Australia

Australia

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Australia Cracks Down on Crypto ATM Providers as Scammers Target the Elderly

Anti-money laundering regulator AUSTRAC obtained data showing that 72% of all crypto ATM transactions are carried out by people over the age of 50.

View of Sydney harbor with Habor Bridge and opera house. (Caleb/ Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Regulator Sues Ex-Director of Crypto Exchange ACX for Mishandling Funds

Investigations have been ongoing since ACX Exchange collapsed in 2019.

View of Sydney harbor with Habor Bridge and opera house. (Caleb/ Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Securities Regulator Wants to Appeal High Court's Decision on Block Earner

The High Court in March 2024 dismissed ASIC's allegations that Block Earner had engaged in unlicensed financial services by offering its DeFi product Access

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Markets

Tariff-Sensitive Australian Dollar Offers Hope to Bitcoin Bulls as BTC Drops Below $75K

The tariff-sensitive currency has rebounded nearly 100 pips from the Asian session low, suggesting a potential nadir in the selling of risk assets.

Photo of Uluru, Australia

Policy

Australia Warns Crypto ATM Providers on Missing Anti-Money Laundering Checks

Australia has the highest number of crypto ATMs in the Asia Pacific region.

View of Sydney harbor with Habor Bridge and opera house. (Caleb/ Unsplash)

Policy

Australia Proposes New Crypto Regulation Structure, Plans to Integrate Digital Assets Into the Economy

The government's plan will direct different parts of the government to research different aspects of digital assets, including tokenization and CBDCs.

Australia's Parliament in Canberra (Social Estate/Unsplash)

Policy

Controversial Australian Olympic Breakdancer Raygun's Brother Charged for Crypto-Linked Fraud

Brendan Gunn is the director of an Australian firm that facilitates investment in crypto and other overseas investments.

Raygun of Team Australia competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Zerocap Launches Australia’s First Tailored Crypto Product Linked to CoinDesk 20 Index

The new offering facilitates tailored and diversified exposure to digital assets

Sydney, Australia (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Monochrome’s First Spot Ether ETF to Go Live on Tuesday

The launch of Monochrome Ethereum ETF follows the crypto investment firm's spot bitcoin ETF, which went live in August.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Policy

Australia's Police Confiscates Crypto Worth $6.4M in Crackdown on 'Ghost' Messaging App

Operation Kraken has nothing to do with the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, the company said.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)