Australia News
Australia’s Crypto Travel Rule Goes Live: Every Transfer Now Needs a Name Attached
Fresh AUSTRAC requirements expand verification across digital asset transfers as Australia joins wider global efforts to standardise crypto ...
Australia’s Digital Finance Crossroads: Build It Here or Buy It Later
BTC Markets says Australia has the tools to build digital finance infrastructure at home, but delays could see future market systems sourced...
More Than Half of Australia’s Business Leaders Now Hold Crypto Assets
Australian executives continue to outpace the wider public in crypto ownership as new digital asset regulations begin rolling out across the...
Australian Crypto Unicorn Immutable Scales Back Game Development in AI Pivot
Gods Unchained will remain active while Guild of Guardians shifts to upkeep-only support under Immutable's latest restructuring. ...
Australia’s Crypto Travel Rule Kicks In July 1, Triggering Early Bitcoin Withdrawals
New compliance obligations will require detailed transfer records, while some traders report extra verification steps ahead of rollout. ...
Sydney Laksa Purchase Becomes Australia’s First Stablecoin Retail Payment on Base
A retail payment processed through Base showed how stablecoins could reduce settlement delays and bypass card processing fees. ...
Australia’s Proposed Tax Overhaul Could Increase Tax on Long-Term Crypto Holdings
Australia is set to overhaul capital gains tax rules, replacing the 50% discount with inflation indexation and adding a 30% minimum tax. ...
Australia Eyes Crypto Tax Shake-Up as CGT Discount Changes Loom
Proposed CGT reforms could reshape how Australian crypto investors are taxed, with indexation tipped to replace the 50% discount. ...
NSW Police Pull Off One of Australia’s Largest Bitcoin Busts in History
A major NSW cybercrime probe led police to seize millions in Bitcoin allegedly tied to darknet marketplace activity and drug offences. ...
Coinbase Targets $1T Retirement Market With Crypto Offering for Australian SMSFs
Australia’s SMSF trustees gain a new crypto pathway via Coinbase, but investment decisions and risk oversight remain firmly their responsi...
Australia Eyes Stablecoin-Ready Payment Rails as Tokenised Money Goes Mainstream
Australians can now have their say on how the systems that underpin direct bank transfers evolve, including plans to support interoperabilit...
Aussie Broker Says Surging Crypto Adoption Will See Crypto-Backed Mortgages Happen
Crypto’s increasing popularity in Australia will eventually see crypto-backed mortgage products enter the Australian lending market, accor...