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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Juridique

South Korea Passes Crypto Bill for User Protection

The bill marks the country's first step towards a digital asset legal framework.

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Juridique

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Receives Digital Token License in Singapore

The issuer of USDC received in-principle approval in November last year.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Juridique

Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Accept License Applications for Crypto Exchanges Starting June 1

The SFC's guidelines prohibit crypto "gifts" designed to incentivize retail investments, which likely includes airdrops, and says stablecoins should not be admitted for retail trading until they are regulated.

(Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Juridique

Malaysia Says Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Isn't Registered, Must Cease Operations

The country's regulator told CEO Leon Li to ensure the website and mobile apps are disabled.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Meric Dagli/Unsplash)

Juridique

Ripple Starts Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs

The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's e-HKD pilot.

(Ripple Labs)

Juridique

Even Licensed Firms Say Opening Bank Accounts Is Hard in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has said it wants to be a crypto hub but its banks are rejecting account opening applications.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Juridique

South Korea Probes Crypto Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb on Ex-Lawmaker's Transfers

Lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk resigned from the main opposition party after his crypto transfers incited controversy.

The National Assembly Proceeding Hall at Seoul, South Kore (efired/Getty)

Juridique

South Korea Authorities Investigate Lawmaker Over Suspicious Crypto Transfers: Report

Local media reports Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk had previously co-sponsored a bill seeking to defer taxation on crypto profits.

South Korea's financial regulators want to formalize the issuance and distribution of security tokens. (Jacek Malipan/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Japan Will Start Operations After June

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin in November.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Juridique

Hong Kong Regulator Reminds Local Banks There Is No Ban on Crypto Firms

Crypto companies have complained that opening bank accounts in the jurisdiction is difficult.

(Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

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