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What's happening in crypto that affects Australians who hold it: scams doing the rounds, rule changes, security incidents, and conversations from the Crypto Hour of Power. News and explainers. Never price calls.

Scam alert: Address poisoning — the scam that hides in your own transaction historyScam alerts

Address poisoning: the scam that hides in your own transaction history

A lookalike address appears in your wallet history, and the next time you copy-paste to send, the funds go to the scammer. How it works and the one habit that stops it.

22 September 2026 · 5 min read · Ricky Elsum
Rules and regulation: Australia’s first crypto law and what it means for holdersRules and regulation

Australia's first crypto law: what it means if you just hold some Bitcoin

The digital asset platform rules in plain English, and why most holders won't notice anything except their exchange's paperwork.

18 September 2026 · 6 min read · Orange Brick Road
Security: a browser extension drained a wallet — what we’d check firstSecurity

A browser extension drained a wallet. Here's what we'd check first

Extensions that were safe when you installed them can change hands and update silently. A checklist for your own browser.

15 September 2026 · 7 min read · Ricky Elsum
Interviews: Crypto Hour of Power — what a recovery lawyer can and can’t doInterviews

Crypto Hour of Power: what a recovery lawyer can and can't do

From this month's radio show. The questions to ask before you hire anyone, and the answers that should worry you.

9 September 2026 · 52 min listen · Orange Brick Road
Scam alert: the “Your ATO crypto refund is ready” SMS going round this monthScam alerts

"Your ATO crypto refund is ready": the SMS going round this month

What the message looks like, where the link goes, and how the ATO actually contacts people.

3 September 2026 · 3 min read · Ricky Elsum
OBR news: how we vet who we listOBR news

How we vet who we list

Every partner in the directory passes the same checks, and higher-risk categories get more. What we check and why.

29 August 2026 · 4 min read · Orange Brick Road
Security: DeFi exploits and what actually happens to depositorsSecurity

DeFi exploits: what actually happens to depositors

When a protocol is exploited, who loses, who gets made whole, and what "audited" did and didn't mean.

21 August 2026 · 8 min read · Ricky Elsum