Australia: Fin Tech

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ASIC Issues Sweeping New Guidance On Digital Assets And 'No-action' Until 2026 For A Range Of Providers

Our feedback on Treasury's consultation paper ‘Regulating digital asset platforms – exposure draft legislation'

Blockchain Bites: Binance Founder CZ Pardoned, Is SBF Next?; British Columbia Places Permanent Ban On New Crypto Mining Projects; Australia Publishes Draft Stablecoin And Payments Legislation

Blockchain Bites: Howey bout that? California judge says Bored Ape NFTs are not securities; soundwaves and stablecoins: AUDD wins trade mark dispute; America embraces markets innovation

Protecting digital infrastructure investments abroad: treaty considerations for Australian investors

The Wait Is Over: Australian Government Releases Draft Legislation For Digital Assets

Responsible AI Use & Lessons From Deloitte's "Dodgy Report"

A Roadmap To Successful Funds Tracing

Blockchain Bites: NASDAQ Bets On Blockchain With Tokenised Stocks And ETFs; ASIC Mints Regulatory Relief For AFSL Licensed Stablecoins; Binance Nears Agreement To End US Monitorship

Crypto In The Courts – ASIC v Finder Update

Blockchain Bites: Blockchain Bites: ASIC Corporate Plan backs tokenisation work; Tokenised Funds move closer to launch with Cayman Consultation; Project Acacia: Australia's leap into tokenised finance

Blockchain Bites: Japan greenlights first regulated yen-backed stablecoin, Pay me in stables! Bullish bags $1.15b in stablecoins from IPO proceeds, Don't bank on it: when can a bank close a customer account?

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – July 2025

Blockchain Bites: Smoother Waters Ahead As SEC Officially Ends Ripple Rift?; Doh! Kwon Admits Terra/Luna Was Not Self Healing; And On The Chopping Block: 100 DCE Registrations Slated For Cancellation

Blockchain Bites: SEC Chair charts course for Wall Street to go on-chain; Staking Success: SEC's Sensible Stance Finally Stakes Out Clarity; Darting from the blocks, the CFTC's crypto sprint begins; and Guilty Verdict Generates DeFi Developer Despair: Is Storm's Split Verdict a Forecast of Coding Chill?

Changes Ahead For Australia's Payments Sector: The RBA Proposes To Ban Card Surcharging

Funds Update - 1 August 2025

Blockchain Bites: DECA urges reforms on tokenisation, tax and trade; Offshore platforms face ASIC scrutiny; and Understanding your new AML/CTF obligations

How A Cybersecurity Investigation Uncovered The Root Cause Of A Ransomware Breach

Blockchain Bites: SEC cooks up clarity on crypto staking, It's morning at the SEC for defi innovation, and Crypto ATMs under fire as AUSTRAC brings the heat

What Happens To Your Crypto And Cloud After You Die? Why Your Online Life Needs A Will

Blockchain Bites: ASIC sues Blockchain Global director, crypto faces rising class actions, Full Court flips Qoin (again) narrowing AFSL Authorised Rep exemption, ASIC encourages exchanges to kick the tyres on token listing practices

Full Court flips Qoin narrowing Authorised Rep exemption

Blockchain Bites: UK targets 2026 crypto tax reporting rules, AUSTRAC releases second consultation on AML/CTF rules, Cayman Islands ready to launch RWA and tokenised securities, and ASIC sues Blockchain Global director

Blockchain Bites: Will the ATO face a $600M+ bitcoin refund bill or is bitcoin more than just ‘mere information'?; US GENIUS Act looking smarter, passes key Senate Vote; ASIC seeks High Court appeal of Block Earner in landmark application; and From Cane to Crypto: Ripple targets sweeter future for Colombian Farmers

Blockchain Bites: Tokenization of Carbon Markets – more than just a token movement to net zero; Bhutan goes over the top pioneering Crypto Tourism Payment System; and Line your wallets: US bill targets crypto corruption.

Blockchain Bites: Stablecoin regulation wobbling in US senate, Australian government obtains mandate to press crypto reforms, and UK FCA sets the tone for crypto regulation

What are CBDCs? Will CBDCs be used as Collateral and require Trade Reporting in Australia?

Blockchain Bites: US Federal Reserve withdraws anti-crypto guidance, AUSTRAC launches blitz on dormant DCE's, UK publishes draft crypto legislation and Australia trials blockchain-based age verification