One of Australia’s most established global trading platforms, Pepperstone, has officially launched its dedicated spot crypto exchange in Australia under the brand Pepperstone Crypto, marking a significant expansion beyond its established contracts for difference (CFD) offering.
The launch of Pepperstone Crypto comes as Australia moves to formalise its regulatory framework for digital assets, an inflection point that is accelerating demand for trusted, well-capitalised providers with established governance, risk controls, and operational scale.
The new exchange operates via a standalone website and launches with five cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, alongside two USD-pegged stablecoins, USDC and USDT. All trading pairs are listed against the Australian dollar.
Pepperstone Crypto is entering the market with a competitive flat trading fee of 0.1 per cent across all listed digital assets.
The launch follows Pepperstone CEO Tamas Szabo’s public announcement last November 2025 at AusCryptoCon, where he confirmed the company’s intention to expand into dedicated spot crypto trading.
Built for performance, liquidity and security, Pepperstone has built its crypto exchange infrastructure in-house, enabling full control over execution quality, pricing, liquidity management and system security.
Commenting on the launch, Tamas Szabo, said, “The key focus areas have been ensuring deep liquidity, maintaining platform stability during peak trading, and supporting secure deposit and withdrawal processes. The team has worked carefully to address these considerations, allowing the launch to proceed as planned.”
While Pepperstone has offered crypto CFDs for several years, the new spot exchange operates separately from its legacy CFD business.
“Leveraging the scale of our broader CFD business, which processes over USD 6 billion in crypto CFD volume each month, we can support robust liquidity and reliable execution for our clients,” Szabo added.
The company said additional cryptocurrencies will be added over time as the platform expands.
With the launch of Pepperstone Crypto, the company aims to provide Australian traders with a dedicated, secure and competitively priced alternative in the growing digital asset market.
Pepperstone Crypto is registered with AUSTRAC as a digital currency exchange and is available to eligible Australian clients in line with applicable laws and regulatory guidance. In preparation for launch, the group has applied the same internal risk, legal, and compliance frameworks used across its global trading operations to its crypto offering.
With more than $1 trillion traded annually across global markets, Pepperstone’s move into crypto reflects a broader convergence between traditional finance and digital assets, where scale, governance, and operational resilience are becoming decisive competitive advantages.