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Australian regulators rattle their saber as adoption takes a major leap: Law Decoded, Aug. 22-29
29.8.2022
ASIC prepares to put crypto and DeFi firmly in its sights. Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission is preparing to adopt cryptocurrencies in gambling
Australia to Stocktake Crypto Holdings Ahead of Regulation
23.8.2022
Australia intends to do a virtual stocktake of cryptocurrency assets held by its citizens, the new executive power in Canberra announced this week. The move is viewed as an indication that the center-left government plans to regulate the country’s crypto space. Treasury Embarks...
Aussie exchange Swyftx cuts staff by 21% amid bear market
19.8.2022
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx highlighted inflation, a recession, and the bear market as the reasons behind the unfortunate lay-offs
Aussie asset manager to offer crypto ETF using unique license variation
18.8.2022
The CEO of Monochrome Asset Management says their license approval represents a significant step forward for both the advice industry and retail investors
Aussies buy fuel and chips with crypto across 175 fuel outlets
18.8.2022
Commenting on the roll out, Crypto.com’s Asia & Pacific General Manager Karl Mohan tipped the adoption of an AUD-backed stablecoin as being the catalyst to make crypto payments mainstream in Australia
Australian Securities Exchange takes step towards tokenized asset trading
16.8.2022
“There's a strong value proposition here that we can essentially tokenize any asset and bridge that into the ASX ecosystem,” said Zerocap CEO Ryan McCall
Popularity of Crypto Investments Makes Case for Regulations, Australian Securities Watchdog Says
12.8.2022
High rates of crypto ownership, with purchases often made on advice from Youtube and Facebook, make “a strong case for regulation,” according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The watchdog backs its stance with poll results showing nearly half of retail...
Reserve Bank of Australia to Pilot Digital Currency, Explore Use Cases
10.8.2022
The monetary authority in Australia is beginning research into the potential economic benefits of issuing a central bank digital currency. Within the project, the regulator hopes to identify use cases and intends to develop a limited-scale pilot. Central Bank of Australia Working on Digital...
Australian regulator trials auto take-down of crypto scam sites
21.7.2022
The ACCC is using a countermeasures service from the UK-based Netcraft, which has been providing a similar service to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
Australian Central Bank Chief Believes Regulated Private Tokens Could be Better Than CBDCs: Report
18.7.2022
Digital currencies focused on consumers and regulated could be better when privately issued rather than by central banks, according to Australian central bank governor
Australian central bank governor favors private sector crypto technology
18.7.2022
Phillip Lowe believes that there are risks in dealing with cryptocurrency that can be mitigated by strong regulations, but the tech should be made by private companies
Aussie FPA supports 'crypto rule book' and regulation of exchanges
15.7.2022
Swyftx co-CEO Ryan Parsons echoed the calls from the FPA, noting that “Our preference is for crypto platforms to operate within the existing financial services licensing framework.”
Rewards4Earth plans to roll out crypto rewards to 1000 sports clubs in Australia
1.7.2022
Even a small adoption of the reward token could see up to $300 million used to fund environmental initiatives and provide clubs with funding to benefit the community
Australian Crypto Exchange Banxa Cuts 70 Staff
27.6.2022
The publicly traded crypto exchange said the "crypto winter" drove the decision to reduce headcount by about 30%
BTC Markets becomes first Australian crypto firm to get a financial services license
21.6.2022
While the license isn’t currently needed for crypto companies in Australia, BTC Markets says it is preparing the exchange for upcoming regulations, which may help it gain other complementary certifications
Lack of Interest in Australian Bitcoin ETFs Blamed on Bad Launch Timing, Strong Inflows Globally
10.6.2022
Bitcoin (BTC)-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of various types are now widely available to investors around the world. But the popularity of the funds varies, with investors in Australia showing almost no interest in trading the recently-launched ETFs there....
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Two more spot crypto ETFs launch on Australian markets
7.6.2022
Both of the new Australian exchange-traded funds by 3iQ Digital Asset Management will feed from its existing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Australian Mayor downplays crypto volatility, recommends it for rates payments
6.6.2022
"The volatility is not that bad” - Australia’s Gold Coast Mayor suggests crypto could be used to pay local taxes in the future
Aussie banks ANZ and NAB won’t 'endorse' retail speculation on crypto
1.6.2022
Executives from two of Australia’s “big four” banks have said they won’t allow their retail customers to trade crypto with ANZ adding its happy it didn’t “go head long” into a cryptocurrency offering
Crypto Derivative Traders Can Access TradingView With Broker Eightcap
27.5.2022
Australian FX and CFD provider Eightcap has recently announced that it has partnered with TradingView, allowing crypto derivative traders to trade directly from TradingView’s charts into their Eightcap trading accounts. Crypto derivative traders will access Eightcap’s full suite of crypto...