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8:55am, 4th September, 2023

Australian lawmakers send back crypto bill by Andrew Bragg

Introduced in March 2023, Australia’s bill on digital asset market regulation has faced a series of report delays by the Senate, and it's now been sent back for amendments.

Australian CBDC could be useful for payments, tokenization, says RBA

7:55pm, 22nd August, 2023

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Australian CBDC could be useful for payments, tokenization, says RBA

The RBA has wrapped up its CBDC pilot program and outlined four key areas that could be improved by the introduction of central bank-issued digital currency.

Australian financial regulator sues eToro over ‘volatile’ trading products

7:15pm, 2nd August, 2023

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Australian financial regulator sues eToro over ‘volatile’ trading products

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleged eToro users with no understanding of CFD product risks could still buy them on the platform.

Australian stock exchange may consider listing tokenized real-world assets

7:44pm, 28th June, 2023

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Australian stock exchange may consider listing tokenized real-world assets

The tokenized asset would need to be “appropriately backed” but could “absolutely” be listed in the future, said ASX chief information officer Dan Chesterman.

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions

12:35am, 27th June, 2023

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Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions

During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from Australia’s major banks explained why they added restrictions on payments to local crypto exchanges.

Major Australian bank to decline ‘certain’ payments to crypto exchanges

12:55am, 8th June, 2023

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Major Australian bank to decline ‘certain’ payments to crypto exchanges

James Roberts, Commonwealth Bank General Manager of Group Fraud Management Services cited a huge scale of "investment scams" involving crypto exchanges.

Australian stock exchange officially abandons blockchain plans: Report

2:47am, 19th May, 2023

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Australian stock exchange officially abandons blockchain plans: Report

ASX abandons blockchain rebuild to explore conventional options to achieve the desired business outcomes as it sends RFP to potential software vendors.

Australian exchanges dispel debanking fears amid Binance saga, but risks loom

1:45am, 19th May, 2023

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Australian exchanges dispel debanking fears amid Binance saga, but risks loom

Australian crypto exchanges report no problems with their payment providers but the lack of local laws means more debanking incidents can't be ruled out.