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Gemini Expands in Australia with AUSTRAC Registration Ahead of New Crypto Rules
US-based crypto exchange, Gemini, announced October 8 that it has expanded into Australia and registered with the nation’s financial crime...
Australian Company Fitell Buys $1.5M Worth of Pump.fun Tokens to Deepen Solana Bet
Australian-based NASDAQ-listed online gym equipment retailer, Fitell Corporation, announced yesterday that it has purchased 216.8 million PU...
Australia Unveils Draft Bill to Bring Crypto Exchanges Under Finance Laws
Australia is tightening oversight of cryptocurrency platforms through a recent draft legislation that would fold them into the country’s e...
Australia Tightens Crypto Oversight as APAC Volumes Triple in Three Years
A new report from crypto research firm Chainalysis has found that the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) has emerged as crypto’s fastest growing r...
Rugby Legends Team Up with Ledger to Tackle Crypto Security in Australia
Digital asset security company Ledger is beefing up its Australian promotional efforts by partnering with a slew of rugby stars to help rais...
Australia’s Next Chapter in Digital Money: Why Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Matter
Stablecoins have long been considered the quiet workhorses of crypto, yet the market is anything but. Today, the total market capitalisation...
Australia Grants Stablecoin Class Relief to Boost Digital Asset Innovation
Secondary distributors of stablecoins, issued by an issuer that holds an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license, have been granted clas...
Hana Wallet Launches: An Aussie-Made Crypto Wallet for Everyday Payments
Sydney-founded crypto startup, Hana Wallet, has officially launched its virtual prepaid crypto card, the Hana Web3 Debit Mastercard, a non-c...
Australia’s SMSFs Embrace Crypto as OKX Launches Dedicated Platform
Cryptocurrency exchange, OKX, has expanded its presence in Australia, launching its new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platfo...
Australian SMSF Crypto Holdings Slip 4% Despite Bitcoin Surge
Crypto holdings in Australian Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) fell 4% year-on-year despite a broad crypto market rally, and Bitcoin hitting...
Crypto Giants Target Australia’s $4.3T Pension System as Next Growth Frontier
Some of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges are eyeing Australia’s AU$4.3 trillion superannuation system in a bid to attract ne...
Australia’s Monochrome Bitcoin ETF Tops $177M AUM With 1,002 BTC
Spot crypto ETFs have been the talk of the town since greenlit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024. The traditionalised for...