Australia Must Move Fast on Real-World Assets, ASIC Executive Warns
TLDR: ASIC warns Australia risks missing global RWA adoption momentum. Private credit has surged over 500% to $200B in the past de...
Australia Impose Sanctions on North Korean Lazarus Over $1.9B Crypto Theft
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced sanctions on the North Korean Lazarus Group for stealing $1.9 billion in...
BlackRock Enters Australian Bitcoin Spot ETFs Market As Competition Heats Up – W...
BlackRock has planned an ASX listing for the iShares Bitcoin ETF, wrapping its U.S. trust at a 0.39% fee as Australian ETFs have g...
BlackRock Set to Launch Bitcoin ETF in Australia
TLDR BlackRock to launch Bitcoin ETF in Australia on the ASX in mid-November. IBIT ETF tracks U.S.-listed iShares Bitcoin Trust, p...
Aussie Police Arrest 55 in Latest Phase of Criminal Ring, Seize $37.9M in Crypto
Australian police have seized $37.9M in crypto in drug and money laundering probes, as part of the Operation Ironside initiative....
AFP Warns of Youth Radicalization and Online Crime Networks in Australia
TLDR: AFP warns of youth radicalization driven by online “crimefluencers” glorifying violence. New Taskforce Pompilid launched to...
Australian Police Seize $6M in Crypto After Analyst Exposes Manipulated Seed Phr...
Australian police seized $6M in crypto after a data scientist decoded a manipulated recovery phrase in which the suspect had added...
Australia's AUSTRAC Fines Cryptolink as Part of Crypto ATM Crackdown
AUSTRAC has fined Cryptolink 56,340 Australian dollars ($37,000) after identifying "weaknesses" in the company's AML/CTF complianc...
AUSTRAC Puts CryptoLink on Notice After Finding ‘Weaknesses’ in AML Framework
AUSTRAC has sent an infringement notice to the crypto ATM operator CryptoLink for late reporting and weaknesses in the AML framewo...
Australian Regulator Signals Broader Digital Asset Oversight Ahead of New Licens...
ASIC said many digital assets are covered by existing financial laws as it readies the ground for impending digital asset platform...