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Australia’s Operation Ironside Phase 3: 55 Arrested, 813 Charges Filed And $38M In Crypto Seized

South Australian police have filed 800 charges and made 55 arrests in connection with a massive cryptocurrency-related crime ring.  The most recent action is...

ASIC Bars Blockchain Global Director Ryan (Zijing) Xu From Leaving Australia Amid Probe Into Crypto Exchange Collapse

The Australian corporate regulator has prevented Blockchain Global director Ryan Xu from leaving the country while it examines the collapse of the company's cryptocurrency...

Gemini Starts A Local Crypto Exchange In Australia After AUSTRAC Registration

Gemini, the New York crypto firm founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, launched a fully local arm in Australia on Thursday. The exchange registered...

Binance Australia To Appoint External Auditor By AUSTRAC Orders To Fight AML & Counter-Terrorism Financing

AUSTRAC has instructed Binance Australia to secure an independent auditor on account of “serious concerns” about its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.  The subsidiary,...

ASIC Warns Crypto Exchange Bitget Over Unlicensed 125:1 Crypto Futures In Australia

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission released a public warning against crypto exchange Bitget for providing unlicensed crypto futures with up to 125:1 leverage.  The...

Australian Regulators Take Strategic Steps to Test the Viability of CBDCs and Stablecoins in a Controlled Crypto Sector

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the launch of the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) research. The research comes...

Crypto.com Expands Into Australia With Strategic Fintek Acquisition

Crypto.com has made a significant strategic move in the Australian market with its acquisition of Fintek Securities Pty Ltd., a regulated brokerage service and...

Kraken Launches Crypto Derivative Trading for Australian Wholesale Clients

Crypto-exchange Karken has announced a new licensed broker offering that will provide a wide range of fascinating crypto-based derivatives products to qualified Australian wholesale...