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

Hong Kong's New Crypto License Could Cost Exchanges a Pretty Penny

The city’s new licensing regime paves the way for exchanges to operate legally and serve retail clients but tough compliance requirements could cost firms as much as $20 million, industry insiders say.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

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Hong Kong Lawmaker to Explore Digital Asset Link With Mainland China

Johnny Ng floated the possibility of licensed Hong Kong exchanges being connected with Shanghai's exchanges.

Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)

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Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users

Two years earlier, the exchange was warned by Japanese regulators that it was operating in the country without permission.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Singapore High Court Declares Crypto as Property in Case Involving Bybit

The ruling held that a crypto asset is a “thing in action” enforceable via court orders.

Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

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Japan Signals More Web3 Promotion Policies Are Coming

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that the country plans to improve the environment for Web3 when it comes to using tokens and revitalize the content industry.

Kishida reiterated “Web3 is part of the new form of capitalism,” referring to his flagship economic policy intended to drive growth and wealth distribution. (Photo by Takayuki Masuda)

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Meet the Hong Kong Lawmaker Who Invited Coinbase to Town

Legislative Council member Johnny Ng is courting crypto exchanges to get licensed in the city as the U.S. drives digital asset firms offshore.

“Traditionally successful entrepreneurs may not be interested in this industry,” says lawmaker Johnny Ng. “Even if they are, they might not know how to play it.” (Johnny Ng)

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Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta

The National Unity Government (NUG) bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins.

The bank's web-based app will have a beta launch on July 22, and be available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. (Image from SDB)

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South Korea Wants Companies to Disclose Crypto Holdings

Under draft rules, companies that issue or own crypto will have to make disclosures in their financial statements starting next year.

Seoul at dusk with Lotte Tower and mountains in background

Finance

Circle Considers Issuing Stablecoin in Japan Under New Rules

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire expressed interest in partnerships in the country, given that new rules governing stablecoins have come into effect.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Keisuke Tada)

Juridique

Singapore Bank DBS Starts e-CNY Collection Platform for Corporate Clients in China

The newly launched merchant collection solution allows businesses automated settlement of e-CNY into their CNY bank deposit accounts.

Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)

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