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Kraken Slammed With $5.1 Million Fine for Regulatory Breach in Australia

Kraken Slammed With .1 Million Fine for Regulatory Breach in AustraliaAn Australian court fined Kraken $5.1 million AUD for offering a margin lending product to Australian customers without proper regulatory approval. Unlawful Credit Facility An Australian court has fined the digital asset exchange platform Kraken $5.1 million Australian dollars (AUD) for “unlawfully issuing a credit facility to more than 1,100 Australian customers.” The penalty concludes […]

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Australia fines Kraken operator $5M for regulatory breaches

Kraken Australia operator Bit Trade must pay $5 million plus court costs after the Federal Court sided with the country’s corporate watchdog.

Australia’s Federal Court fined the Australian operator of United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken 8 million Australian dollars ($5.1 million) after siding with the country’s corporate regulator.

In a Dec. 12 judgment, Justice John Nicholas ordered Bit Trade, which operates Kraken Australia, to pay the fine within 60 days and cover court costs. The court found that Bit Trade failed to comply with design and distribution obligations and acted as a credit facility without a license.

The penalty is less than the $12.8 million sought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which Nicholas described as “excessive.” Still, it exceeded Bit Trade’s request to limit the fine to $2.5 million, which the judge deemed “insufficient.”

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Australian Fintech Report: Blockchain and Crypto Sector Contracts Amid Global Shift to AI

Australian Fintech Report: Blockchain and Crypto Sector Contracts Amid Global Shift to AIA recent KPMG report shows a 14% decline in the number of active firms in Australia’s blockchain and cryptocurrency sector in 2024. M&A and Investment Activity Subdued in 2024 According to a recently released KPMG report, the number of active firms in Australia’s blockchain and cryptocurrency sector dropped from 85 to 74. This translates to […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Crypto.com Expands Offerings With Acquisition in Australia

Crypto.com Expands Offerings With Acquisition in AustraliaCrypto.com has announced its acquisition of Fintek Securities Pty Ltd., a brokerage firm with an Australian Financial Services Licence regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. This move allows Crypto.com to broaden its financial product offerings, including derivatives, securities, foreign exchange, and managed investment schemes, to eligible users. CEO Kris Marszalek highlighted the acquisition […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Kraken Launches Licensed Broker Offering for Australian Wholesale Clients, Expanding Access to Crypto-Based Derivatives

Kraken Launches Licensed Broker Offering for Australian Wholesale Clients, Expanding Access to Crypto-Based DerivativesKraken has announced the launch of a licensed broker offering specifically designed for Australian wholesale clients, providing access to a range of crypto-based derivatives products. This new service allows eligible clients to manage risk and gain exposure to cryptocurrency price movements without the need to hold the underlying assets. The offering is backed by Kraken’s […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Monochrome Asset Management Launches Ethereum ETF in Australia

Monochrome Asset Management Launches Ethereum ETF in AustraliaMonochrome Asset Management has announced the launch of the Monochrome Ethereum ETF (IETH), marking Australia’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that provides direct access to ethereum. Trading under the ticker ‘IETH’ on Cboe Australia, the ETF will be available on most Australian brokerage platforms, allowing local investors to gain exposure to ethereum through a direct-holding structure. […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Bitcoin Cash: Empowering Merchants and Boosting Adoption in Bitcoin Cash City

Bitcoin Cash: Empowering Merchants and Boosting Adoption in Bitcoin Cash CityBitcoin Cash (BCH) has emerged as a popular cryptocurrency, offering fast and low-cost transactions. In the vibrant city of Townsville, Australia, BCH adoption has reached new heights, thanks to the Bitcoin.com Wallet app and the Bitcoin.com point of sales register app. This article explores how the Bitcoin.com ecosystem, backed by generous supporters like Code Valley, […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Circle to Expand USDC Stablecoin to Australia and APAC Region Through Strategic Partnership

Circle to Expand USDC Stablecoin to Australia and APAC Region Through Strategic PartnershipMark Carnegie’s MHC Digital Group is partnering with Circle Internet Financial to expand the distribution of the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) to institutional investors in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This strategic collaboration aims to help superannuation funds and high-net-worth individuals avoid significant bank fees by leveraging USDC, which has a market capitalization […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Australia Mandates Financial Services Licenses for Crypto Firms Under New ASIC Regulations

Australia Mandates Financial Services Licenses for Crypto Firms Under New ASIC RegulationsThe Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced new legislation requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to obtain financial services licenses. This expansion of the Corporations Act aims to provide clearer oversight of the crypto sector, ensuring that widely traded crypto assets, such as bitcoin, are appropriately regulated. The new regulations are set to be implemented by […]

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook

Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses

Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges.

Australian regulators are reportedly preparing new legislation to require cryptocurrency exchanges to obtain financial services licenses.

Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia are set to be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges, The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported.

According to Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland, the new requirements are necessary because the regulator considers that the Corporations Act captures most major crypto assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).

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Macro Guru Raoul Pal Predicts Crypto Market Will Rally ‘Pretty Strongly’ Into Year-End – Here’s His Outlook