Australia news articles
Australian Regulator Lays Out Crypto Industry Regulatory Roadmap
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) this week revealed its preliminary risk management expectations for regulated entities...
AUSTRAC Releases Guide to Detect and Prevent Illicit Crypto Activity
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) published two guides this week with hopes of helping Aussies detect and pre...
Australian Crypto ETF Competition Heats Up, Two More Listings Set to Launch
Within days of news that Australians will soon receive the country’s first Bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF), a slew of competitors l...
Move-To-Earn Token STEPN Has Soared 217x in 2022
Active types can now get paid to exercise and breathe in the fresh outdoor air with new Australian fitness app STEPN – an NFT-based pl...
Commonwealth Bank Issues Scam Alert Over False Crypto Platform Partnership Report
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) issued a scam alert this week to notify the public about a false article circulating on social medi...
Sandbox Creator Buys a Major Stake in Australian Digital Agency ‘Be Media’
Australian digital marketing agency ‘Be Media’ has sold a significant stake in the company to Animoca Brands, the crypto investment gian...
Fans Push Back as AFL Launches NFT Marketplace
In the same week that the Australian Football League (AFL) cracked down on players dissenting the on-field decisions of umpires, fans of the...
Australia’s First Bitcoin ETF Gets Green Light for Imminent Launch
According to a report by the Australian Financial Review, the long-awaited Australian bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) has been given the ...
Australian Blockchain Start-Up ‘Lygon’ Secures $12.75 Million from Major Banks
‘Lygon‘, a blockchain start-up created as a joint venture between three of Australia’s ‘Big Four’ banks, IBM, ...
Cricket Australia to Launch Official NFTs of Memorable Moments
Taking its first official step into the space, Cricket Australia will launch an official range of NFTs marking some of the most memorable mo...
Australian Crypto ETF Stalled by High Collateral Requirements
The creation of Australian-based spot Bitcoin ETFs is being hampered by what some fund managers regard as excessively high collateral requir...
Australia and Singapore Create New FinTech Bridge to Grow Digital Finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Australian Treasury have come together to sign the Australia-Singapore FinTech Bridge Agre...