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.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a WLFI perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
9 venues open World Liberty Financial perps to traders in Australia.
ApeX
Aster
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
Pacifica
ParadexFour 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 WLFI from Australia: legal.
Regulator for World Liberty Financial trading in Australia: 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.
Australia traders can fund World Liberty Financial positions using PayID, Bank transfer / Osko and RTGS (real time gross settlement).
Australia residents can trade World Liberty Financial on 14 platforms, including ApeX, Aster and dYdX.