Australia treats spot crypto and crypto derivatives as different regulatory objects and gives them different answers, but neither is banned. Holding and trading crypto is lawful — ASIC's consumer site describes buying and selling crypto on a trading platform as an ordinary thing to do while warning it is highly speculative — though it is careful to say that crypto-assets, even Australian dollar stablecoins, are not legal tender in Australia and are not widely accepted as payment. The government was consulting on exposure-draft legislation to bring digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms in as new financial products when INFO 225 was last updated, so this perimeter is expected to move.
A perpetual on FET tracks price and does not confer ownership of the underlying — the same contract mechanics apply in every jurisdiction; what differs by country is legal status and funding rails.
4 venues open ASI Alliance perps to traders in Australia.
Aster
gTrade
Helix
HyperliquidFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Cryptocurrency in Australia is taxed at rates between 0% and 45%, with a 50% capital gains discount for crypto held longer than a year before disposal.
Trading ASI Alliance from Australia: legal.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Cryptocurrency in Australia is taxed at rates between 0% and 45%, with a 50% capital gains discount for crypto held longer than a year before disposal.
For ASI Alliance traders in Australia: KYC obligations and AML compliance are compulsory for cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia, according to ASIC.
Australia traders can fund ASI Alliance positions using PayID, Bank transfer / Osko and RTGS (real time gross settlement).