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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has uncovered that over 2,000 cryptocurrency wallets owned by locals were compromised by offshore scammers, putting millions of dollars in digital assets at risk. This discovery emerged from Operation Spincaster, a global initiative against crypto fraud spearheaded by Chainalysis and locally managed by the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3). Operation Spincaster Uncovers $162M Australia’s involvement in Operation...

DigitalX Limited, a digital asset fund manager, announced today the successful approval and upcoming launch of its spot Bitcoin ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The new spot Bitcoin ETF, under the ticker “BTXX,” will start trading on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM AEST. DigitalX Teams Up with K2 Asset Management and 3iQ DigitalX has partnered with ASX-listed K2 Asset Management, which will serve as the Responsible Entity and issuer for the ETF. K2 brings...

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have caused a major stir in the cryptocurrency industry, unlike anything seen before. Following the US and Hong Kong, Australia is now gearing up for a series of launches of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The ASX has received applications from at least two organizations, and there’s another one in the pipeline Australia Braces for Bitcoin ETF ASX Ltd., which manages about 80% of the country’s equity trading, is expected to approve the first spot Bitcoin ETFs...

Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the first eleven spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the United States last month, Australian retail interest in Bitcoin has experienced a surge. The development has grabbed Australian investors’ attention, with 34% acknowledging awareness of the news. This has increased confidence in Bitcoin, with 25% of locals holding a more positive view following the ETF approval. Increased Ownership and...

C1 Fund – established by a team of former Coinbase legal professionals and investors – has engaged in discussions with numerous local venture firms, explicitly proposing the purchase of private holdings from investors at a discounted rate ranging between 50% and 80% of their most recent valuation. The development comes as the crypto sector has once again captured the interest of investors, driven by a prevailing bullish stance on Bitcoin. This has resulted in the world’s...

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has sentenced Melbourne-based cryptocurrency lending firm Helio for falsely claiming it held an Australian credit license (ACL) in August 2019. According to an official release from the ASIC, Helio was sentenced to a non-conviction bond and entered into a recognizance of A$15,000 ($9,600) for 12 months on the condition of good behavior. ASIC Sentences Helio The Australian securities regulator charged Helio in April...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) filed a lawsuit against the trading platform eToro, alleging that its contract for difference (CFD) product could harm investors. That type of monetary tool is a leveraged derivative contract that enables customers to speculate on the prices of equities, commodities, stock market indices, and digital assets.  The platform was among the first in its field to hop on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, allowing trading...

The Australian division of Binance, the world’s largest and most popular digital currency exchange, caused analysts and observers to raise eyebrows in the latter half of May when the firm began selling bitcoin at a huge discount. Binance Australia was Practically Giving Away BTC During that time, bitcoin was trading between $27,000 and $28,000 on most platforms, though the Australia division of Binance caught everyone off guard when it began selling units for...

Jarryd Hayne – a former NRL superstar – has supposedly parted with $780,000 after falling prey in a Bitcoin scam. The athlete, who was slammed with a prison sentence for allegedly raping a woman, was tricked by a fellow inmate. The scammer is currently in jail after being accused of swindling $4.6 million from family and friends in a Ponzi scheme. Conned Even Behind Bars As reported by Daily Mail, the person in charge of the Bitcoin fraud was Ishan Seenar Sappideen, who met...

The latest ASX Australian Investor Study estimated that approximately 15% of Australians have invested some of their wealth in cryptocurrencies. The figure is somewhat similar to the 17% registered during the bull market in 2021. The research further showed that young Aussies are more inclined towards the industry, with 31% being HODLers. The Latest Trends in ‘The Land Down Under’ According to the analysis, roughly every seventh Australian has entered the cryptocurrency...