Camomile Shumba

Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. Previously, Shumba interned at Business Insider and Bloomberg. Camomile has featured in Harpers Bazaar, Red, the BBC, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk, Cryptopolitan.com and South West Londoner.

Shumba studied politics, philosophy and economics as a combined degree at the University of East Anglia before doing a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism. While she did her undergraduate degree she had an award-winning radio show on making a difference. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity,' Refusal to Communicate Charges in French Court

The head of the popular social-media and messaging platform was arrested on Saturday as part of an investigation into money laundering, drug trafficking, child pornography and non-cooperation with law enforcement crimes.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Opens Its Tokenization Sandbox and Major Institutions Dive In

HSBC bank completed three proof of concepts in Hong Kong's Project Ensemble sandbox.

Hong Kong cityview. (Andrew Jephson / Unsplash)

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New Zealand to Put OECD Crypto Tax Framework in Place by April 2026

New Zealand-based crypto-asset service providers will have to collect information on users' transactions starting April 1, 2026.

New Zealand parliament building in Wellington. (Squirrel_photos/Pixabay)

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Jailed Binance Exec's Nigeria Case to Be Heard a Month Early

The trial is set to resume next week after Tigran Gambaryan's defense lawyers requested that the case be heard sooner than the planned date in October.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Finanza

WazirX to Phase In Indian Rupee Withdrawals Starting Aug. 26

Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month's $230 million dollar hack.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

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German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS

The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, a BaFin statement said.

German police crypto ATM raid (Markus Spiske / Unsplash)

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Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg

The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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UK Regulator FCA Has Issued Over 1K Warnings to Crypto Firms Since October

The FCA's actions have led to the removal of 48 apps from U.K. app stores, Lucy Castledine, the regulator's director of consumer investments, said in an interview.

(FCA)

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France Opens for MiCA Applications, First Among Biggest EU Economies

The French regulator has in the past welcomed crypto companies to register with it.

(Pourya Gohari / Unsplash)

Politiche

Crypto Exchange Bybit Withdraws From France in Response to Regulations

"It has always been Bybit's primary objective to operate our business in compliance with all relevant rules and regulations," the company said in its post.

Bybit withdraws from France (Mantas Hesthaven / Unsplash)