# ASIC digital asset licenses
Australia has now written the regulatory timeline in stone—later than most people expected.
ASIC says it plans to bring digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms under the financial services licensing regulatory framework starting April 9, 2027. The relevant digital asset framework legislation was approved in April 2026, and the final rules are expected to be published in the first quarter of 2027.
Since the news came out, $BTC has moved from 83385.7 to 83245, down 0.17%. The aggressive buy/sell ratio is 0.473, the change in position value is -0.15%, and the order book hasn’t given a clear direction. Over the past hour the price is up 0.29%, but over the past 15 minutes the aggressive buy/sell ratio is 0.485; the sell orders are 2.06 times the buy orders. The funding rate is -0.0002%.
Overall, the trend leans toward gradually raising the willingness to hold risk assets under the compliance framework, but for now capital is still shrinking and there’s no clear follow-through. If the price breaks below 82851.5—the 24-hour low—this expectation is likely to be cut off for the time being.
Australia has now written the regulatory timeline in stone—later than most people expected.
ASIC says it plans to bring digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms under the financial services licensing regulatory framework starting April 9, 2027. The relevant digital asset framework legislation was approved in April 2026, and the final rules are expected to be published in the first quarter of 2027.
Since the news came out, $BTC has moved from 83385.7 to 83245, down 0.17%. The aggressive buy/sell ratio is 0.473, the change in position value is -0.15%, and the order book hasn’t given a clear direction. Over the past hour the price is up 0.29%, but over the past 15 minutes the aggressive buy/sell ratio is 0.485; the sell orders are 2.06 times the buy orders. The funding rate is -0.0002%.
Overall, the trend leans toward gradually raising the willingness to hold risk assets under the compliance framework, but for now capital is still shrinking and there’s no clear follow-through. If the price breaks below 82851.5—the 24-hour low—this expectation is likely to be cut off for the time being.
