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Australia, UK partner to procure well-regulated financial markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... engagement and take forward agreed actions ahead of the next forum, to be hosted in 2027. At the previous forum, digital assets were a key discussion point. Since then, Australia has implemented requirements for digital asset platforms and tokenised ...

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... principle of 'same activity, same risk, same regulatory outcome' for all digital asset providers. He said digital assets "do not need special treatment" and that the regulator aims to hold digital asset providers to the same standards as traditional ...

Panacea Capital director charged over $4.4m crypto fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... between Aprill 2021 and June 2022. The fund purportedly sought to generate returns through a diversified portfolio of digital assets. Neither Creigh nor Panacea Capital held and AFSL or operated as an authorised representative during the period in questions ...

Number of Aussie investors hits record high

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... Australians. Cryptocurrency participation also remains significant, with 2.79 million people holding or having traded digital assets in the past year. The study found 950,000 non-investors intended to enter the market within 12 months, including a growing ...

ASIC consults on new digital asset laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
ASIC is seeking industry feedback on its draft guidance for the upcoming laws around digital assets and operators in the broader digital economy. The new laws will come into effect on 8 April 2027. Consultation Paper 392, Digital asset law reform implementation ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... expand the range of sophisticated trading products in Australia. "Australia now has strong regulatory clarity around digital assets, creating an environment where global platforms can bring new products to market within a well-established financial regulatory ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... amendments intended to ensure retail investors receive consistent protection, including where CFDs are settled through digital assets rather than cash. The existing order is due to expire in May 2027. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the measures ...

APAC to lead in digital asset investment: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
Institutional investors across Asia Pacific are growing in confidence in the long-term future of digital assets, as more institutions in the region now expect adoption will outpace their global peers, according to State Street. State Street's 2026 Digital ...

Swyftx partners to simplify digital assets investment for SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... partnering with a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administrator for Australians who choose to invest in digital assets to establish, administer and manage SMSFs. The partnership brings together Swyftx's digital asset platform and dedicated SMSF ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... expanded its operations into private wealth advisory. The collaboration is the latest in Openmarkets' plans to add digital assets to its brokerage, clearing, settlement and wealth management services, extending its regulated infrastructure into Australia's ...
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