Lavender Au

Lavender Au is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on regulation in Asia. She holds BTC, ETH, NEAR, KSM and SAITO.

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Hong Kong regulator pushes for tougher crypto regulations. (Chester Ho/Unsplash)

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Hong Kong Regulator Calls for Tough Rules Despite Ambitions to Be Crypto Hub

Julia Leung, deputy CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, highlighted DeFi as an area that needs regulations.

By Lavender Au

Nov 17, 2022 at 2:58 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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Steven Maijoor, chair of the Financial Stability Board's working group for crypto assets. (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Crypto Will Soon Threaten Global Financial Stability, FSB Official Says

In the wake of FTX’s demise, Steven Maijoor, chair of the Financial Stability Board’s crypto working group, urged authorities worldwide to move beyond sectoral boundaries and...

By Lavender Au

Nov 17, 2022 at 11:26 a.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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Officials are currently drawing up a comprehensive regulatory framework, the Digital Asset Basic Act, expected to be finalized next year. (Jacek Malipan/ Getty)

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FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Push for Crypto Regulations: Report

An official at the Financial Services Commission says that unfair trade needs to be regulated.

By Lavender Au

Nov 15, 2022 at 4:37 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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FTX Employees Worldwide Learned of Bankruptcy Along With the Public

Staff from FTX Japan and other subsidiaries found out about the insolvency filing on Twitter, CoinDesk was told.

By Lavender Au Sandali Handagama

Nov 11, 2022 at 6:24 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2022

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Dubai Presses for Crypto Companies to Set Up Shop

Crypto firms say the city’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has promised a regulatory framework before the end of the year.

By Lavender Au

Nov 9, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 9, 2022

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Japan Mobile-Phone Operator NTT Docomo to Invest $4B Into Web3

The operator will collaborate with Astar Foundation and Accenture to speed up Web 3 adoption in the country.

By Lavender Au

Nov 8, 2022 at 4:44 p.m. UTC

Nov 8, 2022

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Hong Kong Wants to Be a Crypto Hub Again

Though the city’s regulator has set a high bar for companies to operate at present, the door is open for the further relaxing of rules.

By Lavender Au

Nov 2, 2022 at 1:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 2, 2022

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Hong Kong Government Reconsiders Stance on Virtual Asset ETFs, Tokenized Securities, Retail Investors

The government says it's ready to engage with virtual asset service providers and invite them to the city.

By Lavender Au

Oct 31, 2022 at 5:38 a.m. UTC

Oct 31, 2022

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Vietnam's Prime Minister Says Country Needs to Regulate Crypto

Lawmakers have been pressuring Pham Minh Chinh to clarify his stance toward virtual assets, which aren’t recognized as property yet.

By Lavender Au

Oct 26, 2022 at 2:59 p.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2022

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How South Korea’s National Assembly Got Stood Up by Crypto Industry Reps at Terra Hearing

Only two crypto executives represented the industry, though lawmakers asked five to attend.

By Lavender Au Jey Kim

Oct 26, 2022 at 1:32 p.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2022

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