeting the industry as the largely unregulated currency surges in value.

William Duplessie is escorted out of the New York Police 13th Precinct after turning himself in on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment

Another suspect arrested in bitcoin kidnapping and torture case

The man, who has connections to Switzerland and Miami, has been identified as William Duplessie, 33. He had spent days negotiating his surrender with police.

Bitcoin has surged nearly 20 per cent this year.

Bitcoin hits record $US111,000 amid ‘stupendous’ buying

Crypto exchanges are reporting huge volumes as investors start to see the original cryptocurrency as an alternative to gold amid growing concerns about America.

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have attracted even more interest since the re-election of Donald Trump.

Investors ramp up crypto spree as bitcoin nears record high

Australians have been consistent buyers of bitcoin ETFs throughout this year in a move that is gaining momentum as traders eye $US200,000.

At the end of his first term, Donald Trump turned to social media to express disdain for cryptocurrencies. By last year, his views had begun to shift.

Two sides of the Trump coin: Crypto dealer and policymaker

World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and US government policy in ways unprecedented in modern American history.

The sharemarket is set to open higher.

ASX falls in sea of red; Westpac, CBA retreat; Brent slumps

Shares snap winning streak; Westpac drops 3pc on earnings miss; $A hits 2025 high; Brent crumbles on shock OPEC output hike; Woodside, Santos off 4pc.

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Australian Retirement Trust has become the first major Australian superannuation provider to buy a stake in Trump Media and Technology Group.

Millions of Australians are invested in Trump (but they don’t know it)

Millions of retirement savers now own a small portion of the US president’s business empire through one of the country’s biggest superannuation funds.

April

The sharemarket is set to slip at the open.

ASX records three-day winning streak as bulls return; Brambles weighs

ASX climbs, buoyed by banks, tech; gold retreats; James Hardie to keep ASX ties; Brambles sees weaker revenues; CoStar doubles down on $2.8b Domain bid.

Investors piled into crypto after Donald Trump’s decisive election victory.

Bitcoin emerges from bear market as traders eye $US125,000

The cryptocurrency is starting to trade more like gold rather than riskier assets such as stocks, enhancing its appeal in times of financial stress, analysts say.

Australian shares are set to edge higher.

Miners, CBA buoy ASX amid tariff relief hopes; Neuren soars

Shares, US futures lift; Macquarie downgraded; Aussie banks not exempt from tariffs, Citi says; Neuren rallies 21pc; Droneshield’s $32m contract; gold soars.

Westpac has stumbled into a public relations nightmare after a customer was told he couldn’t transfer money from his account.

Westpac’s $50,000 call centre clash lands bank in PR nightmare

The lending giant thought it had detected a scam. But a customer is adamant he was denied access to his money with no explanation. And he’s gone public.

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