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 亚太区董事总经理 John O’Loghlen 表示，澳大利亚政策制定者和 TradFi 公司需要为即将到来的加密独角兽浪潮做好准备。

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.    

澳大利亚尚未达到该国加密货币行业的创新水平，并且在零售和机构对加密货币的需求方面落后。 Coinbase 亚太区董事总经理 John O’Loghlen 承认，对于即将到来的加密独角兽浪潮，需要提高加密创新和接受度。

Coinbase APAC MD’s Thoughts On Crypto Unicorn 

Coinbase 亚太区董事总经理对加密独角兽的看法

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，澳大利亚政策制定者和 TradeFi 公司的表现并未达到加密行业的创新水平。加密货币监管缺乏透明度在某种程度上影响了澳大利亚在加密货币领域的表现。

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.   

估值数十亿美元的初创公司已为下一波加密独角兽做好了准备，并需要围绕数字资产的立法明确，以便该行业能够获得适当的资金。

“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.

奥洛格伦告诉 Cointelegraph：“我认为，就澳大利亚的人力资本而言，堪培拉或大街上的一分钱都没有减少。”

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.

尽管财政部 2023 年 10 月的咨询文件以及与政策制定者举行的非正式监管会议在监管方面取得了一些进展，但澳大利亚在零售和机构对加密货币的需求方面仍然落后。

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.   

根据财政部 2023 年 10 月的咨询文件，澳大利亚联邦政府将监管加密货币交易所，但不监管代币，交易所必须向当地金融监管机构申请金融服务许可证。

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. 

约翰·奥洛格伦（John O’Loghlen）强调了对稳定币、数字汇款和一系列实用工具的需求激增。 John O’Loghlen 列举了澳大利亚的几家价值数十亿美元的公司，表示其中大多数公司将成为下一个 Canva、下一个 Xero、下一个 Atlassian 或下一个 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.  

约翰·奥洛格伦 (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) 在内的加密产品在澳大利亚市场需求量很大。

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 今年晚些时候通过加密货币运动在澳大利亚市场的扩张对澳大利亚人来说是另一个好消息。该活动将帮助监管机构和政策制定者更好地了解加密货币的力量。

Australia’s Standing In Crypto Space 

澳大利亚在加密货币领域的地位

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).

根据独立储备加密货币指数 (IRCI) 2024 年调查，参与调查的澳大利亚人中有 95% 至少了解一种加密货币，而 93% 的澳大利亚人了解比特币 (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).    

以太坊和狗狗币在澳大利亚市场上并不是很受欢迎，42%的参与者知道以太坊（ETH），只有36%的澳大利亚人知道狗狗币（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% 的受访者在过去 12 个月内拥有或拥有过任何数字资产，与 2022 年相比下降了 1.9%。此外，澳大利亚的大多数投资者或加密货币交易者年龄在 25 至 34 岁之间，只有 6 岁65 岁以上的人拥有加密货币的百分比。

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，参与调查的加密货币投资者中，约有 49% 是受到家人和朋友的影响而投资数字资产，而媒体激励的比例为 43%。