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BTC Markets gains ASFL

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Melbourne-based BTC Markets has become Australia's first crypto exchange to successfully go through the full AFSL application process, via sister company BTCM Payments. BTC Markets said the AFSL will enable it to further bridge the crypto and traditional ...

Selfwealth announces crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... programs to educate retail investors on a variety of topics and we intend to roll out even more related specifically to crypto-assets, and other new asset types." Selfwealth is Australia's fourth-largest online broking platform with over 125,000 active ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
A new study has shown that Australian financial service companies are expected to spend more than $3.6 billion on financial crime compliance in 2022. Yesterday LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the first Australian edition of its true cost of compliance ...

Crypto companies halt withdrawals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... cryptocurrency platforms Celsius and Binance temporarily suspended customer withdrawals. Yesterday, the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, suspended withdrawals on the Bitcoin network. In a statement, Binance said: "This is due to an earlier ...

Leading wealth management marketers recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... readiness' campaign, BT won digital campaign of the year and Superhero, which has recently announced a merger with crypto trading platform Swyftx, won integrated campaign of the year. Of the agency categories, Ptarmigan Media won agency of the year ...

Superhero, Swyftx in $1.5bn merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... said.Swyftx, which last year grew its investor base by around 1200% provides access to more than 320 digital currencies and crypto interest earning features. Co-founded in 2018 by Alex Harper and Angus Goldman, the business currently has over 600,000 ...

ASIC freezes assets of unlicensed property mogul

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... operating an unregistered managed investment scheme and misusing investor funds, including converting investor funds into crypto assets. A Team was primarily advertised on social media and described as "the fastest growing property mentoring company ...

3iQ introduces inaugural Australian products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... cryptocurrencies in the same easy-to-use and secure ETF structures they're accustomed to." Currently, 3iQ manages over $1.8 billion in crypto assets however, Pye warns that these products are considered high risk and investors should tread carefully ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... as well as a payment method for scams more broadly. So far this year, more than $100 million has been reported lost to crypto investment scams. "This year we instituted proceedings against Facebook's parent company, Meta, for publishing scam advertisements ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... According to the latest data from CHOICE's national consumer survey, one in five Australians are involved or interested in crypto trading. CHOICE senior policy adviser Patrick Veyret said: "This number is rising amid aggressive marketing and promotion ...