Quote from: Samarkand on January 06, 2018, 08:33:44 PM

The question was not directed to me, but I´ll give it a try. I admit that the following banks
are not active worldwide, but they are also not operating in a tiny 3rd world country and instead
are the 4 biggest banks in Australia:

-National Australia Bank
-ANZ
-the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
-Westpac Banking Corporation

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Adding to the pressures on bitcoin early this morning, the Sydney Morning
Herald reported that bitcoin users across Australia are reporting that their accounts
have been abruptly frozen by the countrys Big Four banks. And while the banks
have remained largely tight-lipped about the closures, many angry account-holders
are jumping to conclusions and blaming the banks for punishing them because of their involvement with bitcoin.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-30/australian-banks-reportedly-freeze-accounts-bitcoin-users

I´m still waiting for a clarification of the mentioned banks in a new article, but this
is still a pretty shocking development for Australian Bitcoin users if the 4 biggest
banks in their country close accounts that deal with cryptocurrency.

I´m not based in Australia myself, but I also had problems with my bank that simply
refuses to process wires that originate from Bitcoin exchanges.

That's interesting. I didn't know that people in Australia are having these problems. I'm located in the EU and have been using a number of international banks since I got into cryptocurrencies and haven't experienced any difficulties. Much appreciated, I'll know which banks to avoid if I ever have to move out of here.

On the side, National Australia Bank is working closely with Goldman Sachs. GS was well known for their anti bitcoin stance but has recently switched sides and started a crypto trading desk. It's possible that they'll influence their partners.