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Yuga Labs of Bored Apes fame draws away from OpenSea over royalty fee policy

Yuga Labs of Bored Apes fame draws away from OpenSea over royalty fee policy

Yuga said it will end support for OpenSea's marketplace contract, Seaport.

Australia ASIC sues eToro alleging lax oversight of crypto derivatives, causing consumer losses

Australia ASIC sues eToro alleging lax oversight of crypto derivatives, causing consumer losses

Financial watchdog ASIC clamps down on eToro over broad CFD target markets

ASIC cancels FTX Australia’s license amid escalating crypto regulation

ASIC cancels FTX Australia’s license amid escalating crypto regulation

Australian regulators have lately increased efforts to regulate the cryptocurrency industry.

National Australia Bank blocks millions in crypto transactions citing scam concerns

National Australia Bank blocks millions in crypto transactions citing scam concerns

NAB said it has introduced new measures aimed at better protecting its customers from scams.

Binance Australia searched in probe of former derivatives activities

Binance Australia searched in probe of former derivatives activities

The company originally discontinued its derivatives platform in April.

Australian payments firm Novatti expands its AUDD stablecoin to XRP Ledger

Australian payments firm Novatti expands its AUDD stablecoin to XRP Ledger

Users will be able to access AUDD via XRPL-enabled wallets and use the stablecoin to make payments or trade other XRPL-based tokens.

Another Australian bank places limits on payments to crypto exchanges

Another Australian bank places limits on payments to crypto exchanges

Commonwealth Bank follows Westpac in restricting payments to crypto exchanges.

Binance Australia blames AUD liquidity drop for Bitcoin discount

Binance Australia blames AUD liquidity drop for Bitcoin discount

Bitcoin and other digital assets are trading at a significant discount on Binance Australia as the exchange experiences AUD liquidity issues.

Binance axes 8 Australian Dollar trading pairs

Binance axes 8 Australian Dollar trading pairs

Binance announces the removal of several AUD trading pairs amid trouble on multiple fronts including the withdrawal of PayID ramping services.

Australia’s oldest bank bans payments to Binance

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Binance Australia can’t process Australian Dollar fiat deposits

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Binance cancels its Australian derivatives license

Exchanges 3 years ago

OKX eyes Australia expansion as it returns bankrupt FTX’s $157M

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