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Coinbase receives AFSL, plans product expansion

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... expand into traditional financial products leveraging digital asset infrastructure. Shortly after the passage of the Digital Assets Framework Bill, which requires crypto exchanges to obtain AFSLs, Coinbase Australia has received its AFSL. It's also become ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
Digital assets providers will be required to obtain an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) under new legislation. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, which amends the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
Hostplus is considering allowing members using its Choiceplus platform to invest in digital assets. Through Choiceplus, members can tailor their super investments from an available set of options. Hostplus has confirmed that one such option that may ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... proper client onboarding systems and processes in place. This includes financial services that relate to crypto and digital assets," he said. Binance is part of the Binance Group, a global crypto exchange operator.

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
In its latest paper, ASIC has argued that while digital assets are a technological shift from current financial systems, the foundational regulatory principles for it remains the same. Speaking at the Melbourne money & finance conference, ASIC senior ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... major Australian banks. "The participation of Betashares and a selected range of global and regional leaders in digital assets constitutes a significant milestone for Macropod," Macropod chief executive Drew Bradford said. "We are committed to building ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... government consulted on its proposed digital asset regime in October, shortly after ASIC renewed guidance to label some digital assets as financial products. "Tokenisation is a significant evolution in financial market infrastructure, with great potential ...

Former ASIC deputy chair Crennan steps in as York St Capital chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... deputy chair Daniel Crennan as chair. York St Capital is a Melbourne-based multi-asset investment firm focused on digital assets, commodities and real estate. It has recently expanded its presence into the United Arab Emirates and established fund structures ...

Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... intergenerational wealth transfer," Fernley said. "The suite of investment opportunities has grown exponentially to include digital assets, private markets and ETF selection. Portfolio construction as a consequence, within this new landscape, needs to ...

BTC Markets names chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Dobbins' expertise lies in designing and operating high-availability systems across broadcast media, finance and digital assets. After serving as a broadcast engineer at Seven Network, Dobbins worked with Bitcoin in the early 2010s, building mining infrastructure ...