The Seed That Wasn’t Secret Across the accounts of the Coldcard crisis, the details vary but the scene remains much the same. A hardware wallet is sitting where its owner left it. The recovery words have not been photographed, uploaded or entered into a website. The bitcoin has remained untouched for years. Then a watch-only … Read more
Australian property is usually discussed in dollars. A Sydney house costs this much. A Brisbane house rose by that much. A Perth unit increased by this percentage. The numbers change, but the frame is usually the same: property prices are measured in Australian dollars, so that is how we understand whether homes are becoming more … Read more
BIP-110 is about to enter its Signalling Window in August. This article explains what you can do to prepare. Bitcoin is approaching an unusual protocol event. In August 2026, at block height 961,632 (currently expected around August 7th) nodes supporting BIP-110 are scheduled to begin enforcing a mandatory miner-signalling requirement. Depending on how miners, … Read more
For many Australians, tax time has become more than a yearly admin task. It’s the moment the numbers become stark and visible. You see what you earned. You see what you paid. You look at your rent, mortgage, grocery bill, insurance, fuel, power, school costs, business expenses, super, savings, and investments. Then you ask the … Read more
From 1 July 2026, HardBlock will be required to implement new obligations under AUSTRAC’s Travel Rule requirements. That means we’re making a change to the way Bitcoin withdrawals work at HardBlock.
When you buy Bitcoin, one of the first questions is: where should I keep it? That may sound technical, but custody is really about trust, responsibility, and control. As Australian Bitcoin businesses adapt to new compliance requirements, including Travel Rule obligations from 1 July 2026, customers may notice more questions being asked when withdrawing Bitcoin. … Read more
For Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026, HardBlock is delivering 10,000 bonus Sats to eligible customers.
For decades, Australians have followed a simple retirement plan: Work hard.Contribute to superannuation.Trust the system. But that model is starting to crack. Inflation is eroding purchasing power. Markets are increasingly volatile. And many people feel disconnected from how their retirement savings are actually managed. So a growing number of Australians are asking a different question: … Read more
When people think about Bitcoin security, they usually think about cyber threats. Hackers. Malware. Phishing. Exchange failures. But one of the most uncomfortable realities in Bitcoin is that not all attacks happen online. Some happen in the physical world, through coercion, threats, or outright violence. In Bitcoin, this is often called a wrench attack – … Read more
(And why it might be Bitcoin’s most important feature) If Bitcoin had a “heartbeat”… it would be the difficulty adjustment. It’s one of the least understood parts of Bitcoin. It’s also the thing that keeps the entire system stable, predictable, and almost impossible to break. Let’s break it down easy: What Problem Does it Solve? … Read more