On June 25, BitMart, a global leading cryptocurrency trading platform, announced that it has successfully obtained an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL). This significant development means that the relevant operating entities of BitMart are officially incorporated into Australia’s new digital asset regulatory framework, becoming a regulated financial services entity. Currently, the platform operates in over 180 countries and regions worldwide, serving over 13 million users.
According to the amendment to the Companies Act 2026 (Digital Asset Framework), eligible digital asset platforms will be included in the financial product regulatory system and will be supervised by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). This bill received royal assent in April 2026. The acquisition of the AFSL marks further recognition of BitMart's compliance capabilities in the Australian market.
The AFSL license requires the platform to adhere to standardized investor protection rules aimed at institutional-level standards, including independent custody and segregation of client assets, complete product information disclosure, and multiple safeguard mechanisms such as initiating third-party dispute mediation through the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). Compared to unregulated offshore platforms, these arrangements further enhance the platform's transparency and user protection levels, while BitMart's operational standards also align with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the mature regulatory frameworks of various countries such as the European Union, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
BitMart's Global CEO Nathan Chow stated: “Successfully obtaining this license confirms our long-standing commitment to implementing investor protection and compliance operations to the highest standards. Regulation is not a constraint on innovation but the foundation of industry trust. The Australian Financial Services License, as a universally recognized compliance credential, will help us deepen banking partnerships and equip the platform with global compliance qualifications, thereby enabling us to launch more diversified products and services for users worldwide, especially in the areas of tokenized real-world assets (RWA) and traditional finance.”
As a regulatory qualification with high recognition internationally, the AFSL will further enhance BitMart's global compliance image and banking collaboration capability, providing support for the expansion of diversified products aimed at international clients. Additionally, this will help mitigate the risks of “de-banking,” enhance institutional clients' recognition of the platform, and provide a clearer regulatory foundation for the development of tokenized assets and RWA business. With the continuous setting of new highs in the scale of global digital asset holdings, RWA is also becoming one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors.
In the future, BitMart will gradually introduce the “AFSL Licensed Compliance” label in relevant business scenarios and expand its local compliance, legal, and operational teams to support the platform's robust development under the regulatory framework.
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