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Ex-Employee at Australian Science Agency Avoids Prison After Mining Crypto on Supercomputers

A former contractor for Australian science agency CSIRO was found to have mined around $7,000 in cryptocurrency.

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By Sebastian Sinclair

Sep 18, 2020 at 8:28 a.m. UTC

Sep 18, 2020

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Australia's CSIRO, CommBank Complete 'Smart Money' Blockchain Trial

Australia's federal science agency CSIRO and CommBank have trialed a blockchain payments prototype they say could save "hundreds of millions" a year.

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By Yogita Khatri

Nov 13, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 13, 2018

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Australia Wants Citizens With Disability to Settle Insurance on a Blockchain

Australians with disabilities may soon have an easier way to settle insurance payments, thanks to a blockchain initiative from CommBank and CSIRO.

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Oct 9, 2018 at 6:15 a.m. UTC

Oct 9, 2018

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Australia's Science Agency Claims Breakthrough in Global Blockchain Test

Australian federal body CSIRO says a blockchain network it developed has achieved 30,000 transactions per second in a global test.

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Sep 26, 2018 at 6:35 a.m. UTC

Sep 26, 2018

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