Australia Proposes New Regulation to Integrate Crypto Under Financial Services Laws
The Australian government is taking significant steps to regulate digital assets within its financial framework. In a recent announcement, the Treasury introduced a draft proposal aimed at requiring cryptocurrency companies to obtain financial service licenses and categorize their operations as financial products. This proposed legislation seeks to align crypto firms with existing regulatory standards applicable to other financial institutions. Under this framework, companies operating digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenized custody platforms (TCPs) would be subject to oversight by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which serves as the country’s financial securities regulator. Daniel Mulino, the assistant treasurer, unveiled












