Aussie banks say crypto restrictions ‘largest lever’ in scam prevention
Banks in Australia claim that crypto restrictions are in place as 40% of scams in Australia "touch" crypto.
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Police bust Aussie crypto scam, seize Ferrari, watches, weapons
Australian police arrested two men in connection with a $5.5M crypto scam, seizing a Ferrari 458 and a pair of Japanese nunchucks.
Aussie insurance firm wonders if it’s been sucked into $4M crypto hack
Hacker collective APLHV said in April that it had stolen 3.6TB of data from law firm HWL Ebsworth. So far, 1.1TB has been posted online.
Son of former Aussie politician charged with trading crypto for drugs
Mark Chikarovski, who allegedly ran a dark web marketplace trading drugs for crypto, is former Australian politician Kerry Chikarovski's son.
From the US to Australia, regulatory knot around Binance tightens
Binance Australia is being probed by the country's financial regulators, resulting in its derivatives license getting revoked.
Aussies lose $600M through ‘DIY’ crypto pension funds
Australian savers who bet on bitcoin through self-managed crypto pension funds have lost millions after it dipped 60% from its 2021 high.
Aussie man threatened to start bushfire in crypto extortion attempt, police say
An Australian man has been charged in Melbourne for allegedly threatening to start a bushfire if he didn't receive over $3 million in crypto.
How Triad-linked gang used crypto and casinos to launder $10B
Australian Federal Police have disrupted the Xin Money Laundering Organization, responsible for moving billions in dirty money.
Australian regulators investigated FTX before collapse
Australian regulators were investigating FTX for inappropriate conduct before the collapse of the exchange last year.
Online casino uses crypto loophole to lure back gambling addict
Blake Barnard lost $300k to online casino Luckystar after it showed him how to use crypto to bypass banking restrictions and licensing laws.