The Australian Bitcoin Industry Body has filed a proper grievance with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over what it calls “factually inaccurate and deceptive” protection of Bitcoin, escalating tensions between the nation’s rising crypto sector and conventional media. The grievance targets an ABC article that portrayed Bitcoin primarily as a car for cash laundering whereas ignoring…
Australia has moved to tighten its grip on crypto exchanges and custody suppliers with laws that guarantees harder oversight and steep penalties for failures in asset safety. Key Takeaways: Australia has launched its first full regulatory framework for crypto custody and change platforms. The invoice would require crypto corporations to carry an AFSL and adjust…
Cybercriminals in Australia are exploiting the federal government’s official cybercrime reporting system to pose as federal cops and steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting victims, authorities warned on Wednesday. Key Takeaways: Scammers are exploiting Australia’s ReportCyber platform to impersonate federal police and steal cryptocurrency. Fraudsters use stolen private information and pretend case numbers to make their schemes…
Australia should transfer sooner on tokenization or danger dropping enterprise to abroad markets, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned. According to a speech delivered on November 5, ASIC Chair Joe Longo urged regulators, corporations and buyers to behave now, saying the nation should “seize the chance or be left behind.”…
Australia has issued a daring crackdown towards North Korean cybercrime syndicates, saying sweeping sanctions on 4 entities, together with the notorious Lazarus Group, for stealing no less than A$1.9 billion ($1.23 billion) in cryptocurrency from corporations world wide in 2024. Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong revealed the move on Thursday to clamp down…
(*55*) Australia Police has filed 800 expenses and made 55 arrests in reference to an enormous cryptocurrency-linked crime ring. The newest transfer is the third section of Operation Ironside, a joint Australian Federal Police and FBI investigation. According to ABC News, authorities have seized crypto belongings value round AU$58 million ($37.9 million) tied to the…
Australian monetary intelligence company, AUSTRAC, has slapped a AU$56,340 high quality (US$37,085) on crypto ATM operator CryptoHyperlink on Thursday. The motion comes after the regulator’s Crypto Taskforce, established final yr, discovered late reporting of enormous money transactions and “weaknesses” in CryptoHyperlink’s AML guidelines. AUSTRAC has despatched an infringement notice to the crypto agency, to verify…
Australia’s securities regulator has declared stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenized securities, and digital asset wallets as monetary merchandise underneath current regulation, requiring service suppliers to acquire licensing whereas granting the business an eight-month transition interval. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced up to date steerage on Wednesday, alongside a sector-wide no-action place that runs…
Australia’s company regulator has barred Blockchain Global director Ryan Xu from leaving the nation whereas it investigates the collapse of a crypto exchange operated by the corporate. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said on Wednesday that the Federal Court granted interim journey restraint orders in opposition to Xu, also called Zijing Xu, on…
U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited international commerce tensions after threatening to impose tariffs of as much as 155% on Chinese items beginning November 1, until Washington and Beijing attain a brand new commerce settlement. The remarks got here Monday throughout a White House assembly with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the place the 2…