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ASIC issues warning over BTG Technology

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
ASIC has warned Australian investors against investing in unlicensed cryptocurrency futures products offered by BTG Technology Holdings Limited and its related entities (Bitget). ASIC said Bitget does not hold an AFSL, meaning it is not permitted to ...

Binance appoints new head of Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... Notably, he has worked with various regulators, including APRA, RBA, AUSTRAC and the ACCC. Aside from his role at the cryptocurrency platform, Poblocki is simultaneously the co-founder of Swarmer, an equity crowdfunding platform. Commenting, Binance ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... nest egg savings outside of super and move it into speculative and potentially volatile investment options such as cryptocurrency, gold and property. "With the increasing propensity of retirees to leave their super funds and seek higher investment returns ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... a responsible and compliant way. A former NAB and Westpac executive, Cooper is currently the chief executive of cryptocurrency platform OKX Australia, a role she assumed in early 2025. The council, which comprises 12 experts in the fields of accounting ...

$15m crypto scam costs former adviser 10 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... Sutherland Shire allegedly transferred at least $14.8 million of funds invested by clients, family and friends to a cryptocurrency-based investment scam. Between March 2022 and June 2023, she allegedly transferred the money into accounts held in her ...

ASIC sues former director of crypto platform owing nearly $60m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Following the collapse of the cryptocurrency platform in 2019, former Blockchain Global director Liang Guo, also known as Allan Guo, is being sued by ASIC over multiple breaches of directors' duties. Guo was restrained from leaving the country following ...

FTX creditors await US$5bn distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to pay out US$5 billion to creditors starting May 30. The proceeds will be distributed via the FTX Recovery Trust to eligible creditors either on BitGo or Kraken. This is the second round of distributions ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... now-defunct Earner product was offered from 17 March 2022 until 16 November 2022. It enabled customers to loan specified cryptocurrency in return for interest paid at a fixed rate. Block Earner maintains that its customers loaned cryptocurrency under ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... more nuanced thinking." Farmer acknowledged that US President Donald Trump's return to the White House has buoyed cryptocurrency advocates. "President Trump has issued an executive order establishing a working group tasked with, amongst other things ...

Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... best-in-class solutions for Australian investors who want exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum without the complexity of cryptocurrency purchase and storage," Vynokur said. In a statement, Betashares said Bitcoin ETFs have been "strongly adopted" by institutional ...