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Stay up to date with the latest developments in financial services regulation, virtual assets, and compliance.
1 April 2026
Australia Strengthens Digital Asset Regulation: AUSTRAC VASP Register and Digital Assets Framework Bill Passed
Australia’s digital asset regulatory landscape has taken a significant step forward with two key developments.
24 March 2026
A Practical Regulatory Framework for DCEs, Remittance Providers and Crypto Platforms
AUSTRAC registration for digital currency exchanges (DCEs) and remittance businesses in Australia does not, of itself, determine the full regulatory position.
5 December 2025
Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenisation in Australia: Legal, Regulatory and Market Implications
Tokenisation - the process of representing ownership rights in real-world assets using blockchain-based tokens has moved rapidly from experimental pilot to a...
28 September 2025
Australia’s Proposed Digital Asset Platform Laws
On 25 September 2025, Treasury released the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2025 (The Bill or (Exposure Draft)), the first comprehensive attempt to...
18 September 2025
Stablecoin regulation in transition: a global and Australian perspective
Stablecoins have rapidly moved from a niche experiment into a core part of digital finance. By design, they aim to hold a...
16 September 2025
AML/CTF Tranche 2 Reforms: what Lawyers, Accountants, Real Estate Professionals and other Businesses need to know by 2026
Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime is undergoing its most significant reform since the original Act came into force in...
15 September 2025
ASIC v Block Earner: the High Court Appeal that could redefine AFSL obligations
On 5 September 2025, ASIC announced that the High Court of Australia has granted it special leave to appeal a decision of...
