Lavender Au

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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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Sep 26, 2025

Finance

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Aug 28, 2025

ETH's price chart. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Press Releases

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Aug 26, 2025

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Aug 26, 2025

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Tech

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Opinion

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Aug 26, 2025

Wealthfront CEO Andy Rachleff speaks during a Bloomberg TV interview in 2018.

Consensus Magazine

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BTC nears bullish golden cross. (Pixabay)

Policy

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.

Aug 4, 2023

Policy

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.

Aug 4, 2023

Policy

Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users

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

Aug 1, 2023

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

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