Please be aware that over the Easter and ANZAC day break there will be an impact to fiat (AUD, USD, NZD) deposits and withdrawals. As Friday 19th, Monday 22nd, and Thursday 25th are all public holidays, banking deposits and withdrawals will be delayed around these days due to the banks halting processing. We recommend making […]
We are excited to announce the imminent launch of Stellar, our 10th listed cryptocurrency. Stellar is a platform aimed at making cross country and currency transfers easier, cheaper, and quicker. Stellar shares a lot with Ripple XRP, and was originally forked from the XRP code base back in 2014. Stellar's native currency is called the […]
We are excited to announce the imminent launch of EOS, our 9th listed cryptocurrency. EOS is a blockchain technology that enables the development and hosting of decentralised applications (DApps). The EOS platform is ultimately designed to ensure quick deployment of DApps, to scale to millions of transactions per second, and to eliminate user fees. The […]
Independent Reserve's response to the Australian Treasury Issues Paper: View the PDF here
Ethereum's Constantinople and St. Petersburg upgrade will be occurring in the next couple of days. At this stage it is slated to happen at about 6am on the 1st of March (Sydney time). We will be disabling all Ethereum and ERC20 token (ETH, OMG, ZRX, and PLA) deposits and withdrawals at approximately 11pm on the […]
We are pleased to announce PlayChip (PLA) as our first Australian ERC20 token listing on the exchange platform. PlayChip is a gaming utility token launched by PlayUp and is based on the Ethereum ERC20 token standard. PlayChip tokens will be used to transact across gaming, sports betting, fantasy sports and eSports. PlayUp has established PlayChip […]
Independent Reserve has now re-enabled BCH deposits and withdrawals. As mentioned in previous announcements, for now we are only supporting the Bitcoin Cash ABC side of the fork. We will continue using the BCH ticker for this. You may now deposit and withdraw BCH to your IR deposit wallet. Any deposits made while deposits were […]
Independent Reserve, the largest Australian cryptocurrency exchange, has today announced the launch of a blockchain innovation hub and coworking space in Sydney. Known as IR Ventures. Confirmed tenants include peak industry body the Australian Digital Commerce Association (ADCA) and social enterprise blockchain company Genereos. An abundance of support and opportunities will be available for tenants […]
We have been closely watching the BCH landscape, both in how the two blockchains are developing, and how the community is reacting. As we originally announced, we will initially be supporting the ‘Bitcoin Cash ABC’ blockchain, and we will be referring to this as ‘Bitcoin Cash’ with the ticker symbol ‘BCH’. BCH deposits and withdrawals […]
KPMG Australia and Independent Reserve, the largest Australian cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the launch of a new tool to help the traders of cryptocurrencies better understand their tax liabilities. The Crypto Tax Estimator developed by KPMG is a digital tool that plugs directly into Independent Reserve’s user interface, allowing traders to estimate tax obligations on […]
We would like to remind all customers that a BCH protocol upgrade is scheduled to occur in the early hours of Friday morning, Sydney time. Note – this does NOT relate to Bitcoin (XBT), it relates to the cryptocurrency Bitcoin cash. As there are two competing proposals, a split in the BCH blockchain will likely […]
Bitcoin Cash is quickly approaching its second hard fork, the first being 6 months ago where the block size was increased to 32MB and some opcodes were added. While the previous hard fork was not contentious, the upcoming one appears to be causing some splits in the community. The Bitcoin ABC client development team announced […]
