Australia News
Australia Explores Multi-CBDC Platform For International Settlements
The central banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa, in conjunction with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have...
Qantas Launches NFTs Despite Environmental Pushback
Australian airline Qantas is one of the newest major ASX-listed companies to include a non-fungible token (NFT) offering. The offering, howe...
QLD Construction Company Moves into Liquidation After Buying $3 Million of Qoin
Liquidator FTI Consulting has announced that a significant purchase of troubled token Qoin is behind Queensland construction company Privium...
ANZ Becomes First Bank to Mint Aussie Dollar Stablecoin A$DC
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has concluded a historic transaction in which its newly created stablecoin pegged to t...
ANZ Bank Exploring Hedera DeFi Services For Its 8.5 Million Customers
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), one of Australia’s ‘Big Four’ banks, is tapping into the growing demand for...
Crypto Exchange FTX Officially Launches in Australia
FTX, one of the world’s fastest-growing crypto exchanges, is rapidly expanding its presence globally, having now established a local s...
Pro-Crypto Senator Bragg Says DAOs Threaten Australia’s Tax Base
Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) needed to be “recognised and regulated as a matter of urgency”, according to Australia...
Australian ‘2022 Digital Services Act’ Published for Crypto Custody Providers
The Australian Treasury has released a consultation paper outlining its proposed regulatory approach to crypto markets with a view to potent...
Commonwealth Bank Says It Intends to Heavily Invest in More Crypto-Related Services
A digital assets specialist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has confirmed the bank’s intentions to invest more into crypto facil...
Win a Brand New Tesla Model 3 Car with Binance Australia
Australian crypto exchange Binance Australia is giving away a brand new Tesla Model 3 Performance valued at A$84,900 to one lucky user from ...
Australian Consumer Watchdog Sues Meta Over Crypto Scam Ads
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it will be suing Meta over the company’s failure to block crypto s...
Australian Indigenous Yolngu Artists Are Entering the NFT Space
Indigenous Australian artists are digitising their work as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to create a new stream of income and share their art o...