Australia – Dec LM

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

The Australian Government announced an ambitious whole-of-government approach to regulating and integrating digital assets into the broader economy, inspired by work done in the European Union (EU) and Singapore....

Circle Signals Plans to Bring USDC to Australia With Venture Capitalist Mark Carnegie

The partnership appears set to cover the Asia Pacific region since Carnegie's company has offices in Australia and Singapore.

A Fire Alarm Interrupted an Aussie Crypto Summit. The Symbolism Wasn’t Missed by a Concerned Industry

A regulator's comment at a crypto summit sparked industry concerns that companies may look to move abroad.

Coinbase Concerned About ‘Ongoing Regulation by Enforcement’ in Australia, Despite ‘Healthy’ Regulator Talks

Last month, a senior regulator warned an audience of industry goers to fall in line with the precedents set in the recent cases it has filed against crypto entities.

VanEck’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Goes Live on Australia’s Biggest Stock Exchange

The VanEck Bitcoin ETF rose 1% on its debut after trading 99,791 shares.

Australian Securities Exchange Gives its First Approval of a Spot Bitcoin Listing to VanEck

Given ASX's size as the dominant exchange in Australia, its first approval, VanEck's bitcoin ETF, could lend greater legitimacy to crypto and its associated ETFs in the region.

Australia’s Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC’s Warning For Crypto Entities

"How recently have you consulted with your lawyers about where the law currently?" asked an ASIC representative while speaking to an audience of crypto industry-goers.

First Mover Americas: Crypto Prices Tick Upward as Meme Coin Season Receives Fresh Impetus

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 3, 2024.

Australia’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF With Direct BTC Holdings to Go Live on Tuesday

Australia already has two exchange-traded products providing exposure to spot crypto assets on Cboe Australia but they do not hold bitcoin directly.

Coinbase to Target Australia’s Self-Managed Pension Funds: Bloomberg

“We are working on an offering to service those clients really well on a one-off basis — to have them trade with us and stay with us," a Coinbase...