Regional crypto news across Oceania, covering Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific islands; regulation, exchanges, mining, startups, and Web3 adoption.
Project Acacia tested four settlement money models across 20 wholesale tokenized asset use cases, showing why tokenized markets depend on the cash leg.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 8 min read 
The ban reflects the country's tightening grip on financial crime.
Visa pilot demonstrates potential of eliminating intermediaries with blockchain, drastically reducing cross-border transaction times.
Australia's ASIC battles 'hydra-like' scammers by dismantling false fronts posing as legitimate crypto businesses.
Australia's crypto reforms will tackle debanking issues and assess tokenization laws for the country.
Australian regulator warns of heightened financial fraud risks if US relaxes crypto oversight under Trump.
ASIC claims Binance denied over 500 retail investors necessary safeguards by misclassifying them as wholesale clients.
Most of the requests were related to criminal enforcement, mainly sent from the US, the UK, Spain, Germany, France, and Australia.
Justice Nicholas highlighted Bit Trade's revenue priorities over regulatory obligations.
