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The Reserve Bank of Australia consultation on how its settlement systems could support tokenised markets and whether stablecoin issuers should access central bank reserves closes today, forcing industry and regulators to sharpen positions on tokenised settlement, wholesale central bank money, and the future of private digital money in Australia.
The Australian Treasury has released exposure draft legislation to implement the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework and create a domestic crypto reporting regime, with consultations closing today, October 28, 2026. The change is intended to enable automatic cross border exchanges of crypto tax data from 2028 and introduce domestic reporting requirements from 2027.
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.
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.
The Australian Treasury on October 17, 2026 opened a public consultation on draft laws that would require crypto platforms to report resident transactions to the Tax Office, aligning domestic law with the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework and widening reporting to cover e money, CBDCs and crypto derivatives.
Australia’s corporate regulator published draft standards and guidance for exchanges and tokenised custody platforms, proposing asset holding, settlement and substantial capital requirements as the Digital Assets Framework comes into force on April 8, 2027.
Australia’s corporate regulator published Consultation Paper 392 on October 15, 2026, proposing capital, custody and trading standards for digital asset platforms as new digital asset laws move toward implementation in 2027. The consultation includes a high‑end capital model that would require some operators to hold A$14 million in net tangible assets, limits on proprietary trading, and stricter third party custody conditions.
The Reserve Bank of Australia launched a new consultation and updated its retail CBDC work, pressing industry and stakeholders for views on how core settlement infrastructure should support tokenised assets and private digital money.
The Australian corporate regulator has lifted the transaction-value ceiling that allows low volume markets to operate without a full market licence. The change narrows the compliance gap for small crypto trading venues while increasing regulatory clarity as Australia implements broader digital asset reforms.
Australia’s temporary no action relief for some digital asset businesses ended as the country’s broader digital asset reforms and tighter AML supervision move forward, forcing firms to seek licences or change operations ahead of a new regulatory regime coming in 2027.
I searched Australian and international news, regulator releases and industry outlets and could not find a Blockchain or Web3 story whose first report or material update occurred on September 25, 2026 and that focuses centrally on Australia. I can broaden the search timeframe or write a verified story from recent days about ongoing Australian developments such as Project Acacia, ASIC stablecoin guidance or the Treasury exposure draft from 2025.
A global wave of rising government yields has pushed U.S. rates to multiyear highs and rippled through Canadian markets on September 25, 2026. The S&P/TSX fell, the Canadian 10 year benchmark climbed, and the loonie weakened, amplifying pressure on Canadian borrowers and complicating the Bank of Canada policy outlook.
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.
Corporate Bitcoin accumulation is picking up again as digital-asset treasury companies tap capital markets to expand crypto holdings, showing that institutional demand is evolving even as Bitcoin remains volatile.