{
  "id": 13947021,
  "title": "Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/australia-proposes-leverage-caps-for-crypto-settled-derivatives",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:41:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-asic-crypto-settled-cfd-protections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australia's securities regulator, ASIC, has proposed new rules that would impose leverage limits and protect against negative balances on certain crypto-settled derivatives. The proposal extends safeguards to contracts for difference (CFDs) settled in digital assets, while keeping crypto futures and options with fixed expiration dates outside the rules. ASIC aims to gather feedback on the proposed changes until November 9. Additionally, Australia recently passed legislation in April to incorporate crypto exchanges and tokenized custody platforms into its financial services licensing framework, with the new regime set to launch on April 9, 2027.",
  "summary": "ASIC’s proposal would extend leverage limits and protections against negative balances to certain derivatives settled in digital assets.",
  "key_points": [
    "ASIC proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives.",
    "CFDs settled in digital assets included, futures and options excluded.",
    "New licensing framework for crypto exchanges set to launch April 9, 2027."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}