Monochrome Asset Management, an Australian investment management firm, has transferred its bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application to Cboe Australia. This move aligns with Monochrome Asset Management’s objective of broadening its footprint in Asian markets. Monochrome’s Commitment to Investors Evident in Application Transfer Monochrome Asset Management, an investment management firm based in Australia, announced on April […]
Australian Crypto Love: Value of Digital Assets Held in Super Funds Surges Past $650 Million
In just three years, Australian self-managed super funds saw the value of their respective crypto asset holdings rise from just over $ 159 million to over $ 650 million. According to an executive with a local crypto exchange, many Australians are seeking to “allocate at least a percentage of their retirement funds to …
Australian Police Officer in Court for Stealing Nearly 82 BTC From Seized Drug Trafficker’s Wallet
An Australian police officer recently appeared in a Melbourne court where he faced charges of stealing 81.616 bitcoins from a crypto wallet seized from drug traffickers. After initially blaming the drug traffickers,’ the Australian Federal Police later reopened the case after an expert found evidence linking the theft to a former police officer. The accused […]
Australian Court Sides With ASIC in a Case Pitting the Regulator Against a Crypto Startup
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently prevailed in its case against Block Earner after a court ruled that the crypto startup’s product offering violated the country’s Corporations Act. The judge ruled that the ASIC had “succeeded in establishing contraventions of s 601ED and 911A of the Act in relation to the Earner product.” […]
Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Australian FTX Creditors’ Prospects for Full Recovery
The prospects of Australian creditors of the crypto exchange FTX getting all their money back recently received a boost after a judge ruled that only those who initiated Australian dollar withdrawal requests are entitled to a share of the $ 26 million recovered. Australian investors with crypto-to-crypto withdrawal requests will have to wait for …