NFTs and the trillion-dollar Bitcoin boom:The year cryptocurrency took off

NFTs and the trillion-dollar Bitcoin boom:The year cryptocurrency took off

2021 was the year that cryptocurrency went mainstream. There were a raft of new developments as well as warnings along the way.

  • bySarah Danckert

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The 14 stocks targeted this year by pump-and-dumpers on social media

The 14 stocks targeted this year by pump-and-dumpers on social media

Over a six-week period a chat group on messaging platform Telegram wreaked havoc on the ASX,working together to push up share prices before dumping the stocks on unsuspecting traders.

  • bySarah Danckert
Aussie crypto mogul gets break in criminal case

Aussie crypto mogul gets break in criminal case

A decision to sever the trial of Gregory Dwyer from his co-defendants from BitMEX will benefit the Aussie cryptocurrency entrepreneur,the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York says.

  • bySarah Danckert
Australian bitcoin mogul agrees to US extradition over BitMEX scandal

Australian bitcoin mogul agrees to US extradition over BitMEX scandal

Sydney-born Greg Dwyer plans to fight the charges after initially refusing requests by the US authorities to surrender to face criminal charges over the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange.

  • bySarah Danckert
What I learnt quitting my job to trade the markets

What I learnt quitting my job to trade the markets

I needed a change,some excitement – and what better time than during a global pandemic to take a leap into the unknown.

  • byWilliam Bennett
12,000 investors to get money back after Halifax collapse

12,000 investors to get money back after Halifax collapse

Sydney-headquartered Halifax Investments was one of the biggest independent brokers of shares before its November 2018 collapse.

  • bySarah Danckert
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‘Wolf of Wall St atmosphere’:Forex CT fined $20m for misconduct

‘Wolf of Wall St atmosphere’:Forex CT fined $20m for misconduct

Customers thought they were using a legitimate seller of contracts for difference. Instead,they got a boiler room where a bell was rung to celebrate every time someone was sucked in.

  • bySarah Danckert
From woe to pro:CFD sellers find a way around ASIC’s new limits on leverage

From woe to pro:CFD sellers find a way around ASIC’s new limits on leverage

Some larger operators have recorded a rush of clients still looking to access high leverage products despite ASIC’s new rules restricting their sale to retail investors.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘Criminal elements involved’:New CFDs laws welcomed as clean-up continues

‘Criminal elements involved’:New CFDs laws welcomed as clean-up continues

New rules limiting the leverage available on contracts for difference to Australian retail customers have come into effect,but ASIC still has more work ahead of it.

  • bySarah Danckert
Australian bitcoin mogul remains at large after surrender of boss

Australian bitcoin mogul remains at large after surrender of boss

BitMEX boss Arthur Hayes has agreed to hand himself in after Easter but former Gordon resident Greg Dwyer is yet to broker such an arrangement with US authorities.

  • bySarah Danckert
Sharesies plugs into Millennial investor boom
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Sharesies plugs into Millennial investor boom

NZ-based trading platform,with $1 billion in funds under management,is offering trades from as low as one cent to younger traders flooding the market.

  • byCara Waters