Gemini Brings Full Crypto Trading to Australia After Years of Limited Service
TLDR
- Gemini has registered a local entity called Gemini Intergalactic Australia with AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence and anti-money laundering regulator
- The registration allows Australians to trade cryptocurrencies using AUD and access local payment options, expanding beyond the limited services previously available since 2019
- James Logan has been appointed as Head of Australia, bringing experience from previous roles at Luno and Bitget
- Gemini is working toward obtaining an Australian Financial Services License to offer additional services like crypto staking and credit cards
- The exchange is taking a wait-and-see approach to Australia’s pending crypto legislation rather than actively lobbying, unlike the…