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The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) suspended the FTX Australia license until May 15, 2023, following the exchange’s recent fiasco. The crash has affected around 30,000 Aussie consumers who are exploring how to retrieve their funds. The Latest Strike on FTX Despite the termination of its license, FTX’s Australian subsidiary will be able to provide limited services to local customers until December 19, 2022. The ASIC reminded that the crypto exchange...

Australia’s inflation hit 7.3%, which is the highest rate in 32 years. Considering the soaring prices of real estate and gas, analysts expect this figure to surge even more before the year’s end. To preserve their wealth during these turbulent times, locals have displayed increased interest in alternative financial assets, including cryptocurrencies. The Aussie government has also put crypto on its agenda. The new Prime Minister of the nation – Anthony Albanese – vowed to...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is expanding its digital currency team and says it’s looking to impose more regulation on crypto assets and their respective users, thus making it hard to sell digital currencies within Australia. ASIC Is Going to Be Tough on Crypto Under the new rules, all digital currencies would be classified as “financial products.” The decision comes after Ethereum – the world’s second largest digital currency by market cap...

Andrew Bragg – a liberal senator in the Australian Congress – believes that the lack of digital currency regulations within the nation are hurting Australia’s chances at making its mark in the crypto world. He is now working to create a solid bill that drafts legitimate digital currency regulation for the nation that he plans to introduce the next time parliament convenes. Andrew Bragg Wants to Regulate Crypto Crypto regulation is something of a two-sided coin (pardon...

The US-based cryptocurrency exchange – Coinbase – announced it will strengthen its presence in Australia, allowing locals an “easier and safer” option to enter the digital asset industry. The company described “The Land Down Under” as a “hotbed of fintech innovation.” More Crypto Options for Aussies In a recent announcement, Nana Murugesan – Managing Director at Coinbase – claimed that Australians are among the early adopters of digital assets and “savvy investors.” As such,...

The region of Queensland in Australia has, as of late, been a hub for crypto fraud and related scams, and it looks like residents have lost close to $40 million at the time of writing. This is a huge uptick from the number reported just last year during this time, which was around $20 million. Australia and Crypto… Not the Greatest Match? Throughout Australia, as much as $263 million has been lost to crypto scams. Federal police in Australia now refer to the growing...

The Reserve Bank (the central banking institution of Australia) collaborated with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to unveil a technical White Paper on its future CBDC. The organization is expected to complete the pilot version of the financial product by the middle of 2023. Australia joined the list of countries, racing to issue a digital form of their national currency. According to a recent announcement, the Reserve Bank issued a White Paper called...

Andrew Bragg – an Australian Liberal Senator for New South Wales – drafted a bill that could put the local cryptocurrency sector under strict supervision. If accepted, the legislation will require digital asset exchanges and stablecoin issuers to disclose their operations to authorities, while Chinese banks dealing with digital yuan in Australia will also face enhanced scrutiny. Australia Should Move Fast In a recent speech at the Blockchain Associations Forum, Senator Bragg...

Blockchain Australia – an industry body representing Aussie businesses and individuals participating in the crypto industry – announced the appointment of Laura Mercurio as its next Chief Executive Officer. She has a rich experience in the financial field, working previously for BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup. Recently, numerous other individuals who were part of monetary institutions and even government officials moved to the digital asset space. Such an example is...

The Australian Federal Police – an independent agency responsible for investigating crime and protecting the country’s national security – reportedly formed a new cryptocurrency unit. The goal is to detect criminals who use digital assets in their activities, such as money launderers, and bring them to justice. Applying strict regulations on the digital asset sector has been a mission for the Aussie government for a while now. Last year, former Federal Treasurer – Josh...