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How does Recurring Buy work?

About Recurring Buy Recurring Buy is a feature on Independent Reserve that allows you to create automated trading strategies to buy and sell crypto. How to use Recurring Buy Get started with Recurring Buy in three easy steps: Select a crypto to buy: for example, Bitcoin (BTC), and the amount you want to invest regularly […]

Do I need to pay crypto taxes in Australia?

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Do I need to pay tax on Bitcoin and crypto in Australia?

According to the Australian Tax Office, Bitcoin is considered an asset for capital gains tax (CGT) purposes. That means a CGT event occurs every time you dispose of your cryptocurrency. That includes trading it for another cryptocurrency. Most of the time (for ordinary investors) the ATO treats buying and selling cryptocurrency in same way it treats buying and selling shares.

Bitcoin halving rewards over time

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The 2024 Bitcoin halving – Everything you need to know

The latest Bitcoin halving event is right around the corner, and if history and the opinions of many analysts are anything to go by, we could be in for a massive increase in the price of the digital asset. Despite this, many are warning that this time will be different, with all-time high prices realised pre-halving for the first time in history.

How to spot a Bitcoin scam

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How to spot a Bitcoin scam

Bitcoin’s decentralised, permissionless, borderless nature means that anyone can start accepting payments from anyone anywhere in the world without incorporating in regulated jurisdictions and setting up bank accounts or merchant facilities. As the Bitcoin price rises and gets mainstream coverage, it has given rise to many scams targeting retail investors. As with any financial product, […]

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How to create an ETH wallet and sign a message

This article will help you create a new Ethereum wallet using the MyEtherWallet (MEW) software and then how to sign a message using the wallet's private keys. If you already have a MEW wallet created, or can access your wallet via the MEW interface already, you can skip to the Sign a message with your […]

Bitcoin-statistics

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Bitcoin statistics

If you're paying attention, Bitcoin is everywhere. It's in the news, it's on television, it's being talked about on the train, in cafes, and at the pub. But what is Bitcoin and why should you be paying attention?