Policy Event Β· High impact

Australia Crypto Industry Faces De-banking Crisis Amid Legislative Gridlock

Kate Cooper, CEO of OKX Australia, addressed the XRP Australia 2026 event in Sydney highlighting that banking service restrictions continue to hinder crypto exchange operations despite regulatory discussions. Industry leaders express frustration with financial institution policies toward cryptocurrency businesses as legislative progress stalls.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around regulation, exchange in Australia. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH. Named institutions or platforms: OKX. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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