{"id":"tp-2830","type":"article-newspaper","title":"New bill leaves out digital currencies from cash payment limit in Australia","author":"Melvin Alfred Wong","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2830","datePublished":"2019-07-30T07:11:35.000Z","dateModified":"2019-07-30T07:11:35.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Australia recently passed a new draft bill that imposes limits on cash payments, while cryptocurrencies have been excluded. This was supposedly intended to prevent innovations from being stifled.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"explanatory memorandum","url":"https://www.treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-07/exposure_draft_-_explanatory_materials_currency_restrictions_on_the_use_of_cash-excepted_transactions_instrument_2019_2.pdf"},{"title":"Cointelegraph","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-draft-bill-excludes-digital-currency-from-new-cash-payment-limit"}]}