ASIC Weighs A$14M Capital Floor for Crypto Exchanges
The three proposed models could sharply widen the cost gap between exchanges using independent custodians and those holding customer assets themselves.
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The three proposed models could sharply widen the cost gap between exchanges using independent custodians and those holding customer assets themselves.
The framework would bring exchanges and custodians closer to traditional financial standards, with customer asset safeguards and trading transparency at its core.
The proposal would extend leverage, margin and negative-balance protections to qualifying digitally settled contracts while keeping existing safeguards in force until 2037.
The three-month extension is the final buffer: after Oct 1, firms without authorization lose ASIC's no-action shield and face civil or criminal penalties up to 10% of annual turnover.
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