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Australia’s corporate regulator has opened a formal consultation on draft standards and guidance to implement the Corporations Amendment Digital Assets Framework Act, setting firm timelines and new licence and custody rules for exchanges and tokenised custody platforms.
After a global security incident that saw billions of dollars in crypto frozen, Australian authorities and banks moved quickly to protect customers and press for stronger controls, underscoring how recent national reforms will reshape the local crypto industry.
Financial advisers across Australia are increasingly reluctant to recommend or formally advise on cryptocurrency, even as consumer uptake rises and Canberra advances licensing and global tax reporting rules for digital assets.
Australia’s corporate regulator says artificial intelligence has supercharged online crypto and investment scams, reporting record takedowns and new consumer warnings as it coordinates with other agencies to disrupt fraud and protect investors.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission on October 22, 2026 pushed its consultation on draft rules that would stop crypto trading venues and their related companies from taking the other side of customer trades. The move is intended to protect retail investors and force clearer separation between order books, market makers and platform operators ahead of full licensing in 2027.
The Australian Treasury has published draft legislation to adopt the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework, creating domestic reporting duties for exchanges and other crypto service providers and setting timelines for phased implementation that will begin in 2027, officials and industry coverage say.
The Australian Treasury released draft legislation this month that would bring the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework into domestic law, creating new reporting duties for exchanges, wallet providers and other crypto platforms and setting a timetable that could see domestic reporting begin in 2027 and cross border data exchanges from 2028.
Australia’s corporate regulator on October 15 published a detailed consultation package to implement the country’s new digital assets framework. The proposals set out stricter custody, settlement and financial requirements for exchanges and custodians, and signal a higher bar for operators ahead of the April 2027 compliance date.
As Australia steps up anti money laundering enforcement, regulators say fraudsters are exploiting that visibility by impersonating AUSTRAC staff and pressuring victims to pay via messaging apps and cryptocurrency.
Tasmania Police say scammers steered victims to cryptocurrency ATMs, extracting more than AU$1.5 million in three months. The surge, concentrated among older victims, highlights gaps in ATM oversight and the limits of recent AUSTRAC safeguards.
Police and regulators say fraudsters are increasingly directing victims to cryptocurrency ATMs, with Tasmanian authorities reporting more than A$1.5 million lost in a three month period. Advocates and AUSTRAC urge stronger controls and public education as the machines spread into regional communities.
Bitcoin surged above $85,000 for the first time in roughly eight months as a wave of forced liquidations erased about $648 million in bearish crypto positions and accelerated the market's latest rebound.
The New York Stock Exchange has spent roughly a year testing Avalanche technology as it develops infrastructure for tokenized stocks and ETFs, highlighting Wall Street's accelerating move towards blockchain-based markets.
Bitcoin climbed back above $80,000 on Friday as cryptocurrency markets rebounded sharply, with Solana and other major digital assets also rising despite uncertainty surrounding US crypto legislation and higher interest rates.
Europe's MiCA framework has moved beyond its transitional phase, putting crypto exchanges and other service providers under a harmonised licensing regime while EU authorities review whether the landmark rules need to evolve with the market.