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Australian central bank says CBDCs, tokenization have potential to become the future of money

Australian central bank says CBDCs, tokenization have potential to become the future of money

Assistant Governor said that CBDCs in the form of tokenized bank deposits could provide a more secure and dependable means of conducting digital transactions.

Australia to introduce crypto regulation mandating licenses for crypto exchanges

Australia to introduce crypto regulation mandating licenses for crypto exchanges

Crypto exchanges holding more than $5 million in aggregate or exceeding $1,500 for any individual user will be mandated to obtain an Australian Financial Services License.

Mastercard creates tech to tokenize CBDCs on multiple blockchains

Mastercard creates tech to tokenize CBDCs on multiple blockchains

Mastercard has developed a solution that allows tokenization of CBDCs on multiple blockchains and can control which wallets are allowed to receive the wrapped tokens.

Australian regulator sues Kraken provider Bit Trade for $13M in user losses

Australian regulator sues Kraken provider Bit Trade for $13M in user losses

ASIC said Bit Trade did not comply with the design and distribution obligations tied to its margin trading product.

Yuga Labs of Bored Apes fame draws away from OpenSea over royalty fee policy

Yuga Labs of Bored Apes fame draws away from OpenSea over royalty fee policy

Yuga said it will end support for OpenSea's marketplace contract, Seaport.

Australia ASIC sues eToro alleging lax oversight of crypto derivatives, causing consumer losses

Australia ASIC sues eToro alleging lax oversight of crypto derivatives, causing consumer losses

Financial watchdog ASIC clamps down on eToro over broad CFD target markets

ASIC cancels FTX Australia’s license amid escalating crypto regulation

ASIC cancels FTX Australia’s license amid escalating crypto regulation

Australian regulators have lately increased efforts to regulate the cryptocurrency industry.

National Australia Bank blocks millions in crypto transactions citing scam concerns

National Australia Bank blocks millions in crypto transactions citing scam concerns

NAB said it has introduced new measures aimed at better protecting its customers from scams.

Binance Australia searched in probe of former derivatives activities

Binance Australia searched in probe of former derivatives activities

The company originally discontinued its derivatives platform in April.

New Zealand central bank calls for ‘increased vigilance’ for crypto not regulation

New Zealand central bank calls for ‘increased vigilance’ for crypto not regulation

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand wants to wait for best practices of regulating crypto to emerge as other countries reign in the space.

Australian payments firm Novatti expands its AUDD stablecoin to XRP Ledger

Australian payments firm Novatti expands its AUDD stablecoin to XRP Ledger

Users will be able to access AUDD via XRPL-enabled wallets and use the stablecoin to make payments or trade other XRPL-based tokens.

Another Australian bank places limits on payments to crypto exchanges

Another Australian bank places limits on payments to crypto exchanges

Commonwealth Bank follows Westpac in restricting payments to crypto exchanges.