The corporate watchdog has set out a roadmap to integrate digital assets into Australia’s broader financial services framework within the next 12 months, ahead of the country’s first crypto legislation taking effect from April 2027.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) plans to issue new regulatory guidance and operational standards as it implements laws bringing digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) under the financial services licensing regime from April 2027.

The reforms follow the passage of the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) (DAF) Act 2026 on 1 April, which received Royal Assent on 8 April and will commence on 9 April 2027.

The DAF Act…