Lavender Au

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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CDCROP: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Japanese Regulator Extends FTX Japan’s Suspension as Users Wait for Their Funds
The Financial Services Agency ordered that operations stay suspended for another three months.
CDCROP: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)
South Korea’s Central Bank Wants to Oversee Stablecoins
The country joins other jurisdictions in proposing standards for stablecoin issuance.
Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)
CDCROP: Singapore, Parliament House, Exterior (Getty Images)
Singapore's Financial Regulator Defends Itself After FTX Blowup
Singapore state fund Temasek’s investment in FTX caused "reputational damage," but “it is the nature of investment and risk-taking,” said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
CDCROP: Singapore, Parliament House, Exterior (Getty Images)
CDCROP: Japan, Tokyo, West Shinjuku, office buildings and flag, low angle view  (Getty Images)
Bank of Japan to Run CBDC Experiments With Country's Megabanks: Report
The central bank will decide on issuing a digital yen in 2026.
CDCROP: Japan, Tokyo, West Shinjuku, office buildings and flag, low angle view  (Getty Images)
CDCROP: Kristin N. Johnson Commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)
CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX
Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis.”
CDCROP: Kristin N. Johnson Commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)
CDCROP: Hong Kong, China (Chester Ho/Unsplash)
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.
CDCROP: Hong Kong, China (Chester Ho/Unsplash)
CDCROP: Steven Maijoor, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)
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 agree on global norms for the industry.
CDCROP: Steven Maijoor, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)
FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Regulatory Push for Crypto
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.
FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Regulatory Push for Crypto
CDCROP: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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.
CDCROP: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Dubai. (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
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.
Dubai. (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)