Australia

Australia to carry out token mapping ahead of digital assets consultation
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24 August, 2022

Australia to carry out token mapping ahead of digital assets consultation

Australia is seeking to regulate its digital assets market through token mapping in a bid to protect consumers and reduce...
Australia: ASIC chair raises concerns about growing rate of risk-negligent ‘crypto’ investors
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17 August, 2022

Australia: ASIC chair raises concerns about growing rate of risk-negligent ‘crypto’ investors

The Australian regulator surveyed 1,053 retail investors, and up to 44% noted having investments in digital currencies, which spells the...
Australia’s CBDC research to include 1-year ‘limited scale’ pilot for digital currency
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15 August, 2022

Australia’s CBDC research to include 1-year ‘limited scale’ pilot for digital currency

The Reserve Bank of Australia said the project would essentially evaluate the economic benefits and risks of launching a central...
Australia: Victoria state to expand police powers cracking down on digital assets-related crimes
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9 August, 2022

Australia: Victoria state to expand police powers cracking down on digital assets-related crimes

Among the powers the bill will introduce include the ability for law enforcement to compel digital assets firms to turn...
Huobi receives operating license in Australia as global expansion continues
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5 August, 2022

Huobi receives operating license in Australia as global expansion continues

The exchange received the license from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre just weeks after securing similar nods in...
Australian regulators team up to combat digital assets scam sites
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25 July, 2022

Australian regulators team up to combat digital assets scam sites

Two regulators in Australia have jointly deployed countermeasures services offered by U.K.-based Netcraft to automatically take down websites hosting phishing...
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