Australia News
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...
Gen Z in Australia Is Done Waiting for the Financial System to Work
Faced with rising costs and a lack of trust in banks, Aussie Gen Z is pivoting to side hustles, AI trading, and crypto to secure their futur...
Bitget’s Australian Promotions Draw Attention After Regulatory Notice
Regulators have raised concerns over ongoing promotion of high-risk crypto products, as new laws aim to bring stricter oversight to the sect...
Australia Establishes First-Ever Digital Asset Regulatory Framework
Australia’s parliament has passed legislation establishing the nation’s first-ever digital asset regulatory framework. ...
Banking Woes Rise as Record One-Third of Australians Invest in Digital Assets
Aussies continue to experience banking issues as crypto adoption hits record highs, the latest Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index has ...
Australian Senate Panel Backs Bill to Bring Crypto Platforms Under Financial Services Rules
An Australian Senate committee has endorsed legislation to integrate cryptocurrency exchanges and custody providers into existing financial ...
Aussie Crypto Payments Challenger KAST Raises $80M as It Targets the US Market
An Aussie-led, global crypto payments platform has achieved an US$80M raise after rapid growth in less than two years. ...