Australian policymakers and TradFi firms need to level up for the upcoming wave of crypto unicorns, says John O’Loghlen, Coinbase APAC Managing Director. 

Coinbase 亞太區董事總經理 John O’Loghlen 表示，澳洲政策制定者和 TradFi 公司需要為即將到來的加密獨角獸浪潮做好準備。

Australia has not yet hit the level of innovation emerging from the country’s crypto sector and is lagging in retail and institutional demands for cryptocurrency. John O’Loghlen, Coinbase APAC MD, acknowledged the requirement to level up the innovations and acceptance of crypto for the upcoming wave of crypto unicorns.    

澳洲尚未達到該國加密貨幣行業的創新水平，並且在零售和機構對加密貨幣的需求方面落後。 Coinbase 亞太區董事總經理 John O’Loghlen 承認，對於即將到來的加密獨角獸浪潮，需要提高加密創新和接受度。

Coinbase APAC MD’s Thoughts On Crypto Unicorn 

Coinbase 亞太區董事總經理對加密獨角獸的看法

According to John O’Loghlen, Australian policymakers and TradeFi companies aren’t performing to the level of innovation emerging from the crypto sector. The lack of regulatory clarity around crypto somehow affects Australia’s performance in cryptocurrency.    

John O’Loghlen 表示，澳洲政策制定者和 TradeFi 公司的表現並未達到加密產業的創新水準。加密貨幣監管缺乏透明度在某種程度上影響了澳洲在加密貨幣領域的表現。

Startups with billion-dollar valuations are primed for their next wave of crypto unicorns and require clarity in legislation around digital assets so that the sector can be funded appropriately.   

估值數十億美元的新創公司已為下一波加密獨角獸做好了準備，並需要圍繞數位資產的立法明確，以便該行業獲得適當的資金。

“I don’t think the penny’s dropped in Canberra or on the high street in terms of just how much great human capital there is in Australia,” O’Loghlen told Cointelegraph.

奧洛格倫告訴 Cointelegraph：“我認為，就澳大利亞的人力資本而言，堪培拉或大街上的一分錢都沒有減少。”

Despite some regulatory advancements in the Treasury’s October 2023 consultation paper and an informal regulatory meeting with policymakers, Australia is lagging in retail and institutional demand for crypto.

儘管財政部 2023 年 10 月的諮詢文件以及與政策制定者舉行的非正式監管會議在監管方面取得了一些進展，但澳洲在零售和機構對加密貨幣的需求方面仍然落後。

According to the Treasury’s October 2023 consultation paper, the Australian federal government will regulate the crypto exchanges but not tokens, and exchanges must apply for a financial services license from the local financial controller.   

根據財政部 2023 年 10 月的諮詢文件，澳洲聯邦政府將監管加密貨幣交易所，但不監管代幣，交易所必須向當地金融監管機構申請金融服務許可。

John O’Loghlen highlighted an upsurge in demand for the utility of stablecoins, digital remittances, and a swathe. Naming a few of the multibillion-dollar companies in Australia, John O’Loghlen stated that most of these companies would emerge as the next Canva, the next Xero, the next Atlassian, or the next Afterpay. 

約翰·奧洛格倫（John O’Loghlen）強調了對穩定幣、數位匯款和一系列實用工具的需求激增。 John O’Loghlen 列舉了澳洲的幾家價值數十億美元的公司，表示其中大多數公司將成為下一個 Canva、下一個 Xero、下一個 Atlassian 或下一個 Afterpay。

Crypto products, including self-managed retirement funds and High Earners Not Rich Yet (HENRY), are in high demand in the Australian market, said John O’Loghlen.  

約翰·奧洛格倫 (John O’Loghlen) 表示，包括自我管理退休基金和尚未富裕的高收入者 (HENRY) 在內的加密產品在澳洲市場需求量很大。

Moreover, the expansion of Coinbase in the Australian market later this year through the crypto campaign is another good news for Australians. The campaign will help regulators and policymakers better understand the power of cryptocurrency.  

此外，Coinbase 今年稍後透過加密貨幣運動在澳洲市場的擴張對澳洲人來說是另一個好消息。該活動將幫助監管機構和政策制定者更好地了解加密貨幣的力量。

Australia’s Standing In Crypto Space 

澳洲在加密貨幣領域的地位

According to the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI) 2024 survey, 95% of the Australians who took part in the survey know at least one crypto, whereas 93% of Australians are aware of Bitcoin (BTC).

根據獨立儲備加密貨幣指數 (IRCI) 2024 年調查，參與調查的澳洲人中有 95% 至少了解一種加密貨幣，而 93% 的澳洲人了解比特幣 (BTC)。

Ethereum and Dogecoin are not very popular in the Australian market, as 42% of the participants know Ethereum (ETH), and only 36% of Australians know about Dogecoin (DOGE).    

以太坊和狗狗幣在澳洲市場並不是很受歡迎，42%的參與者知道以太坊（ETH），只有36%的澳洲人知道狗狗幣（DOGE）。

Furthermore, only 27.5% of the respondents owned or owned any digital asset in the last 12 months, a drop of 1.9% compared to 2022. Additionally, most investors or crypto traders in Australia are between 25 and 34 years of age, and only 6% of individuals above 65 own cryptocurrency.  

此外，只有27.5% 的受訪者在過去12 個月內擁有或擁有任何數位資產，與2022 年相比下降了1.9%。 34 歲之間，只有6 歲65 歲以上的人擁有加密貨幣的百分比。

Moreover, around 49% of the crypto investors who took part in the survey are influenced by their family and friends to invest in digital assets, whereas the media inspire 43%.      

此外，參與調查的加密貨幣投資者中，約有 49% 是受到家人和朋友的影響而投資數位資產，而媒體激勵的比例為 43%。