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Securities Commission Cancels FTX Australia’s License
21.7.2023
Australia’s securities regulator has canceled the license of the local FTX entity, allowing it to perform only limited financial services. These will be related to the termination of derivatives with clients and arrangements to compensate retail customers. ASIC Revokes Financial Services License...
Another Big 4 Australian Bank Blocks Payments to ‘High-Risk’ Crypto Exchanges
19.7.2023
National Australia Bank (NAB) has joined other major lenders in the country in blocking payments to some cryptocurrency exchanges. The banking institution said it’s introducing new customer protections regarding financial transactions with certain scam-related crypto platforms. Australia’s NAB Bank...
Australia's financial regulator cancels license for FTX's local entity
19.7.2023
ASIC had previously suspended FTX's license to operate in Australia, now the securities regulator has canceled it entirely
National Australia Bank Halts Payment to Crypto Platforms Where Scams Are ‘More Prevalent’
17.7.2023
National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the ‘big four’ banks in the nation, has blocked some payments to “high-risk” crypto exchanges, where scams are “more prevalent.”
In an official statement, detailing new measures to protect customers from scams, NAB identified crypto scams as...
National Australia Bank joins crypto exchange boycott, cites ‘scams’
17.7.2023
National Australia Bank is the latest bank to announce blocks on certain cryptocurrency exchanges, citing the high risk of scams
Monochrome revises filing for spot Bitcoin ETF at Aussie stock exchange
14.7.2023
The CEO believes investors will be inclined to seek exposure to Bitcoin in a more familiar, structured and protected regulatory environment
From Thailand to South Africa, regulators tighten their grip on crypto: Law Decoded, July 3–10
10.7.2023
South Africa’s financial regulator has announced that all crypto exchanges in the country must obtain licenses by the end of 2023
Report: Crypto Industry Boasts 10,000 Companies and 190,000 Professionals With a Collective Valuation of $180 Billion
9.7.2023
A recent report released by K33 Research three days ago reveals that as of July 2023, the cryptocurrency industry boasts approximately 10,000 companies, employing an estimated 190,000 crypto professionals. Notably, K33 provides a comprehensive snapshot of the crypto landscape, highlighting that...
Binance Australia Under Investigation, Offices Searched by Regulator
5.7.2023
Australia's financial regulator has visited Binance offices as part of an ongoing probe into the company's defunct local derivatives business.
On Tuesday, officials from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) conducted searches at Binance Australia's offices, Bloomberg...
Binance Australia’s Offices Searched by Financial Regulator: Bloomberg
5.7.2023
The company, also under investigation in the U.S. and France, ceased its Australian derivatives business following regulatory warnings
Binance Australia offices reportedly searched by local regulator
5.7.2023
Binance said it’s cooperating with Australian regulators to meet local regulatory requirements amid reports of office searches
Crypto Biz: Binance’s chaotic June, miners gear up for halving, Bitfinex’s Latam expansion
30.6.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz looks at the story behind Binance’s debanking in Australia, Bitcoin miners preparing for the next halving, and Bitfinex’s expansion in Latin America
Blockchain Australia CEO calls for unified efforts to stamp out crypto scams
30.6.2023
Simon Callaghan said that efforts need to start on social media and telecommunication channels where most cryptocurrency scams originate
CBDCs aren't about solving today's problems — Australia's CBDC lead
30.6.2023
Dilip Rao, a former Ripple executive who's now leading Australia’s CBDC pilot has been examining 14 possible use cases of central bank digital currencies
Crypto debanking could drive industry underground: Australia Treasury
29.6.2023
The Australian government is addressing the risks of cutting banking services to crypto exchanges amid flurry of banks restricting certain services over scams
Australian stock exchange may consider listing tokenized real-world assets
29.6.2023
The tokenized asset would need to be “appropriately backed” but could “absolutely” be listed in the future, said ASX chief information officer Dan Chesterman
Australia Acts on De-Banking of Crypto Entities, Supports Policy Recommendations to Tackle Issue
28.6.2023
Australia's Treasury said on Wednesday it recognises the seriousness of de-banking and that it understands inaction could drive business underground after instances of banking partners cutting-off crypto platforms in the nation
Binance Australia got 12 hours' notice before it was debanked, says exec
27.6.2023
Binance Australia head Ben Rose claimed the exchange got less than a day's warning from its payments partner before it was "cut off" from the local banking system in May
Australia’s token mapping to be ‘tech agnostic,’ says Treasury official
26.6.2023
Trevor Power hopes the framework will fall closer on the “spectrum” to the EU’s MiCA, as opposed to the current regulatory position in the U.S
'Keep Australia safe': Dystopian draft bill against 'misinformation' unveiled
26.6.2023
The proposed legislation could have serious implications for free speech in Australia says Shadow Communications Minister David Coleman