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FBI accuses North Korea of $9bn Binance crypto heist

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
North Korea has been accused of being the culprit behind the $9 billion (US$6.3bn) cryptocurrency heist from global digital asset platform Binance that took place last week. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released information advising that ...

Panacea Capital director charged over $4.4m crypto fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... Panacea Capital director Brian Jacques Creigh has been charged with criminal offences relating to an unlicensed cryptocurrency investment fund, including dealing with proceeds of crime worth $1 million or more. Creigh appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' ...

Number of Aussie investors hits record high

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... held investment, while ETF ownership has more than doubled since 2020 to an estimated 2.82 million Australians. Cryptocurrency participation also remains significant, with 2.79 million people holding or having traded digital assets in the past year. ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... Coinbase recently began offering perps to local wholesale investors, with three different options ranging from cryptocurrency, equity, and commodity assets. The firm said the domestic crypto market is maturing, and investors are constantly on the lookout ...

CSC tests waters on digital assets with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Bitcoin in recent years, becoming the first super fund to invest in digital assets, like cryptocurrencies. Although cryptocurrency is not yet classified as a financial product, other digital assets like stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenised securities ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... superannuation funds, increasing numbers are establishing self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to gain exposure to cryptocurrency and other digital assets, an investment class that remains largely absent from APRA-regulated super funds. The shift ...

Superhero partners for crypto push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
Superhero has joined forces with Robinhood's cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp to enter the digital assets market. The trading and superannuation platform launched Superhero Crypto, allowing customers to buy, sell and hold selected digital assets directly ...

Coinbase launches perps for wholesale investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Coinbase Australia is launching perpetuals contracts (perps), with three different options ranging from cryptocurrency, equity, and commodity assets, available to eligible wholesale investors. The firm said the domestic crypto market is maturing, and ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... deterrence. ASIC said it acted on concerns that Dawson set up company bank accounts and facilitating transfers to cryptocurrency accounts that allowed dissipation of investor funds, failing to have any oversight of the activities undertaken by the company ...

Crypto traders surge, Swyftx expands into mainstream assets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
Nearly 2.4 million Australian now hold cryptocurrency, according to new research, as local exchange Swyftx announced it is the first domestic crypto platform to offer both traditional asset classes alongside digital assets. Investment Trends' inaugural ...
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