“Australia has been waiting for certainty over digital asset regulation so it can seek to catch up with the rest of the world,” Michael Bacina, digital asset lawyer at Piper Alderman and Chair of Blockchain Australia told CoinDesk from the Summit. “The approach is consumer-protection centric, with a broad net set to capture many business models not currently regulated. NFT marketplaces holding customer assets could also require licensing.”
Australia Proposes New Licensing Regime for Crypto Exchanges, Aims for Draft Legislation by 2024
