This marks the second “Big Four” bank in Australia to launch an Australian-dollar pegged stablecoin in a bid to boost the digital economy.
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Leigh Travers feels that a change in Australia’s government could slow down work on crypto regulations that could prove that the industry is already operating at a higher level than traditional finance.
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Executives from two of Australia’s “big four” banks have said they won’t allow their retail customers to trade crypto with ANZ, adding they’re happy they didn’t “go head long” into a cryptocurrency offering.
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO Matt Comyn insists his bank will move forward with the second pilot of crypto services on its app once regulatory uncertainty is cleared up.
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“Most of the industry utilizes non-bank and often unregulated USD stablecoins. Now with this Big 4 bank-issued AUD stablecoin, the use case is a lot more compelling,” said ZeroCap CEO Ryan McCall.
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On partnering with the NRL, the CEO said the “mass appeal of sport means it’s a ... important way for exchanges to announce themselves.”
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Following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s “payments and crypto reform plan,” the RBA has published a report exploring DLT tech and wholesale CBDC issuance.
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“Our main concern is that many taxpayers believe their cryptocurrency gains are tax-free or only taxable when the holdings are cashed back into Australian dollars,” said the ATO commissioner.
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“It’s still a very volatile investment, so any allocation exposure we make to cryptocurrencies is likely to be part of our diversified portfolio,” said Rest Super CIO Andrew Lill on Tuesday.
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“We see risks in participating, but we see bigger risks in not participating,” said CBA CEO Matt Comyn on the bank’s recent crypto adoption play.
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“When you look under the hood on that, we've concluded that this is a major protocol shift for financial market infrastructure,” said Nigel Dobson, ANZ’s banking services portfolio lead.
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The CBA stated that it will support 10 crypto assets in its banking app, including Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
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Speaking on a panel as part of the Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre,” three crypto firms outlined their de-banking experience in Australia.
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Australia's crypto ecosystem thrives despite the pandemic, with DeFi booming, a five-year blockchain roadmap and institutional adoption.
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Blockchain tech could purportedly reduce the timeline of bank guarantees processes by days.
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