Pepperstone to Launch Australia-First Spot Crypto Exchange

Pepperstone announced plans to launch a spot crypto exchange in Australia pending final regulatory approval. CEO Tamas Szabo announced the plan at AusCryptoCon in Sydney and said the company invested more than a year in people, technology, and compliance. The spot exchange will operate as a separate product alongside Pepperstone's existing crypto CFD business and will enable direct ownership of digital assets while the firm continues to offer CFD exposure. Pepperstone said it has hired across technology, operations, and compliance and worked on banking relationships, custody, and market connectivity to meet launch requirements, and it described the launch timeline as imminent without publishing a go-live date. The firm holds regulated footprints including ASIC in Australia and other global licenses and plans integrations with trading platforms such as cTrader, MetaTrader, and TradingView for discovery and execution. Public statements identified initial asset list, fee tiers and spread structure, named liquidity providers and market-making arrangements, custody model, banking rails and fiat on- and off-ramps, AML controls, market surveillance, and execution and custody resilience as key operational and regulatory items. CEO Szabo framed the move as competitive and stated there is "fat on the bone" in exchange economics. Pepperstone said expansion beyond Australia will hinge on licensing and banking access. Company communications listed the regulator's final approval, announced launch date, initial asset coverage and custody disclosures, named liquidity partners and fee schedules, and execution quality as near-term indicators to monitor. 

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