Australia’s ASIC Warns Crypto Regulation Gaps Are Key Risk for 2026 as Parliament Debates Licensing Bill 2025

Australia’s securities regulator has named regulatory gaps around digital assets as a major risk for 2026, pointing to rapid growth in crypto adoption, tokenization and AI-driven services that expose consumers to unlicensed or misleading activity. A proposed Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 would mandate Australian Financial Services Licenses for exchanges and custodians, while ASIC has introduced temporary class relief and a no-action stance through mid-2026 to smooth the transition toward a comprehensive licensing regime.