Ripple plans to secure an Australian Financial Services License via BC Payments acquisition, expanding its regulated APAC payments platform in 2026.

Australian Parliament Member Andrew Charlton said blockchain technology could add $60 billion to the economy and reverse stagnating productivity growth. Blockchain technology could add $60 billion to ...

Ripple set to acquire BC Payments to secure a license in Australia to expand payments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Crypto aims to perform the same basic financial functions as existing infrastructure and thus shouldn’t be treated differently for regulatory purposes, ASIC’s fintech chief said.

The stablecoin opportunity in Australia is immense and the strategic policy decisions the government makes over the next 12 months could “define the future importance of the Australian dollar in ...

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced it has successfully completed a new blockchain-powered trade experiment at a global scale, as spotted by CoinDesk. The bank confirmed it tracked a batch of ...

Australia approves regulated AUDD stablecoin on XRPL, allowing banks to issue and transact digital dollars under AFSL rules.

The Australian government has announced it has awarded IBM with an impressively lucrative $750 million (AUD$1 billion) contract to develop blockchain and other related solutions, despite their ...

Fireblocks Inc., the crypto company backed by Sequoia Capital and Coatue Management, has acquired BlockFold, a Melbourne-based startup that helps financial institutions build blockchain-based systems, ...

Australia's Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has sued the country's largest market operator, ASX Limited, for allegedly making misleading statements about how its blockchain project to ...

On Sept. 26, Australia’s National Science Agency (CSIRO), an independent Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research, developed a blockchain network called Red Belly with ...

Australia is emerging as a key player in blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption, with major cities like Sydney and Melbourne hosting world-class crypto conferences. These events bring together ...