ASIC News
Australian Platform Finder Waves Goodbye to Crypto Trading with Swyftx Switch
Finder is exiting the crypto trading business. According to an announcement, the comparison site will shut down Wallet Ventures, its in-app ...
Block Earner Wins Big: Aussie Court Throws Out Crypto Lending Case
Australia’s Full Federal Court has ruled in favour of crypto lender Block Earner, overturning a previous decision that its now-discontinue...
Australia Cracks Down on Crypto Scams, Winds Up 95 Companies
Australia’s security watchdog has intensified its efforts to combat online fraud and protect consumers from sophisticated scams involving ...
Bro of Breakdancer ‘Raygun’ Charged Over $180K Crypto Fraud
The brother of Olympic breakdancer and national embarrassment, Rachel ‘Raygun’ Gunn, has been in court recently for some ‘sick movesâ€...
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...
Digital Assets Akin to Ciggies Bartered In Prison: ASIC Exec Puts Foot In Mouth
Have you heard the news? Crypto is like ciggies…prison ciggies that is. Yes, you read that right. According to the Australian Securities a...
Australian Court Fines Kraken $8 Million for Operating Unlawful Credit Facility
Global crypto exchange Kraken is in trouble with Australian regulators – to the tune of AU $8m. Kraken’s history in Australia stre...
Chance for Australian Crypto Businesses to Shape ASIC Guidance on Digital Asset Compliance
Financial regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has today released a consultation paper outlining proposed...
RBA Governor Says Bitcoin Not Money and Has ‘No Role’ in Australian Economy, as Bitcoin Temporarily Dips Below $89k
Surely, with the euphoria that the post-US-election rally brought, everyone is now behind crypto, right? Well, the Governor of the Reserve B...
ASIC Slaps Former CEO of Crypto Exchange Mine Digital with Fraud Charges
The hammer has come down on ex-Aussie exchange Mine Digital after the platform allegedly stole over AU $2m from an unsuspecting customer. Af...
ASIC Sounds Alarm to Sceptical Crowd at Sydney Digital Asset Event
The alarm was triggered in Australia’s crypto industry, both literally and figuratively, after remarks from the Australian Securities and ...
AUSTRAC and ASIC Investigating Scammers Deceiving Aussie Crypto Investors
A new investigation by the Australian Financial Review has shown that millions of dollars in cryptos are being stolen by British scammers po...