Sydney-built and institutional in temperament: a genuine AUD order book, insured custody and one of the strongest regulatory footprints of any Australian exchange.
Independent Reserve has been AUSTRAC-registered since the digital currency exchange register opened and has operated from Sydney since 2013, making it one of the longest-standing Australian venues with a genuine local order book.
Its standout credential sits offshore: in 2021 it became one of the first exchanges licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Major Payment Institution - a licence with hard capital, custody and AML requirements that very few global exchanges have cleared. That discipline carries into the Australian operation.
It was also the first Australian exchange to arrange insurance over custodial crypto assets, and it publishes a clear local corporate structure rather than routing clients through offshore entities.
Order-book venue: effective cost ≈ taker fee + spread. Figures match the Coindaily exchanges table and are modelled; check the live schedule before trading.
The closest thing Australia has to an institutional local exchange. You give up coin range and pay a higher headline fee; you get insured custody, a real book, SMSF plumbing and the most serious compliance record in the local market.
It is AUSTRAC-registered in Australia and holds a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore - one of the harder licences in the region to obtain. Crypto exchanges in Australia are not ASIC-licensed for spot trading; AUSTRAC registration is the local baseline.
Independent Reserve arranges insurance over custodial digital assets, and was the first Australian exchange to do so. Terms and coverage limits apply - read the current policy disclosures.
Yes. SMSF onboarding, statements and tax reporting are core offerings, and it is one of the most commonly used venues for Australian self-managed super funds holding crypto.
