The bitcoin.com.au blog

The Economist magazine published a January 1988 article titled Get Ready for the Phoenix. Thirty years later, has the phoenix risen at last?

Bitcoin is great for online purchases from a number of suppliers. It’s also fairly easy and convenient to exchange it online for other currencies. However, as few brick-and-mortar retailers accept it, it’s not of much use around town. If only there were crypto ATMs.

Dr. Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, has been ordered to surrender half of his cryptocurrency assets. The ruling, which came from a Florida judge earlier this week would be run-of-the-mill. That is, if we weren’t talking about billions of dollars and the potential unmasking of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Even though we are called Bitcoin Australia, Bitcoin is not the only cryptocurrency that we trade. We’ve also traded Ether for a while now, and have added some other cryptocurrencies to the roadmap. That includes Ripple (XRP). So, what is Ripple? And, how does it compare to other cryptocurrencies?

Updated 2022 – CryptoTrader.Tax has rebranded to Coinledger.io Cryptocurrency traders need to pay taxes for capital gain according to the latest regulations issued by the ATO (Australian Tax Office). The tax authority is planning to create a task force specifically for fighting crypto tax evasion.

Blockchain technology drives crypto. It also keeps food safe and gives a voice to victims of abuse. If you just think of blockchain as Bitcoin, think again.

Usually, when we talk about Bitcoin, we talk about adoption in general terms. “People using the coin.” However, we can – and sometimes should – talk about the adoption in more specific terms. Who is adopting digital currency? How and why are they adopting?

On the news? On social media? Most people who have been in the game for a while found it themselves or heard about it from a friend.