Australia News
Ready To Go! VanEck’s VBTC Bitcoin ETF Starts Trading on ASX in Australian First
It’s go time! Today’s the day that the first ever Bitcoin spot ETF launches on Australia’s largest exchange, the Australia Securities ...
ASX Approves Its First Ever Bitcoin Spot ETF, VanEck’s Product Set Launch This Week
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has approved its first-ever Bitcoin spot ETF, with US-based investment management firm VanEck set t...
Blockchain Could Boost Australian Economy by $60 Billion, Reverse Productivity Slump, Says MP Andrew Charlton
The Labor Federal Member for Parramatta, Dr Andrew Charlton, has publicly thrown his support behind blockchain technology, saying it could p...
Australia Bans Credit Card and Cryptocurrency Use in Online Betting to Curb Financial Risk
The gambling industry in Australia has taken a hit, with financial regulators implementing new rules on how these companies can accept depos...
Breaking: Australia’s First Bitcoin ETF Directly Holding BTC Goes Live on CBOE
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a hot topic in crypto right now. January saw the approval and listing of several Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U...
Coinbase Eyes Australia’s $600 Billion Superannuation Market Amid Rising Crypto Demand
Coinbase, the largest US-based crypto exchange, is planning to target Australia’s self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market, accordin...
ATO Targets 1.2 Million Crypto Accounts in Major Crackdown on Tax Obligation Awareness
Beware, Australian crypto investors—the ATO has you in their sights! According to a report from the Australian Financial Review, the...
Australian Federal Court Finds BPS Financial Guilty of Unlicensed Conduct With ‘Qoin Wallet’
The global crackdown on cryptocurrency enforcement has made its way to Australia, with the nation’s lead financial regulator winning its f...
Bloomberg: Multiple Australian Spot Bitcoin ETFs Anticipated to Launch on ASX This Year
Amid the flurry of excitement surrounding US Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the imminent launch of Hong Kong Spot BTC and Eth...
ATO Strengthens Collaboration with Indonesia with New Crypto Tax Information Sharing Agreement
Going forward, Australia and Indonesia will be able to better coordinate and collaborate around crypto tax compliance via improved data and ...
Coinbase APAC Chief Calls for Clearer Regulations in Australia, Cites Innovation Potential
Australian crypto unicorns may be on their way – but first, the rest of the country needs to catch up. According to Coinbase’s Asia Paci...
ASIC “Very Concerned” about Crypto Fraud, Makes Move Against Miners
Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo is ‘very concerned’ about high-risk activity and the next big fra...