Australia news articles
ASIC Sues Aussie Fintech Company Block Earner Alleging Unlicensed Services
Australia’s financial markets watchdog is taking Aussie crypto platform Block Earner to court for allegedly providing unlicensed financial...
Fully Integrated SHIB Restaurant Set to Open in Australia
Touted as ‘Australia’s first #cryptoDINER’, a Shiba Inu themed restaurant called Shiba Wings is set to open on the Gold Coast and will...
ASX Scraps $250 Million Blockchain-Based CHESS Project
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced Thursday morning that it would scrap the blockchain-based replacement for its ageing Clea...
Australia 2022 Budget Continues Capital Gains Tax on Crypto Assets
Capital gains tax will continue to apply to Aussie’s crypto investments, as confirmed by an explicit mention of digital currencies in the ...
ASIC Sues Financial Firm Over Aussie Crypto Token ‘Qoin’
The Aussie company behind the controversial crypto token Qoin is being sued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), ...
Melbourne Couple to Face Trial Over $10.4M Crypto.com Blunder
A Melbourne couple who spent most of a A$10.4 million refund they received in error from cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com are set to face ...
Northern Territory Moves to Regulate Crypto Gambling
Cryptocurrency is about to join crocs and Kakadu as one of the three defining features of Australia’s Northern Territory, with plans a...
Aussie Government Prioritises ‘Token Mapping’ for New Regulatory Framework
The Australian government has released a statement indicating that it will begin a review as to how digital assets should be managed. This s...
AFL NFT Drop ‘Ripper Skipper’ Sells Out in Under 12 Hours
With the 2022 AFL finals season about to blast off on September 1, the Australian Football League’s first limited-edition drop of NFTs has...
UN Urges Developing Countries to Curb Crypto Expansion
The United Nations trade body has urged authorities in developing countries to help ensure the prevention of widespread crypto use. The moti...
Brisbane-Based ‘Monochrome’ Gets Approval for Spot-Based ETF
A Brisbane asset management company will offer spot-based crypto exchange traded funds (ETFs), becoming the first to be authorised under an ...
Sydney Uni Finds Insider Trading Occurs in 10-25% of Crypto Listings
A group of Australian researchers at the University of Technology in Sydney have released a report claiming that between 10 and 25 percent o...