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 XYZ100 perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
2 venues open Nasdaq 100 (XYZ100) perps to traders in Australia.
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 XYZ100 from Australia: legal.
Australia residents can trade Nasdaq 100 (XYZ100) on 4 platforms, including Aevo, GMX and Hyperliquid.
On Canborsa, traders in Australia can use up to 20x leverage on Nasdaq 100 (XYZ100).
Canborsa charges 0.07% per side (0.14% round trip) on Nasdaq 100 (XYZ100).