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A Fire Alarm Interrupted an Aussie Crypto Summit. The Symbolism Wasn’t Missed by a Concerned Industry
Australia’s Securities Regulator Wins Case Against Kraken’s Local Operator
Australia’s Securities Regulator Wins Case Against Kraken’s Local Operator

The Federal Court of Australia ruled on Friday that cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's operator in the country, Bit Trade Pty Ltd, "contravened" with a section of the nation's Corporations Act. The case...

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Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year
Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it closed down 615 cryptocurrency investment scams in the first year of a program to tackle fake investment websites.

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Australia’s Securities Regulator Sues ASX for Misleading Statements About Blockchain Project
Australia’s Securities Regulator Sues ASX for Misleading Statements About Blockchain Project

Australia's Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has sued the country's largest market operator, ASX Limited, for allegedly making misleading statements about how its blockchain project to repl...

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Coinbase Concerned About ‘Ongoing Regulation by Enforcement’ in Australia, Despite ‘Healthy’ Regulator Talks
Coinbase Concerned About ‘Ongoing Regulation by Enforcement’ in Australia, Despite ‘Healthy’ Regulator Talks

Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is concerned about “ongoing regulation through enforcement,” which is not “helpful to the overall direction of the industry” in Australia ...

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Australian Securities Exchange Gives Its First Approval of a Spot Bitcoin Listing to VanEck
Australian Securities Exchange Gives Its First Approval of a Spot Bitcoin Listing to VanEck

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), which accounts for 90% of Australia’s equity market, has approved its first spot-bitcoin {BTC} exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a blog from the issu...

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Australia’s Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC’s Warning For Crypto Entities
Australia’s Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC’s Warning For Crypto Entities

Australia's regulators have provided rare updates on their plans for the digital assets sector, including plans to introduce a draft framework for stablecoins and hinted that more enforcement is on it...

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Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Buy ASIC Chip Designer Desiweminer for $140M in All-Stock Deal
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Buy ASIC Chip Designer Desiweminer for $140M in All-Stock Deal

Bitcoin (BTC) miner Bitdeer has agreed to acquire Desiweminer, a designer of chips for ASIC mining machines, in an all-stock transaction worth $140 million.

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