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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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Ex-Employee Claims Liquid Global Exchange 'Scapegoated' Her for $90M Hack

The wrongful termination suit comes as the Japan-based crypto exchange is expected to close on the sale of itself to powerhouse FTX.

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Mar 29, 2022 at 1:11 a.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2022

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Seoul, South Korea's skyline (PKphotograph/Shutterstock)

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Young, Crypto-Savvy Voters May Hold Key to South Korea's Next Election

Presidential candidates woo young retail investors who may decide the outcome.

Seoul, South Korea's skyline (PKphotograph/Shutterstock)

Feb 14, 2022 at 1:30 a.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2022

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Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country

Founders face hefty corporate taxes when listing tokens and individual investors are taxed up to 55% on gains.

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By Lavender Au Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 23, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2021

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Mt. Fuji, seen from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

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Japan’s Crypto Exchanges Grapple With ‘Travel Rule’ as Deadline Looms

The country’s crypto exchanges want to stagger implementation of the rule, which will require them to share customer data on transactions above a certain threshold.

Mt. Fuji, seen from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

By Lavender Au Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 17, 2021 at 8:03 a.m. UTC

Dec 17, 2021

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Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Policy

South Korea Delays Plans to Tax Crypto to 2023

Lawmakers, likely seeking support from young voters, decided to postpone the virtual assets tax.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

By Lavender Au Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 3, 2021 at 3:38 a.m. UTC

Dec 3, 2021

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Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)

Business

Huobi Co-Founders Set Up New Chinese Entity

The crypto exchange deregistered a Beijing entity in July, amid a regulatory crackdown on crypto.

Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)

By Lavender Au Eliza Gkritsi

Nov 26, 2021 at 10:21 a.m. UTC

Nov 26, 2021

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