Australia
Australia Crypto ETF Market Heats Up With Two More Spot Funds Set to Launch
21Shares and ETF Securities will introduce Australia's first spot exchange-traded products for bitcoin and ether next week.

Purpose Investments Exec on Launching Canada’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF
Purpose Investments COO Vlad Tasevski discusses working with Canadian regulators to launch the country’s first Bitcoin Spot ETF. Plus, insights into his firm’s partnership with Cosmos to bring the ETF to Australian markets, and regulatory concerns in the U.S. regarding spot market manipulation.

Australia’s First Bitcoin ETF to Be Listed Next Week: Report
Cosmos Asset Management’s Bitcoin ETF will be listed on the Cboe trading platform.

UAE Becoming Crypto Hub; India’s Tax Bogeyman
Australia’s BTC Markets partners with Mastercard for payment options. Crypto.com, Bybit book tickets to Dubai to set up bases. India’s crypto taxes scaring away younger investors. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Gets $71M Equipment Financing From NYDIG
The financing is backed by 19,800 Bitmain S19j Pro miners that have hashrate of about 1.98 exahash per second.

Fusang Defers IPO; Yuga Labs Hits $4B Valuation
Malaysia’s Fusang defers security token IPO. Support for home-grown NFTs grows in China. Australian Blockchain Week dives into intellectual property rights. BAYC creator Yuga Labs raises valuation to $4B. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Cross-Border CBDC Payments Are 'Viable,' Says Report From Central Banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa
The four central banks are working on a project that will develop and test shared platforms for international settlements with multiple CBDCs.

Mawson's Q4 Revenue Rises 79% From Q3
The bitcoin miner boosts its hashrate estimate for next year by 10%.

FTX Continues Global Expansion, Creates Unit in Australia
FTX Australia will offer exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) products and services, including derivatives.
