Australia
Australian Stablecoin and Payments Reform: New Licensing and Regulatory Requirements
Australia has been on a journey to regulate the crypto market, and the efforts have been in overdrive in 2025. The Albanese government is taking the approach of integrating...
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Australia’s Digital Asset Platform Draft Law: Implications for Exchanges, Wallets, and Traders
The Treasury is getting ready to table its draft legislation for regulating digital asset platforms in parliament. If passed, the bill will bring exchanges...
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AUSTRAC’s New Powers to Regulate Crypto ATMs
The Albanese government is planning to increase its crypto oversight and curb money laundering by granting the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) authority...
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How the First Regulated AUD Stablecoin Changes Payments, Banks, and Merchants
The launch of AUDM in September 2025 is already changing the Australian digital payments sector. Issued by Macropod, a joint venture between MHC Digital...
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ASIC’s Stablecoin Class Relief: Implications for the Australian Market
Crypto news in Australia has had a few hot-button topics of late, but there is little doubt that one of the most important centres...
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Australia’s Digital Asset Platform Regulation: Key Changes and Deadline
Check any Australian crypto news outlet, and you’re bound to find a story about regulations regarding digital assets. What once began as a discussion...
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CBDC, stablecoins and bank-grade rules: What Australians should expect next
After years of deliberation, the Australian government has been accelerating its digital asset infrastructure plans. The Treasury and various regulatory bodies have been busy...
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Australia’s new draft law for digital asset platforms: What exchanges and users must do before 2026
The Albanese government has released a new draft legislation for regulating digital asset platforms and crypto exchanges. The legislation will update the Corporations Act...
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Regulatory Leadership Changes: ASIC & APRA Chairs Stepping Down – What Direction Next?
Australia’s corporate watchdog Joe Longo has announced that he will step down at the end of this term. The news comes at a time...
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Australia’s ASIC Stablecoin Distribution Exemption: Impacts & Next Steps
Australia’s Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued a new instrument that offers a class exemption to intermediaries distributing stablecoins. The exemption allows various...
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Aussies Still Battle Bank Roadblocks Despite Years of Crypto Growth
Despite the Australian government's push for crypto regulation, Australians are still facing significant hurdles when transacting in cryptocurrency. This is according to a recent...
