Australian banks claim 40% of scams ‘touch’ crypto as it defends restrictions By Cointelegraph

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Australia’s cryptocurrency industry banking woes will likely continue, with the government and major banks signaling no intention to back down against scams that “touch” crypto.

During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week on June 26, Sophie Gilder, managing director of blockchain and digital assets at Commonwealth Bank (CBA) shed light on the bank’s restrictions on crypto exchange payments, noting it was put in place after seeing an alarming rate of scams that ended up involving cryptocurrency.

Commonwealth Bank’s Sophie Gilder speaking in a panel during Australian Blockchain Week. Source: Cointelegraph

Not an attack on crypto