I'm Joining Stone & Chalk
This week I announced that I'm joining Stone & Chalk as their Melbourne GM. The following article has all the news about what we'll be doing in Melbourne, who our amazing corporate partners are and who our ecosystem partners will be 👉 CLICK HERE FOR THE AFR ARTICLE [http://www.afr.com/
‘Double GST’ No More
Many in the Australian digital currency ecosystem were pleasantly surprised when in this year’s Budget the Australian Treasurer announced an effective date for the removal of ‘double GST’ on digital currency transactions. Effective 1 July 2017, the purchase of digital currency will no longer be subject to Australian GST.
Being On The Right Side Of History
If you’ve been reading the 2016 pundit predictions in the digital currency and blockchain space you’ll notice a strong trend. Bitcoin is back! A number of articles (I’ve included some below) are calling this the comeback year for Bitcoin. So what has changed? Bitcoin still is… well
Future Sandwich - Breaking Down Bitcoin
I recently had a chat with Tommy from the awesome Future Sandwich [http://futuresandwich.com/?p=93] podcast. Enjoy and subscribe to it on Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/tommy-mccubbin/breaking-down-bitcoin] or iTunes to keep up with this great new show.
So This Is What Creative Destruction Looks Like
This week two Spanish-born residents of London, Edurne and Mayel, sealed their union on a blockchain [http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-12-01/i-attended-the-first-official-digital-wedding] . What makes this interesting is that they were the first to use the recently announced public notary service being offered to Estonia e-residents via Bitnation’s platform.
Baby Steps Forward For Bitcoin In Australia
This week the Australian Senate Economics References Committee released its report in to digital currency [http://cur.at/UIfZv9A?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF] - ‘Digital currency—game changer or bit player’ (yes, I kid you not, that’s the name of the report). Most media commentary regarding the report has
Banks Get Behind Blockchain Technology
It's looking like 2015 will be a break out year for the application of blockchain technology in the banking and finance sector. Banks are starting to really embrace the technology with many piloting blockchain based applications and some are even investing directly in startups in the space. Banks are getting
The Blockchain Has Friends
Last night at FinTech Melbourne [http://cur.at/jx27mEP?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF] we hosted Australia and New Zealand Bank’s CTO – Patrick Maes. Beyond being a fascinating discussion about the Australian FinTech landscape, one of the things that struck me about the conversation was how bullish his comments were
Bitcoin Is Not A Movement. It’s An Application Stack
For some reason I tend to be a libertarian magnet. Every time I speak at a Bitcoin event I’m always approached by all the crazy libertarians in the room. In the main, they ask polite questions about where the world of Bitcoin is headed and what the legal landscape
The State Of Bitcoin: A Summary
This week Coinbase [http://cur.at/rJwRnAj?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF] released a great little summary of Bitcoin metrics as at July 2015. Overall, it’s an interesting overview of some of the more important Bitcoin metrics. Here’s a quick TL;DR of the piece. * Understanding bitcoin price movement
