This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump meme coins are a disaster in waiting
Whatever one’s view of the value of cryptocurrencies, something about this moment feels like a story that won’t end well.
- Lionel Laurent
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump makes everyone a winner on bitcoin
The launch of $Trump is a clear signal that the president is serious about leaning into American exceptionalism and driving that innovation on cryptocurrencies.
- Sinclair Davidson
- Investigation
- Investigation
We made our own meme coin. This is what happened next
Donald Trump has one. So does Melania. Both have created huge paper wealth. With Johnnycoin, we tested just how easy it was to get a meme coin off the ground.
- Jonathan Shapiro
Crypto’s richest man turns firm into family office
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, out of prison and worth more than $110 billion, is turning the former venture capital arm of his Binance Holdings into a family office.
- Muyao Shen, Suvashree Ghosh and Ryan Weeks
ASX up, miners seesaw on Trump tariff comments; $A at five-week high
Shares close higher, $A rallies on Trump comments; Morgan Stanley upgrades AMP; Synlait ups H2 guidance; Wesfarmers upgraded, rallies; storm batters Rio port.
- Updated
- Nicola Blackburn
Baby Boomers are buying crypto. Should you?
Cryptocurrencies are hurtling towards mainstream acceptance despite their volatility, proximity to criminal activity and susceptibility to speculative bubbles.
- Michelle Bowes
Ethereum gets a Wall Street sales boost after token lags bitcoin
Ethererum was once a serious contender to challenge bitcoin’s status, but it has struggled to keep up with the Trump-fuelled crypto rally.
- Muyao Shen
The Australian investors who hit the jackpot in 2024
Triple-digit returns abounded for cryptocurrency strategies, but one stock picking veteran managed to outpace the bitcoin bros and take the crown.
- Updated
- Joshua Peach
Trump blesses meme coins for second coming as his wealth soars by $90b
The launch of an official Donald Trump token this week has made some traders very wealthy. The rally was stalled only by Melania Trump – who announced her own.
- Jonathan Shapiro
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Donald Trump’s $113b crypto grift is a dark omen
The value of the president-elect’s “official” crypto coin has gone to $US70 billion since its launch on Friday night. No one should be celebrating its success.
- James Thomson
Trump’s crypto meme coin hits $19b after just 3 days
The tokens, which legal disclosures say are not intended to be an “investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any type”, traded as high as $US75.35.
- Stacy-Marie Ishmael
‘No choice but crypto’: China’s graduates flee jobs crisis
Young educated Chinese, faced with few opportunities in a shrinking market at home, are relocating across Asia to trade cryptocurrencies full-time.
- Jessica Sier
Pension funds dabble in crypto after massive bitcoin rally
Most pension funds have turned to the regulated US exchange-traded funds approved last year, which invest directly in crypto on investors’ behalf.
- Mary McDougall, Nikou Asgari and Alan Livsey
NFTs flounder despite crypto resurgence
2024 was the worst year for the non-fungible token market since 2020. Sales fell almost 20 per cent, despite a cryptocurrency rebound.
- Tess Bennett
Crypto hedge funds had a great 2024, but failed to beat bitcoin
Hedge fund gains were paltry when compared with the advance notched by bitcoin, which surged 120 per cent to above $US100,000 for the first time.
- Muyao Shen and Vildana Hajric
Sydney entrepreneurs build $35m crypto-backed loan book
Deep in the private credit universe, some lenders have warmed to the idea of accepting cryptocurrencies bitcoin and ethereum as collateral for personal and business loans.
- Tess Bennett
ASX closes higher as oil prices power energy rally; CBA lifts 1pc
Shares closed higher on Friday as energy stocks rallied for a second day, while gold miners also lifted the index. Commonwealth Bank closed 1 per cent higher.
- Updated
- Nicola Blackburn
- Opinion
- Opinion
Crypto’s deceivers, demagogues, dictators and dodgers
Cryptocurrency is still a solution in search of a problem, but an unholy chorus of cypto bros is trying to convince us otherwise.
- Andrés Velasco
The top six business trends for 2025
Here are six themes we expect to make news in 2025, from professional services to crypto and artificial intelligence across offices, boardrooms and suburbs.
- John Davidson, James Eyers, Edmund Tadros, Sally Patten, Euan Black and Nick Lenaghan
- Opinion
- Opinion
A crypto optimist’s guide for 2025
Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are now mature enough to survive and even to gain strength from regulatory repression.
- Aaron Brown