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Currency scams and illegal business dealings give Bitcoin a bad name. And while Bitcoin Australia likes to show our audience the potential and awesomeness of cryptocurrencies, it is important to remember that this is not always the case. To raise awareness, we’ve rounded up the top four scams in the industry.

Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta, believes that cryptocurrencies are the “inevitable future of money” and that blockchain technology can promote a sustainable future by fighting “regressive and reactionary politics”.

Zaif cryptocurrency exchange announced the theft of more than $59 million US dollars from clients’ wallets yesterday. The exchange estimates that approximately 5,966 bitcoins remain unaccounted for along with an unspecified number of MonaCoins and Bitcoin Cash.

A Bitcoin bull and billionaire investor, Tim Draper, is convinced that the cryptocurrency market will reach $80 trillion in just 15 years.

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more and more popularity at the global level. So much so, that a recent survey conducted by an Australian HR startup, ChronoBank, among crypto enthusiasts found that 66% of them would like to receive their salaries in Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency market will outgrow its early-stage status and experience tremendous growth. This is the belief expressed by Joseph Lubin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum, during an interview for CNN Money.

The National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela is prepared to change the Constitution of the country in order to create the first central bank for cryptocurrency. The embattled South American nation has already launched its own cryptocurrency – called the petro – which is backed by the country’s oil reserves in the Orinoco belt.

Concerns about replay attacks grow with every eminent hard fork. But what is a replay attack and how does it affect Bitcoin users?