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ATO Scrutiny Could Increase for Everyday Investors: Crypto Tax Exec
The Australian Government’s recent move to rule out crypto-specific tax laws paves the way for the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to more act...
Labor Outlines Regulatory Plan to Fuel Blockchain Innovation in Australia if Re-elected
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced a new digital assets framework that will guide development of legislation to govern the industry during...
Australian Trading Platform Swyftx Acquires New Zealand’s Largest Crypto Exchange
Swyftx, one of Australia’s biggest crypto exchanges, has announced the acquisition of Easy Crypto via a media release earlier today. ...
Crypto Lobbying Ramps Up Ahead of Australian Federal Election
There’s a sense across Australia’s digital assets industry that this year’s federal election is shaping as the most important ever for...
Crypto Poses Insolvency Risk as Desperate Aussies Take On Risky Investments And Loans
Tim Beresford, the CEO of an Australian Government body focused on personal insolvency — the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA...
OKX Australia CEO Predicts “Proliferation” of Stablecoin Use Post-Election, If Laws Keep Up
Kate Cooper, the newly appointed CEO of cryptocurrency exchange OKX Australia, has said that if digital asset regulation is prioritised by t...
Australia Won’t Follow Trump’s Lead On Crypto Reserve, Finance Minister Confirms
Following yesterday’s announcement that the US is moving ahead with plans to establish a strategic crypto reserve, the Australian governme...
Could The Election Hinge on Aussie Crypto Voters? Poll Results Point to Yes
With an incredibly tight federal election race almost underway, the results of two recent surveys indicate that Aussie crypto voters could, ...
Crypto Caution: ACCC Chair Flags Risks as Trump Proposes Deregulation
The world is steadily becoming more accustomed to cryptocurrency, with sweeping regulatory reform likely to hit the United States under Dona...
Coalition Pledges to Fast-Track Crypto Regulation, Echoing Trump’s Deregulatory Zeal
The Australian Coalition Party is taking a leaf out of Donald Trump’s book, as the election race heats up. Peter Dutton, leader of the Lib...
RBA Cuts Interest Rate, Pours Water Over Hopes of Future Cuts as Bitcoin Stumbles
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has finally broken a four-year hiatus and announced it would lower interest rates for the first time sin...
Money Laundering Crackdown: AUSTRAC Puts 50 Firms, Including Crypto Exchanges, On Notice
An Australian Financial Review (AFR) report has revealed that Australia’s financial crimes watchdog, the Australian Transaction Reports an...