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Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026

... opacity that has long disadvantaged smaller borrowers in international debt markets, by making lending transparent on the blockchain - via the smart contract," she said. "However, it's important to note that this is not about replacing banks, it's ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026

... Asset, the Singapore Stock Exchange and UBS. Rounding up the group's recruitment spree in the last two months was blockchain expert Hamish Crittenden who became AUDC's chief technology officer. According to ABS data, the domestic stablecoin market ...

Fintech AUDC hires former UBS director, expands senior team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026

... was the chief architect and head of product at FSCO, where he had spent time building and commercialising fintech and blockchain platforms. "He will lead the next phase of AUDC's technology evolution, scaling an already live, multi-chain stablecoin ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026

... highlighted the passing of the GENIOUS Act in the US which was brought to increase adoption of technology platforms like blockchain. "It's quite likely, and this was a view a number of years ago, that blockchain as an underlying technology would ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026

... Australia innovative, compliant, and trusted products, while helping advance the responsible growth of the country's blockchain and digital asset ecosystem," it said. In addition to the pecuniary penalty, the court ordered Binance to contribute to ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026

... designed to support tokenised product development across jurisdictions covering both private and public permissioned blockchain networks, State Street said. Investors can receive secure, scalable access and on-chain compliance controls through a seamless ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025

... efficient," he explained. "It is simply a matter of time before the settlement rails; we all use are underpinned by blockchain technology because it is much faster and much cheaper. The annual stablecoin market is already bigger than the combined volume ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025

... provides the clarity and confidence our $3+ billion sector has been calling for," Jiang said. "Institutional adoption of blockchain, stablecoins and asset tokenisation is accelerating globally. With clear rules in place, Australia is signalling to the ...

Binance names head of APAC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025

... VP at Crypto.com, will lead the group's Asia Pacific operations, bringing with him a strong track record in the blockchain industry and relevant regulation. While at Crypto.com, Seker led global product development and handled the legal and regulatory ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025

... strikes happened, and they lit up immediately," Tuckwell said. "Remarkably, the futures markets then took their lead from blockchain-traded gold. It's a sign of how these products are starting to shape global price discovery. We expect that role to expand-across ...

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Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO | 11:16AM

Rest is welcoming back it's former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer.

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:36PM

Macquarie Group has provided its first quarter update at its AGM, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake describing trading conditions as "satisfactory".

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:36PM

Generation Development Group has reported strong growth to the year ending June 30.

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:30PM

The brother of Australian breakdancing Olympian 'Raygun' has been sentenced 12 months' imprisonment for his role in a global cryptocurrency scam.

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