Australia


Policy

Australia's Markets Watchdog Sues Fintech Company Block Earner

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said the company offered fixed-yield earning products that should be licensed, leaving consumers without important protections.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Finance

Startup Arkon Energy Raises $28M to Further Expand Into Bitcoin Mining

The Australian company also bought Hydrokraft AS, a renewable energy-based data center in Norway with up to 60MW of power capacity.

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Finance

Australian Securities Exchange Cancels Blockchain-Based Clearing System at $168M Cost

The ASX said the decision has been taken "in light of the solution uncertainty."

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Finance

FTX Australia Calls In the Administrators: Report

The move was made after FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried did not attend a board meeting.

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Finance

Cosmos Asset Management Intends to Delist Crypto ETFs in Australia

Cosmos' bitcoin ETF was Australia's first such fund when it listed on Cboe in April.

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Policy

What the Mention of Crypto in Australia's Budget Means

“This may be the first time cryptocurrency has been mentioned in the federal budget papers," said Michael Bacina, a partner at law firm Piper Alderman.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Markets Regulator Sues Promoter of Crypto Token Qoin

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says BPS Financial, the company behind the token, ran misleading advertisements.

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Policy

Collapsed Australian Crypto Exchange ACX Allegedly Used Customer Funds to Run Business

The accusation was made by the company's liquidators in court.

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Videos

Finders Keepers?

We may all want to be crypto millionaires, but what if you accidentally become one? The story of an Australian couple who was mistakenly refunded millions by Crypto.com and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Policy

Australian Regulator Suspends Holon's Crypto Funds Managed by Gemini

All three funds are managed by the crypto exchange Gemini.

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