Australia news articles
Australian Government Issues Consultation Paper for Crypto Exchange Oversight
The Australian government has introduced a new consultation document with the objective of regulating crypto exchanges to mitigate risks for...
Australia proposes to regulate crypto exchanges under TradFi license regime
The Australian federal government may soon require cryptocurrency exchanges to hold a financial services license issued by the local financi...
Reserve Bank of Australia and Mastercard Announce Successful CBDC Test
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Mastercard have completed a trial that included the tokenisation of central bank digital currencies ...
Canvas CEO Explores Australian eAUD in Exclusive Interview
David Lavecky, head of blockchain firm Canvas, recently spoke in an interview about the firm’s involvement in the Australian Reserve B...
Australian Bloomberg Analyst Believes Most Competitors to ETH May Vanish
Australian analyst for Bloomberg, Jamie Coutts, said he believes that the growth and use of new Layer 1 (L1) competitors to Ethereum (ETH)&n...
Australian Freight & Trade Alliance Hints at Ripple Partnership Following U.S. Legal Clarity
Ripple is forging strategic alliances despite the ongoing legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Australi...
Driving Financial Innovation: ANZ And Chainlink Release Cross-Chain Settlement Study
“Big Four” Australia bank, ANZ, and Chainlink are leading the way for cryptocurrency adoption among financial institutions, as the partn...
Former NBA Champion Matthew Dellavedova Joins Swan Bitcoin
Bitcoin financial services company Swan has hired former NBA champion Matthew “Delly” Dellavedova as its vice president of business deve...
ASIC Fines Marketer of Crypto Investment Fund Amid Escalating Crackdown
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) expects cryptocurrency marketing campaigns to say what they mean and mean what t...
Beyond Banks: Crypto Natives and the Rise of Real-World Asset Tokenisation
Real-world asset tokenisation has been heralded as the intersection between decentralised and traditional finance. The first sprouts of RWA ...
Australian Financial Regulator Sues Kraken Subsidiary for Allegedly Violating Margin Trading Regulations
Australia’s financial regulator has launched a civil lawsuit against a subsidiary of the crypto exchange Kraken for allegedly failing to c...
Chris Larsen Says London, Singapore Replacing SF as Crypto Capital while Ripple Legal Bill Reaches US$200 Million
Although Ripple has had some success defending itself against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the legal battle...