Huobi Australia is holding a Crypto Christmas party! The shindig will kick off next Thursday from 6pm at the Blockchain Centre in Melbourne. Drinks and food are on the house. On top of a chance to eat, drink and be merry, there will also be over $2000 in crypto and prizes to be won. Test […]
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Upcoming Australian Crypto Conferences and Events – Nov 2018
Each month, there are more and more crypto events being held right around Australia. We’ve got a round up of some interesting upcoming Blockchain and Cryptocurrency events that are being held in Nov 2018. Crypto Conference Australia 2018 November 3 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm For more details: https://www.crypto.com.au/event/crypto-conference-australia-2018/ Crypto Coast Convention #CCCnoosa November […]
Huobi Launches Local Australian Exchange
I was grateful to be invited to the Huobi Australia launch party held in Melbourne this week. The event was well attended with a good mix of both tech and business folks, although understandably a few more fintech and business people than your usual crypto event. Huobi.pro, a popular crypto exchange, has just launched a […]
Upcoming Australian Crypto Conferences and Events – July 2018
Each month there are plenty of crypto events held right around Australia. Here’s a round up of some interesting upcoming Blockchain and Cryptocurrency events that are being held in July 2018. Two Day Blockchain Technology Course – Melbourne The Blockchain Centre, Melbourne 14th July & 21st July 2018 Read More: https://www.crypto.com.au/event/two-day-blockchain-technology-course-melbourne/ Advanced Technology and Crypto […]
Agnes Water Becomes Australia’s First Crypto Friendly Town
Recently we learned that Brisbane International Airport became the first airport in the world to accept cryptocurrency payments in all of their stores. Last week, further positive news emerged when the small coastal town of Agnes Water, just north of Brisbane in Queensland, took the lead to become the first cryptocurrency friendly town in Australia. […]
Loki Project Melbourne Launch Party
Loki is a new transaction protocol that focuses on private, untraceable and decentralised communication. It’s an Open Source project that uses the concept of SNApps that run on incentivised “Service Nodes” (like Masternodes). Loki Messenger is the first SNApp, but it’s an open platform, running on their own blockchain, where developers can build and deploy […]
Leading the Way: Brisbane Airport Now Accepting Cryptocurrency
When it comes to cryptocurrency adoption, I’m always keen to hear more about how it’s being used locally, in real world and everyday scenarios. Local Australian startup TravelbyBit has made worldwide news with their partnership with the Brisbane International Airport in helping them to become the first airport in the world to accept payments using […]
What is a 51% Attack?
Newcomers to crypto may hear of the expression a “51% attack”. In simple terms a 51% attack is when someone controls 51% or more of a cryptocurrency’s network and can manipulate transactions. Once in control, an attacker can do what’s called “double spend”, essentially being able to spend twice (for those interested, check out the […]
Hyperledger Fabric Basics
The Blockchain Centre in Melbourne recently hosted an evening session on Hyperledger Fabric. Hyperledger is collection of Open Source frameworks and tools for blockchain development. The project was started by the Linux Foundation in 2015, and now has a global team of developers (from around 200 companies) and has been used in many production projects. […]
Consensus 2018 Conference Roundup and Key Takeaways
This week in New York, the largest commercial blockchain conference, Consensus, is taking place. It’s the 4th annual event put on by CoinDesk. Over 8,500 people attended the event, with various streams covering all aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology. Scalability problem. #consensus2018 pic.twitter.com/LJgYjdA1Gc — Jason Lau (@jasonklau) May 14, 2018 Luckily for those that couldn’t […]