Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Digital asset lender Helio hit with $10,000 bond in Australia over false licensing claims
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23 August, 2023

Digital asset lender Helio hit with $10,000 bond in Australia over false licensing claims

Helio falsely claimed to possess an Australian credit license in 2019 and has been sentenced to a one-year AUD 15,000...
Australia to revamp digital assets regulation to make them ‘safer for consumers’
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9 February, 2023

Australia to revamp digital assets regulation to make them ‘safer for consumers’

A public consultation has been put in place by the Treasury to involve key stakeholders in its quest to police...
Australian regulators stepping up efforts to control digital currency scams
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7 February, 2023

Australian regulators stepping up efforts to control digital currency scams

The Australian Treasury said a multi-stage approach will be adopted, focusing on "strengthening enforcement, bolstering consumer protection, and establishing a...
Australia’s financial watchdog sues Finder Wallet over ‘unlicensed’ financial services
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20 December, 2022

Australia’s financial watchdog sues Finder Wallet over ‘unlicensed’ financial services

After ASIC's notification that Finder Wallet's Finder Earn violated the law, the firm terminated the offering and returned all funds...
Australia: Scammers luring digital asset owners with fake paper wallets
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4 December, 2022

Australia: Scammers luring digital asset owners with fake paper wallets

The paper wallets show they have up to $10,000 in digital assets, but require the “lucky recipient” to first send...
Australia’s financial watchdog sues Coinbase-backed Block Earner over unlicensed digital asset services
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26 November, 2022

Australia’s financial watchdog sues Coinbase-backed Block Earner over unlicensed digital asset services

The regulator disclosed that Block Earner, a firm backed by Coinbase and Aave, also operates an unregistered managed investment scheme...
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