Media Mentions
Changpeng Zhao’s 4-month sentence a ‘general deterrence,’ says lawyer
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s four-month prison sentence for Anti-Money Laundering violations appears to be an act of “general deterrence,” with the judge sending a clear message of compliance to the crypto industry, according to lawyer Aaron Lane. “General deterrence appears to be the main rationale behind the term of imprisonment,” Lane, a senior law lecturer at Melbourne’s RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, told Cointelegraph. Read more …
Bolstering native food markets through blockchain
Around 70 native foods business practitioners attended the inaugural First Nations Native Food Blockchain Workshop at Healesville last week. The workshop was delivered by the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub in partnership with Agriculture Victoria and the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporation (FVTOC). Over two days, the workshop explored the potential for blockchain technology to support positive outcomes for Victorian Aboriginal native food businesses. Read more …
Bitcoin Joins the Big League
The recent approval of bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a significant milestone in the cryptocurrency’s journey into mainstream finance says Francesco Solfrini in Acuity (27 March 2024). According to Dr Elizabeth Morton CA, senior lecturer and research fellow at RMIT University’s Blockchain Innovation Hub “The novel jargon and complexity of the technology has been a barrier to many investors. Investors may see the familiarity of ETFs as an opportunity to delve into the crypto economy.” Read more …
Is the Future of Crypto Real World Assets? (RWA’s)
Experts like Professor Jason Potts, Director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT, believe that by consolidating tokenized assets on a single, public ledger and facilitating market transactions with a reduced trust cost — governed by rules embedded within and enforced by the blockchain itself — it is possible to drive a significant shift towards what he describes as “programmable commerce.” Read more in this article by Alex Morrison in the Crypto News Flash 6 March 2024.
Latest bitcoin surge more linked to ETFs and interest rates than 'halvening', analysts say
The world's most recognisable cryptocurrency is taking risk-taking investors on another rollercoaster, with bitcoin setting a new record price overnight before plunging in value again mere hours later says ABC’s business reporter Emilia Terzon in this article published 6 March 2024. However, Professor Chris Berg from RMIT University doesn't believe this looming event is a major factor in the current bitcoin surge cycle and the supply put into the market by miners is now relatively small. Read more …
Talking tech with Brett Levy and Dr Nataliya Iluyshina on TNTRadio.Live
This episode of Talking Tech recorded January 2024 with Alex Zaharov-Reutt, examines the latest Apple OS updates and the Mac turning 40 with Brett Levy on the massive eSports and gaming phenomenon, and Dr Nataliya Ilyushina on everything important in AI.
The US has made bitcoin 'mainstream' by approving ETFs, so what's stopping Australia from riding the crypto wave?
Despite Mr Gensler's warning that the SEC's approval was only for ETFs and not a sweeping endorsement of bitcoin or cryptocurrency more broadly, experts say it has legitimised digital currency anyway. "I think it does start to destigmatise [crypto] now," says Dr Darcy Allen, the deputy director of RMIT's Blockchain Innovation Hub. Read more in this ABC News story dated 23 January 2024 …
AI to spark new wave of powerful cyber attacks as academics blast Albanese government’s plan, warns Ashurst
RMIT’s Dr Nataliya Ilyushina says “Not having enough regulation can lead to market failure where cybercrime and other risks that stifle business growth, lead to high costs and even harm individuals”. Read more in this article in The Australian Business Review on 18 January 2024
VIDEO: US regulator approves Bitcoin ETFs in historic decision
Watch Chris Berg from RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub on ABC Online, who says part of the reason the approval has taken so long is due to an 'unremitting hostility' from the SEC and US administration toward cryptocurrency.
Will you pay to use cash?
We've all become used to paying surcharges for swiping a bank card, but how would you feel about being slugged extra because you're paying with cash. Transporting and processing cash is becoming more expensive - as the number of people using it plummets. And now the Governor of the Reserve Bank is warning it's likely those costs will soon be passed on. Listen to Michelle Bullock, Reserve Bank governor and Chris Berg, Digital3 at RMIT University discuss this with reporter David Sparkes.
What does the Binance scandal mean for Aussie investors?
The cryptocurrency sector has been rocked by two of the most high profile criminal cases of 2023: major fraud at FTX and violations of anti-money laundering laws at Binance. Are these criminal scandals the clean up that the sector needs before crypto goes mainstream?
Listen to ABC’s RN Breakfast featuring Caroline Bowler - CEO, BTC Markets, Dr Aaron Lane - Senior Lecturer in Law & Senior Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT and Nikhilesh De - Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation, CoinDesk
Swyftx says Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng conviction a 'line in the sand'
The situation at Binance is unlikely to cause liquidity problems at local exchanges, says Aaron Lane, senior lecturer at RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub.
"The allegations in relation to Binance have had to do with money laundering," he explained in this article on ABC News on 23 November 2023
People Are Becoming Web3 ‘Digital Citizens’ Of Palau For Only $390
“Governments offering e-residency programs to attract foreign investment and provide high-quality services is not new. Jurisdictions like Estonia, Latvia, Singapore, Dubai that typically have advanced digital infrastructure have been doing it for a while,” Professor Jason Potts, Professor of Economics at RMIT and co-director of RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub, told The Chainsaw in this article on the 19 November 2023.
'We are so back': Making sense of the Bitcoin bump
RMIT Blockchain Hub’s Darcy Allen says “Part of the recent price upticks are people betting that there will be much more capital from traditional finance come into crypto markets” in this article published by Capital Brief on 16 November 2023. Read more …
Grok is Elon Musk’s new sassy, foul-mouthed AI. But who exactly is it made for?
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina unpacks the AI Chatbot Grok in this article published by The Conversation on 15 November 2023
The NFTs that survived crypto winter
Most NFT collections have fizzled out over the past 18 months. However, Pudge Penguin NFTs has not only survived but thrived. “The idea that you can use these collections to raise money in a kind of crowdfunding sense is really valuable, and we’ll see more of it” says Blockchain Innovation Hub Researcher Darcy Allen. Read more here:
Why have cryptocurrency values rebounded recently and can they get back to previous peaks?
In recent weeks, Bitcoin was boosted by news that one of the world's biggest asset managers, Blackrock, has applied for a licence to run an exchange-traded bitcoin fund. "This is a big deal," RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub's deputy director Dr Darcy Allen says. Read the full article here:
What the Bitcoin bounce means for the wider crypto market
Why are crypto prices soaring? Blockchain Innovation Hub Deputy Director Dr Darcy Allen joined ABC The Business to discuss how investors are betting on positive rumours. “Soon we might see more regulatory legitimacy through approval of a Bitcoin ETF in the United States. If approved, an ETF would mean greater intergration and access of traditional finance markets into crypto.”
Cautious optimism on AI
The submission to the House of Representative committee inquiry into AI in education from Darcy W E Allen and RMIT colleagues researching AI and blockchains also points to potential positives – and enthusiastically embraces the unknown.
“We simply do not yet know how generative AI will be used in a sustainable and value-generating way. The viability of various uses, including their costs, will emerge through a process of experimental trial and error. This process is fundamentally entrepreneurial — we are discovering valuable uses under uncertainty. There is no other way but to experiment.”
Female leaders give opposing views on issues faced by women in Web3
Dr. Nataliya Ilyushina, who is an economist and a research fellow at the Blockchain Innovation Hub at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, believes the lack of regulations in Web3 exposes women to higher risks in the space, leaving them vulnerable to frauds and work place injustices without clear protective measures such as social-welfare benefits.
Tokenized Real World Assets (RWA): Where are they now?
Due to the investment drought left over by the crypto winter, termination of the banks embracing cryptocurrency, and the Fed’s hiking cycle that made capital more expensive, we are still in the pioneering stage of the global RWA market.According to prof.Jason Potts from RMIT University, the end-goal of RWA tokenization is to “replicate real-world social infrastructure in a digital world.”
Digital artist Ben Fowler tells how NFTs create a new global marketplace for Australia's regional creatives
In 2017, RMIT established the Blockchain Innovation Hub, to study the cultural and political implications of the technology on society.
Despite the drop in NFT prices, the hub's deputy director, Darcy Allen, says the use of blockchain has been a "fundamental leap forward for the art world".
After 15 months in power, federal Labor continues to hasten slowly on regulating cryptocurrency
Chris Berg, co-director of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, told the committee that there is degree of urgency for the enactment of regulation, noting recent examples of consumer harm in the crypto sector and the known policy options for regulation.
Grocery giants rake it in while Aussies struggle
Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths have just recorded huge profits, while many Australians struggle to afford the basics.
And how could ditching cold hard cash for good actually impact people who are already disadvantaged with Chris Berg, Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT University.
Australia's transition to a cashless society raises concerns about financial exclusion, privacy and safety
"A lot of policymakers will talk about the end of cash as if it is something we should be aspiring to," Dr Berg says."It's probably the way we are going, but it shouldn't be a public policy decision because there are some people who still need cash."
Australia’s Bendigo Bank blocks high-risk payments to crypto exchanges
Dr. Aaron Lane, senior lecturer with the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, told Cointelegraph that the best thing banks can do for consumer protection is to constructively work with exchanges.
Worldcoin wants to scan your eyeballs, should you let it?
Worldcoin aims to provide its users with a verified digital identity, by scanning their eyeballs. The project is offering free cryptocurrency in exchange for an individuals biometric data, but it's been banned in Kenya amid privacy concerns.
Seamus Byrne, Head of Content at Byteside and Chris Berg, Director of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub join Rae Johnston on Download This Show.
Cash is no longer king. Will crypto take the crown?
The cheque has been handed an official death notice, while the end of cash is looming. So, as money becomes increasingly digitised, how exactly are our payment habits changing?
Chris Berg, Director of The Blockchain Innovation hub at RMIT University and Jessie Hughes, Creative Technologist join Marc Fennell on Download This Show.
Decentralizing Energy: Exploring the Power of Blockchain for a Lower Carbon Future
"The potential of blockchain technology in the energy sector is immense," said Professor Sinclair Davidson, from RMIT University, report contributor and blockchain expert. "By combining the power of distributed technology with a blockchain accounting system, we can unlock a more sustainable and efficient energy ecosystem. This report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of blockchain's role in creating trust within the energy and grid landscape."
A tax expert’s tips on claiming crypto losses on tax, and how to work out capital gains
Dr Elizabeth Morton from the Blockchain Innovation Hub ”The Australian Tax Office treats cryptocurrency holdings like other investment assets, such as company shares or real estate.” Read more here
How to claim crypto losses and capital gains in your tax return
If you managed to make gains in the past year, you may need to pay extra tax. Or you may be able to use losses to offset other gains you have made. Find out more from Blockchain Innovation Hub Researcher Dr Elizabeth Morton in this article.
ASIC scrutinises cryptocurrency exchange
It's been revealed that two days ago, the financial watchdog raided the Australian offices of Binance - now the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Hear what Dr Aaron Lane from the Blockchain Innovation Hub has to say.
New data reveals Victorians are at a higher risk of AI job domination
RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub research fellow Nataliya Ilyushina says introducing new automated technology would enhance the workforce instead of disrupting it.
Blockchain Research Companies/Centers in Australia play pivotal roles in global advancement
Australia, known for its robust research ecosystem and forward-thinking approach, has embraced blockchain technology with open arms……Through its pioneering work, the (RMIT Blockchain Innovation) hub plays a vital role in shaping the future of blockchain technology, contributing not only to technical advancements but also to the broader societal implications of this transformative innovation.
Australian banks claim 40% of scams ‘touch’ crypto as it defends restrictions
“Banks and other financial institutions are under increasing pressure to tackle the growing problem of scams involving cryptocurrency. Imposing time delays, declining transactions, and placing deposit limits are all mechanisms for banks to retake control and limit their legal and regulatory risks.” says Dr Aaron Lane at the Blockchain Innovation Hub.
Regulations of Artificial Intelligence ‘should go after proven harms’
RMIT University Research Fellow Dr Nataliya Ilyushina suggests there are a lot of benefits to artificial intelligence and government regulations “should go after proven harms” and not speculatory.
Tornado Cash 2.0: The race to build safe and legal coin mixers
New coin mixers aim to preserve privacy while revealing just enough data to stay on the right side of the law - Max Parasol.
Experts divided on need for regulation of AI
Experts from RMIT are divided on whether there is a need for more regulation to curb the excesses and potential risks of advanced artificial intelligence. Dr Nataliya Ilyushina, a Research Fellow from the College of Business and Law, said it would be premature to impose tough regulation on AI without considering its enormous potential productivity benefits.
What is Bluesky and how’s it different to Twitter?
“Amid management changes at Twitter, discontented users are exploring an alternative social media platform called Bluesky. According to media reports, downloads of the Bluesky app surged more than 600% in April.” writes Dr Nataliya Ilyushina from the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub
Coinbase sues SEC in bid for clarity on crypto rules
“Dogecoin is best thought of as a cultural product, rather than a financial asset,” writes Jason Potts, a professor of economics at Australia’s RMIT University. “The reality is few cryptocurrency users hold it as a serious investment or to use in regular transactions. Instead, to own Dogecoin is to participate in a culture.”
Drug crimes and crypto payments
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been involved in court cases – usually as a form of payment – with allegations ranging from drug offences to commercial trafficking.
Dr. Aaron Lane from the RMIT Blockchain Hub discusses how crypto’s use has evolved, and whether paying via digital tokens equates to harsher criminal sentences.
2023 is a make-or-break year for blockchain gaming: Play-to-own
Blockchain Hub’s Max Parasol believes the future is unclear for crypto gaming.
Are stablecoins securities? Well, it’s not so simple, say lawyers
Aaron Lane, a senior lecturer at RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub, told Cointelegraph that while the SEC may claim these stablecoins to be securities, that proposition hasn’t been conclusively tested by the U.S. Courts
Crypto Market Crash: Is It The Right Time To Buy The Dip?
BIH Director Chris Berg says crypto is the ultimate risk asset so it is the first to fall - read more in this article.
Politicians exposed to high level of online hate since pandemic
New research has revealed online hate towards politicians has increased after the pandemic and lockdowns in the last two years, says RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub Research Fellow Dr Alexia Maddox.
As regulatory pressure increases, demand for cryptocurrency lawyers will increase
Dr Aaron Lane of RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub, Web3 businesses should be cautious in the current climate and seek legal counsel as necessary.
Workers baulk at CBDs but ‘happy with office close to home’
Author of Digital CBD Project report, Dr Alexia Maddox said people now saw their local suburb as their go-to centre, rather than the city itself.
FTX reboot could falter due to user trust
RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub senior law lecturer, Aaron Lane, says it’s “not surprising” that FTX would consider reviving the exchange business but needs to show that creditors will get a ‘better result’.
Mastodon gains millions of new users as Twitter exodus continues
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina, a research fellow at the Blockchain Innovation Hub, is cautious of describing Mastodon as the ‘new Twitter’. Read more here…
Can Bitcoin survive a Carrington Event knocking out the grid?
Jason Potts provides insights on what would happen to Bitcoin after a solar flare….
Aaron Lane provides insights into the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried who has been the target of multiple investigations as US authorities searched for at least $1.49 billion in missing customer funds.
Web3 Predictions for 2023
RMIT University’s Kelsie Nabben shares her forecast for the year ahead.
Melbourne’s future relies on quality digital infrastructure and skills
According to Dr Alexia Maddox from the RMIT Digital CBD Project, a key factor in reinvigorating the city is creating digital experiences that are inclusive, engaging and rewarding for people who visit, live and work in the city and businesses that invest in the city.
Digital CBD Roadmap Released
Melbourne’s future relies on quality digital infrastructure and skills - “The key to Melbourne's status as a fully global digital city is merging our physical and digital experiences into a central built environment that leverages web3 technologies,” says Alexia Maddox.
How Web3’s 'programmable commerce layer' will transform the global economy
Jason Potts and Sinclair Davidson join Justin Banon with insights on the computable economy for the World Economic Form.
Open Knowledge Institutions book #6 most cited by Aust. authors
Open Knowledge Institutions academic book co-authored by Jason Potts is #6 most cited book by Australian authors.
How to stop your crypto community imploding
Crypto communities can typically implode, regardless of the perfect intentions of everybody concerned says Max Parsol in this latest article by Cointelegraph
Mastodon trending
Nataliya Ilyushina unpacks Mastodon, the new but not new social media option that is gaining in popularity
Future HE Expert Opinion with Jason Potts on D3
Jason Potts talks all things D3 in Episode 21 of the Higher Education with Expert Opinion podcast.
Andy Warhol would have loved (or possibly hated) NFTs
“If Andy Warhol were alive today, he would make NFTs.” says author Max Parasol in the Cointelegraph magazine. What do you think?
Inside a Social DAO: How an Online Community Becomes a Digital City
Kelsie Nabben’s opinion piece features on the front page Coindesk - As Friends With Benefits DAO continues to scale, how will it incorporate decentralized governance principles and processes into its next phase of growth?
DeFi abandons Ponzi farms for ‘real yield’
Decentralized finance is beginning to embrace a hot new phrase: “real yield.” says author Max Parasol in this Cointelegraph article
Why crypto needs institutional reform
Professor Sinclair Davidson believes a broad institutional reform of Australia’s Web3 industry could drastically change perceptions of Web3 technology.
Satoshi Island project aims to turn island into a cryptocurrency city
Ellie Rennie, from RMIT University's blockchain innovation hub, said there was potential for blockchain technology to re-imagine how societies might operate.
Accountability missing in Iraq bank note scandal
The role of the Reserve Bank and ASIC during the Iraq bank note scandal should make us reconsider our belief in political independence as an unqualified virtue, writes Chris Berg.
Using Blockchain to Tackle the Waste Crisis
“Etherum’s processes to verify transactions consume a similar amount of energy to the Republic of Ireland,” Dr Alexia Maddox, a research fellow at the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT University, tells Matters Journal. “We can think of these large blockchains as equivalent to national consumption.”
Australian Blockchain Academics Urge For Web3 Education In Schools
Chris Berg, co-director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub provides insight into why web3 education should be including in schools
SEC lawsuit claims over ETH nodes
Dr Aaron Lane, a researcher at the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, told TSTIME that the distribution of Ethereum nodes is largely irrelevant to the present case
SEC suit hints at case for U.S. jurisdiction over ethereum network
The bigger issue here is the problems over jurisdiction of blockchain activities more generally,” said Elizabeth Morton, researcher at RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub.
For Myanmar’s revolutionaries, adopting digital currency can mean life or death
“You want to give people the most reliable, bullet-proof currency you can find or design.” Ellie Rennie, a professor at RMIT University in Melbourne who focuses on social and policy questions arising from automated technologies, speaking to Rest of World.
Em chats to Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT University, Alexis Maddox about how the pandemic has changed the way in which we use cities.
Up and away? Preparing for a work trip when you’re a parent
Dr Chris Berg, a Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub, talks about his ‘pack and go’ approach to work-related travel.
Workers Still Slow Returning to Office
Dr Alexia Maddox, said Melbourne’s long lockdown had led to workers rapidly adopting technology in order to be able to work remotely
Working from home study
Dr Alexia Maddox joins Douglas Beatty in the Channel 9 studio to discuss the recent report on digital infrastructures and what it means for a future Melbourne CBD.
CBD workers spend just 16 hours in city as work-from-home sticks
An RMIT study – Are people ready for a Digital CBD? – has found that, on average, people with a job spent just over three days a week in their primary workplace with work from home trends set to continue says Dr Alexia Maddox
Work from home trend
Dr Alexia Maddox provides comment on research study which has found Melburnians are spending just over three days a week in their primary place of work, with most still opting for work from home arrangements.
The ‘city’ is becoming increasingly digital, forcing us to rethink its role in life and work
Dr Alexia Maddox and Dr Jacinthe Flore
Workers desert CBD
"People like to work where they feel productive" says Dr Alexia Maddox on Channel 9's Today Show." The trend for working from home is set to continue & it forces us to re-imagine the city for future use".
Digital CBD Project Report 5 released
How Melburnians work, learn and thrive in a post-lockdown city is revealed in new report by Dr Alexia Maddox and team of RMIT authors
A political history of DAOs
Kelsie Nabben writes about the story of the Cypherpunks Mailing List, an obscure ‘90s email server that developed decentralized technology as a path to new forms of human organization
New Australian government breaks silence on crypto regulation
Dr Aaron Lane says that the token mapping exercise is a delaying tactic by the Labor government, arguing “progress is progress”.
Australia’s new government finally signals its crypto regulation stance
Dr Aaron Lane believes the token mapping exercise is something of a delaying tactic by the Labor government
Government’s crypto crackdown labelled a ‘stalling tactic’
RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub’s Dr Aaron Lane told Deborah Knight regulating cryptocurrency has been a long-time challenge on 2GB.
Cryptocurrency price crash a result of inflation, as investors lose their life savings
“Inflation is causing the fall of crypto” says Chris Berg. Crypto is the ultimate risk asset and the first to fall”
Why a US crypto crackdown threatens all digital commerce
Published in the Financial Review, Chris Berg writes on how the Tornado Cash sanction threatens the next generation of commercial & financial digital innovation.
US cracks down on crypto service Tornado Cash
United States freezes assets of cryptocurrency service Tornado Cash. Dr Aaron Lane says this could leave crypto investors exposed.
Blockchain for real estate
Jason Potts sat down for a Q&A with Gautam Paul from NZ Blockchain Forums to dissect the findings from the Blockchain report on opportunities and disruptions in real estate released earlier this year and provides some key insights
Crypto regulation key to protect consumers
Dr Aaron Lane highlights importance of crypto regulation especially for unsuspecting Australian investors.
Social media and
fake friends
Dr Alexia Maddocks unpacks fake friends on social media for International Friendship Day
Digital CBD Project Report 4 released
The 4th report released in the Digital CBD Project indicates a growing gap in digital skills causing security risks and prohibiting Melbourne and similar cities becoming Digital CBD’s.
A new promised land
As we transition from Web2 to Web3 - Dr Alexia Maddox discusses social engineering and behavioral patterns and how these are changing over time in this space.
When worlds collide - joining Web3 & crypto from Web2
Dr Max Parasol writes about leap-takers, investors and founders who have jumped from Web2 to Web 3
How Web3 is affecting our behaviour
What are the effects of crypto and blockchain innovations on real world environments? Listen to a conversation with social scientist and researcher Dr Alexia Maddox.
The Digital Self, Web3 and reclaiming your online identity
Listen to Kelsie Nabben discuss the impacts of Web3 on our sense of identity as online and offline experiences increasingly merge.
How the cypto market started
Chris Berg provides insights the world of cryptocurrency. “Everyone knows where the liabilities are.. & there is no sludge of toxic assets left behind when something's true value turns out to be zero. Perhaps the crypto downturn’s wider implications are more cultural than economic."
DAO opportunities for journalists
Kelsie Nabben provides insight into the pros of DAOs for journalists in this article written by Ivy Liu for Digiday.
Blockchain Innovation Hub team members get involved in this festival to showcase emerging tech and research for digital cities of the future. Check out the program to be involved.
Anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren’t without risks
Dr Alexia Maddox explores online stranger danger and the ongoing research in this space.
Could blockchain technology revolutionise Aus & NZ real estate?
The Real Estate Institute of Australia & the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand in collaboration with RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub, have released a groundbreaking new report showing how blockchain technology could be used to revolutionise the real estate sector.
NFT startup Magic Eden turns into unicorn in nine months
Dr Vy Nguyen warns new players in the blockchain market that you should ideally have both financial and technological literacy first before expecting to duplicate Magic Eden’s success.
Crypto is the ultimate risk asset so it’s the first to fall
ABC Science chat to BIH Co Director Chris Berg on the crypto price crash
Digitising to help a sinking nation
Blockchain Innovation Hub Researcher Kelsie Nabben explains how using blockchain tech can help preserve culture
Crypto as a tech stock is here to stay
Chris Berg provides Brooke Corte with some gold nuggets on the current cryptocurrency stock decline on Money News
Web3 reimagines the future of the internet
Kelsie Nabben discusses why decentralisation is a foundational aspect of Web3 and the digital tools being used
New rules for crypto assets will protect consumers & innovators
Blockchain Innovation Hub’s Dr Aaron Lane talks about the grey area of crypto assets
If nobody else wants the house, is there something wrong with it?
Many home buyers are looking for ‘social proof’, or evidence that someone else is keen on a property, before bidding at auction. Dr Peyman Khezr, says a bidder’s optimal strategy depends on the state of the property market.
‘Not going away’: Why academics want to unlock Web3’s secrets
Dr Alexia Maddox is featured in this You, Me & Web3 profile series which is a great read.
Why is crypto so volatile?
Darcey Allen discusses the latest cryptocurrency crash which started about 2 weeks ago with ABC Newcastle
The crypto crisis explained - cryptocurrency has taken a big dive as inflation and interest rates spook investors around the world. Kelsie Nabben provides insight into this.
RMIT urges Vic Govt to address supply chain weaknesses
RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub has urged the Victorian Government to explore the use of blockchain and other advanced technologies to help shore up vulnerabilities in Melbourne’s supply chains.
Report highlights the role of cities and emerging tech in supply chain resilience
Technologies such as sensors, drones, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) forecasting could reduce vulnerabilities in Melbourne’s supply chain that were highlighted during the pandemic, according to a new report.
Digital CBD Project Report 3 released
This report — Towards just and resilient supply chains for the digital CBD — aims to provide a deeper understanding of the issues and challenges supply chains faced during the pandemic and explain how emerging technologies and other digital infrastructures can be used to build secure digital supply networks into the future.
Proposed Digital Identity bill causes concerns
Kelsie Nabben provides advice regarding the security of data in this article by the ABC about privacy concerns over a proposed digital identity bill.
Docklands DAO plans to help Melbourne precincts recover from the pandemic
RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub has proposed a pilot program for Docklands DAO that will help Melbourne precincts recover from the pandemic.
What are ‘binaural beats’ and do they affect our brain?
Dr Alexia Maddox is a co researcher on how binaural beats can to help with sleep, stress, anxiety and cognition…….
Crypto critics: Can FUD ever be useful?
“I think criticism has an incredibly important role in any intellectual endeavor. You‘re developing ideas and you need critics of ideas to help shape their development,” Dist Prof Jason Potts. Read more in this article.
New proposal for Melbourne to embrace digital technology
The release of Report 2 in the Digital CBD Project proposes a Docklands DAO to revolutionise Melbourne and its precincts.
What is a stablecoin & the regulatory process in place
Listen to Dr Aaron Lane in this short and concise interview on Money News
Crypto opportunities
Associate Professor Chris Berg provides a short sharp snapshot on crypto opportunities highlighted by the Ukraine Russian War with Ticker News.
Distinguished RMIT Professor Jason Potts talks to Gitcoin founder Scott Moore. Moderated by RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub co-founder Chris Berg. At issue: How should a treasury be spent? How is a treasury in a web3 organization different from a traditional corporation’s treasury?
Creating city DAO pilots for Melbourne
Is it possible to create a #DAO for Melbourne precincts? Author Dr Max Parasol explores this #digital opportunity in the soon to be released #digitalcbd report which suggests a staged regenerative strategy targeting specific regions.
Nightlife: Understanding crypto and blockchain
Exploring bitcoin and blockchain with the help of Alexia Maddox, a researcher at RMIT's Blockchain Innovation Hub and Leanne Kemp the founder and chief executive of blockchain technology company Everledger.
Crypto & blockchain used in unprecedented ways in the Russia-Ukraine war
Blockchain Innovation Hub’s Jason Potts and Aaron Lane provide expert opinion on use of crypto in Russia-Ukraine war
Welcome to the first episode in a new mini-series, co-hosted by RMIT, focusing on treasury management and funding public goods. This week Yearn Finance’s Bull Trapper and RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub senior research fellow Dr. Darcy Allen, chat with RMIT’s Chris Berg and SCRF’s Eugene Leventhal. At issue: what unique challenges does treasury management present for web3 and how do you balance diversification with growth and other long-term goals?
Entrepreneurship in a Digital CBD
Find out more about entrepreneurship in a digital CBD from Dr Alexia Maddox
What does #Web3 mean in the #crypto world?
Listen to our BIH expert Max Parasol on @tickerNEWSco
Alleviating poverty in the developing world through blockchain technology
The RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub has successfully secured over A$300k in grant funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation Inc to investigate how decentralised finance (‘DeFi’) can help alleviate poverty in the developing world.
Crypto Research Frontiers for 2022
We asked the research team at the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub to reflect on predictions for trends they expect to see unfolding in blockchain and crypto over the next year and what research topics they are most excited about…..
Cryptocurrency has an impact on economies
One month into 2022 and the debate on cryptocurrency is already heating up, with calls for regulation causing a rift between jurisdictions that are “crypto friendly” and those that aren’t. Which will determine the future of the market?
Dr Aaron Lane from RMIT’s Blockchain Innovation Hub talking about the ground breaking work the Blockchain Innovation Hub is doing in the crypto space and how challenging it can be to work in a sector that changes as quickly as cryptocurrency.
Kathryn Robinson presents a special looking at the cryptocurrency craze: what is it and where is it going? Plus Bitcoin, blockchain technology, the future of DeFi and whether the benefits outweigh the risk. Featuring Professor Ellie Rennie and Researcher Kelsie Nabben of the Blockchain Innovation Hub.
BIH Highlights from 2021
What does a digital economy mean for the average Australian?
The government wants to modernise the way we spend money but what does this mean for the average Australian? Listen to ABC Radio National’s Breakfast host Cathy Van Extel’s interview with Distinguished Professor Jason Potts
Expanding the ‘Digital Identity’ system
The government wants to expand the ‘digital identity’ system that lets Australians access services. There are many potential pitfalls
26 October 2021 - Kelsie Nabben
BIH lead the way in submission to Senate Inquiry to regulate crypto assets
The far-reaching recommendations of the Senate inquiry into the regulation of crypto assets present an opportunity to attract jobs, investment and innovation to Australia.
RMIT ranked #2 globally for blockchain
RMIT has been announced as the second highest ranked university globally for blockchain.
Crypto City: Guide to Melbourne
The first in a series of guides looking at the crypto culture, infrastructure and people in global hotspots.
The evolution of economics
Professor Jason Potts and his work in the evolution approach to economics quoted in this opinion piece in The Age.
A matter of trust: Making the case for blockchain in government
Chris Berg, has good and bad news about blockchain in government
Dr Aaron Lane speaks about the need to change laws to allow investors to get financial advice and a public register of crypto exchanges.
Prof Ellie Rennie’s guest on “The Quicky’ Podcast by Mamamia
In the Podcast, Prof Sinclair Davidson speaks about The New Technologies of Freedom.
In this video Tracey Spicer talks to Dr Sarah Sinclair from RMIT about home equity release products for retirees, such as reverse mortgages and the Pension Loans Scheme.
Road To Tokyo, ABC 24 - 2/09/2021
Ellie Rennie Talks to ABC 24 - providing commentary on the possibility of safely decentralising the banking system, Ellie Rennie
ASIC: RBA digital coin not for super investment
The Australian Financial Review - 1/09/2021
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