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Apollo boss emerges as top contender for Treasury secretary
Donald Trump has tapped billionaires, celebrities and a private equity mastermind in his latest round of cabinet picks.
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- Matthew Cranston
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Bulls are calling the ‘golden age of crypto’. It’s not all about Trump
Donald Trump’s decisive election win has sent crypto markets surging. But pundits see a much bigger case for optimism around the sector.
- James Thomson
‘The chase is on’: Bitcoin tipped to hit $US100,000 within weeks
A record rally in the flagship cryptocurrency has ETF providers reporting huge inflows and exchanges enjoying frenetic activity.
- Updated
- Alex Gluyas
Ex-Westpac treasurer named to Imperium Markets advisory board
The new board will be headed up by Imperium chairman Rod Lewis, former Westpac treasurer Curt Zuber and former MBIA UK chairman and chief executive Chris Weeks.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The crypto industry spent $197m on the US election
The cryptocurrency industry spent more than $A197 million to back political candidates in the US election who supported softer regulations on crypto. It paid off.
- Santul Nerkar
Bitcoin tipped to hit $US100,000 as euphoria floods crypto
Traders are betting its rally through $US76,000 is just the beginning of a powerful bull market, sparked by looser regulation under the return of Donald Trump.
- Alex Gluyas
Money piles into bitcoin as Trump wins election
Bitcoin rallied to a record on the prospect of Donald Trump returning the White House. Elon Musk-backed dogecoin, meanwhile, soared more than 20 per cent.
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- Sarah Jones
Australian crypto giant Immutable faces SEC blowtorch
The video game software company was founded by the two sons of a Macquarie banker and in 2022 had a valuation of around $3.5 billion.
- Amelia McGuire
October
Investors flood into bitcoin, gold as Trump bets surge
Brokers are experiencing a wave of cash into cryptocurrencies and gold as investors ramp up bets that the former president will return to the White House.
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- Alex Gluyas
Westpac splits from ABA; Attempted kidnapping; Next battle for offices
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Crypto casino Rich Lister victim of attempted kidnapping
Billionaire Tim Heath was attacked in his home in Estonia in July by a group of foreign nationals who attempted to abduct him.
- Yolanda Redrup
Bitcoin traders position for ‘seismic’ shift under Trump
The largest cryptocurrency came within striking distance of a record this week as pundits eye $US80,000 if Donald Trump does return to the White House.
- Alex Gluyas
PwC given green light to chase bitcoin miner Iren for $153m debt
The Nasdaq-listed group, which is attempting to rebrand as a data centre firm, unsuccessfully argued it couldn’t be pursued in Australia for Canadian loans.
- Amelia McGuire
HESTA, ANZ pilot use of A$DC stablecoin for payday super
Bringing data and payments together promises efficiencies for super funds grappling with new laws that will more than double incoming contributions.
- James Eyers
The endless downfall of a crypto power couple
He was a wealthy FTX crypto executive; she was a Washington policy wonk. Now the newlyweds are both headed to prison.
- David Yaffe-Bellany
Once the future of the internet, the metaverse is largely empty
Two years ago, the world’s biggest brands couldn’t get enough of virtual worlds. Now, only the most hardcore users are left.
- Tess Bennett and Rachael Bolton
Mark Carnegie pushes Circle’s USD Coin to Australia’s super funds
MHC Digital says USDC, which has a market cap of $50 billion, could be used by big institutional investors to bypass banks and save hundreds of millions of dollars.
- James Eyers
September
Binance founder CZ is released from US custody
Changpeng Zhao was released from a correctional facility in California after serving a four-month sentence.
- Muyao Shen and Chris Dolmetsch
ASIC sets off the crypto fire alarm, Canberra will have to respond
Delegates to this week’s Summit pleaded for clarity about how digital assets are defined under corporate laws.
- James Eyers
CBA crypto experiments held up in regulatory bottlenecks
Unanswered questions from a myriad of regulators are stifling Australia’s largest bank from advancing cryptocurrency and digital asset projects.
- Max Mason