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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Policy

South Korea to Make Officials' Crypto Disclosures Public

Public officials will be provided an asset disclosure service starting next year to report crypto and other holdings, South Korea's Ethics Policy Division said.

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Policy

Coinbase Approved as Virtual Asset Services Provider in France

The third-largest crypto exchange has said it wants to become regulated in countries with clear policies for the industry while arguing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for bespoke rules in the U.S.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Policy

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Conditionally Registered for Digital Asset Services in France

France has been encouraging crypto companies to set up shop within its borders and take advantage of the clearer industry regulation than in the U.S.

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UK to Cooperate With Crypto Industry on Legislation for Digital Securities

The government said its plans for a digital securities sandbox (DSS) were largely welcomed by respondents.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stands at a lectern

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China Vows to Clarify Web3, NFT Development Path

Moving forward, China’s Web3 strategy would encourage the development of new business models such as NFT and accelerate the innovative application of Web3, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

Finance

FTX's Bahamas Wing Reaches Agreement With U.S. Bankruptcy Team, Streamlining Future Actions

This deal will pave the way for assets to be pooled and distributed to FTX.com customers.

Albany, a residential complex where Sam Bankman-Fried lived in a penthouse with others. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Policy

HashKey Capital Singapore Secures Capital Markets Services License From MAS

The firm follows crypto exchange DigiFT, which received a CMS license last month.

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Policy

UK Publishes Regulations for a Digital Securities Sandbox

The sandbox will let regulators and companies test solutions, including distributed ledger technology, to tokenize securities.

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Policy

Revolut to Suspend UK Crypto Services, Citing FCA's New Ad Rules

Many crypto firms have had to withdraw their services to adjust to the Financial Conduct Authority's promotions rules which came into effect in October.

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Policy

Fairshake Super PAC Raises $78M to Support Crypto Candidates in 2024 U.S. Election

The group has support from a16z, Ark, Circle, Ripple, Coinbase and more.

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