Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-05-16 Daily Xml

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Personal Explanation

Ministerial Benefits

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:27): I seek leave to make personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: During question time I was asked about benefits and things that I may have received from blockchain and cryptocurrencies. During the answer to the question I indicated that I had received about maybe 0.1 of a cent.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: You said a cent.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: A cent; I have double-checked just so that everybody is aware. The current value of one Bitcoin today is $A10,931. I downloaded and reloaded my Bitcoin wallet for this new phone I have and found that I have 0.0001092 Bitcoins, which equates to 11 cents. So I just wanted to correct the record. I have 11 cents as a gift. I just wanted to make sure that everybody was very clear on the gift that I have received.