Under the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on April 8, 2026, covered digital asset platforms must obtain an Australian financial services licence.

Comprehensive legal regimes for digital assets, such as the EU's MiCA and proposed US market-structure bills, defining how tokens are issued, traded, and supervised.

Licensing, custody, and market-conduct rules for platforms where people trade digital assets, shaped by collapses like FTX and jurisdictional disputes between regulators.