Australia embarks on stocktake of crypto holdings ahead of sector regulation

Australia embarks on stocktake of crypto holdings ahead of sector regulation

A logo sits on the windows of the offices of La Maison du Bitcoin bank in Paris, France, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg

Australia said on Monday it would do a virtual stocktake of the country’s cryptocurrency holdings, the first signal from the new centre-left government that it plans to regulate the $1 trillion sector.