AFS license Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licensesBy CryptooTimesSeptember 23, 2024 Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges.
ATMs Crypto ATMs Dominate Cash-to-Crypto Transactions, Become a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM LabsBy CryptooTimesSeptember 2, 2024 The report, released Wednesday, highlights why law enforcement authorities worldwide have concerns about the growing use of crypto ATMs, which…
asic Australia’s Securities Regulator Wins Case Against Kraken’s Local OperatorBy CryptooTimesAugust 23, 2024 “Overall, we’re disappointed by today’s ruling, but we’re prepared and willing to comply with the court’s decision,” a Kraken spokesperson…
Amy-Rose Goodey HSBC Australia to block all payments to crypto exchanges, citing scamsBy CryptooTimesJuly 25, 2024 At least six big Australian banks have taken such action now — a trend one industry executive says is stripping…
ASX VanEck’s Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Debuts on Australia’s Biggest Stock Exchange, ASXBy CryptooTimesJune 20, 2024 Monochrome Asset Management’s Monochrome bitcoin ETF (IBTC) went live on June 4 on the Cboe Australia exchange, a smaller rival…
Finance National Australia Bank’s Venture Arm Invests in Crypto-Focused Zodia CustodyBy CryptooTimesJune 19, 2024 NAB Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Zodia Custody, which is also backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust and SBI…
Australia Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Gives its First Approval of a Spot Bitcoin Listing to VanEckBy CryptooTimesJune 17, 2024 Unlike in the U.S., in Australia, firms require the approval of the regulator, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC),…
asic Australia’s Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC’s Warning For Crypto EntitiesBy CryptooTimesJune 16, 2024 “Within that drafting slot, there are various reforms and each has a different priority to the payments reforms, which would…
asic Australian Regulator ASIC Scolded Over ‘Misleading’ Release, Must Pay Costs as Block Earner Avoids PenaltyBy CryptooTimesJune 4, 2024 ASIC subsequently published a press release entitled “Court finds Block Earner crypto product needs financial services licence.” While the release…
Australia Monochromes’s IBTC Spot-Bitcoin ETF Goes Live, First Australian ETF With Direct BTC HoldingsBy CryptooTimesJune 3, 2024 “Before IBTC, Australian investors were only able to invest in ETFs that indirectly hold bitcoin or through offshore bitcoin products,…
