Bitcoin-backed loan provider, Vield, has partnered with leading currency technology provider, Integral, to enhance its trading and risk management capabilities through automated, institutional-grade execution technology, as Australia’s digital asset sector prepares for strengthened licensing requirements.

ASIC has extended its sector-wide no-action position and AFCA membership deadline to 30 September, granting digital asset firms additional runway to prepare and lodge an AFS licence application or variation.

ASIC’s transitional relief ensures firms can transition smoothly following landmark court rulings – such as the Block Earner decision – which affirmed that many digital asset products are regulated financial…