Policy Event Β· Medium impact

Australia Stablecoin Licensing Regime Under Final Review

A final review of the highly anticipated regime to bring crypto exchanges and digital wallets under the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) is expected. However, wide adoption of stablecoins remains unlikely before the introduction of bespoke licensing frameworks.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a medium-impact signal around stablecoin, licensing, regulation in Australia. Protocols/assets in scope: USDT, USDC. Named institutions or platforms: ASIC. 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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