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Australian police’s ‘new powers’ lead to $142.6K crypto seizure
31.10.2024
Victoria Police’s first crypto seizure underscores a new legal framework empowering officers to confiscate digital assets via search warrants
Ex-CEO of Mine Digital stole $1.5M from a Bitcoiner, says regulator
22.10.2024
The dodgy transaction happened just two months before the firm went bust in September 2022, says the Australian financial regulator.
Australian Police Seize $9.3M in Crypto, Bust Mastermind Behind Ghost Platform
7.10.2024
The Australian Federal Police have taken a major step against organized crime by seizing $9.3 million in cryptocurrency. The operation uncovered a secret encrypted communication platform, Ghost, leading to the arrest of its alleged mastermind. Through digital forensics, authorities cracked...
Australian feds ‘deciphered’ seed phrase to access suspect’s crypto
2.10.2024
The Australian Federal Police said an analyst cracked the seed phrase to a crypto account belonging to the accused owner of an organized crime messaging app.
UBS Warns of Further US Dollar Decline, Advises Investors to Reduce USD holdings
1.10.2024
Financial giant UBS expects the U.S. dollar to continue to depreciate, advising investors to reevaluate their portfolios. The bank predicts a medium-term decline due to shrinking interest rate advantages and a growing fiscal deficit. With the dollar down 5% since June, UBS recommends strategies...
Australian bank joins Project Guardian to explore RWA tokenization
1.10.2024
Major Australian bank ANZ is interested in exploring how it can move its Australian dollar-backed A$DC stablecoin between blockchains
Australia Mandates Financial Services Licenses for Crypto Firms Under New ASIC Regulations
23.9.2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced new legislation requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to obtain financial services licenses. This expansion of the Corporations Act aims to provide clearer oversight of the crypto sector, ensuring that widely traded crypto...
Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses
23.9.2024
Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges
Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses
23.9.2024
Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges
Australian Central Bank Prioritizes Wholesale CBDC
19.9.2024
The Australian Central Bank is focusing on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) due to its potential economic benefits compared to a retail CBDC. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has launched Project Acacia, a three-year plan to explore wholesale CBDC opportunities. While the RBA...
Australian crypto investors ‘sitting on the sidelines’ for clearer laws: Swyftx CEO
11.9.2024
Crypto exchange Swyftx estimates anywhere from two to six million Australians could enter the market if regulated
Kraken Adjusts Margin Product to Comply With Australian Crypto Law, Calls for Clearer Regulation
10.9.2024
The Australian Federal Court ruled that Kraken’s fiat margin extensions are subject to regulatory obligations, but crypto margin extensions are not. Kraken acknowledged the decision but stressed the need for clearer crypto regulations in Australia. Following the ruling, Kraken adjusted its margin...
Monochrome confident as it files for Australia's first ETF to hold Ether directly
6.9.2024
Monochrome’s CEO says the firm's Bitcoin ETF has seen growth off the back of its in-kind subscription mechanism and hopes an Ether ETF could see similar inflows.
Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP
28.8.2024
The Australian Federal Police revealed that scammers are using deepfakes and pig butchering as their primary methods to defraud victims.
Kraken Crypto Exchange Fined by Australian Court
24.8.2024
The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Bit Trade Pty Ltd., operating crypto exchange Kraken in Australia, failed to meet regulatory obligations for its margin trading product. The product was offered without a required market determination, breaching the Corporations Act. ASIC emphasized...
Australian Regulator Wins Against Kraken’s Operator Bit Trade
23.8.2024
Australia’s Federal Court has found Kraken’s local operator, Bit Trade Pty Ltd, in contravention due to crypto regulations…
Australian regulator claims win over Kraken’s Bit Trade in federal court
23.8.2024
A court has found Bit Trade offered a product without following design and distribution obligations and acted as a credit facility, in violation of Australian laws.
615 Crypto Scam Sites Dismantled by Australian Regulator
22.8.2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has shut down more than 7,300 phishing and investment scam websites, including 615 targeting cryptocurrency. The regulator noted that collaboration with other agencies and advanced detection techniques have enabled ASIC to swiftly take...
Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year
19.8.2024
The cypro scams amounted to about 9% of the total fake investment platforms taken down in the first year of its investment scam disruption program
Meta denies claim more than half of Facebook crypto ads are scams
16.8.2024
Australia’s competition watchdog has claimed 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams; Meta says the data is old and unreliable