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Regional crypto news across Oceania, covering Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific islands; regulation, exchanges, mining, startups, and Web3 adoption.

Regulation

New Zealand to ban crypto ATMs in AML crackdown

The ban reflects the country's tightening grip on financial crime.

7 months ago

CBDCs

Visa, Chainlink successfully complete CBDC, stablecoin swap between Hong Kong, Australia

Visa pilot demonstrates potential of eliminating intermediaries with blockchain, drastically reducing cross-border transaction times.

8 months ago

Crime

Australia shutters crypto scam network linked to $35M in global losses

Australia's ASIC battles 'hydra-like' scammers by dismantling false fronts posing as legitimate crypto businesses.

10 months ago

Regulation

Australia plans clear crypto laws to boost innovation and investor safety

Australia's crypto reforms will tackle debanking issues and assess tokenization laws for the country.

11 months ago

Regulation

Australian regulator warns of crypto ‘horror scenarios’ if Trump loosens regulation

Australian regulator warns of heightened financial fraud risks if US relaxes crypto oversight under Trump.

12 months ago

Legal

ASIC sues Binance Australia over investor misclassification and protections

ASIC claims Binance denied over 500 retail investors necessary safeguards by misclassifying them as wholesale clients.

1 year ago

Regulation

Coinbase reveals 18% YoY drop in law enforcement requests

Most of the requests were related to criminal enforcement, mainly sent from the US, the UK, Spain, Germany, France, and Australia.

1 year ago

Regulation

Australia’s ASIC fines Kraken operator Bit Trade $5M for regulatory breaches

Justice Nicholas highlighted Bit Trade's revenue priorities over regulatory obligations.

1 year ago

Regulation

Australia intensifies crypto ATM oversight to curb money laundering risks

AUSTRAC task force targets non-compliant crypto ATMs to combat criminal exploitation.

1 year ago

Australia’s ASIC explores stablecoins, wrapped tokens in new crypto framework

Regulation 1 year ago

BIS partners with central banks to tackle cross-border compliance with Project Mandala

Technology 1 year ago

Latest data reveals global economic downturn, building stronger case for Bitcoin

Research 1 year ago 3 min read