Camomile Shumba

Regulatory Reporter, UK

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.

Latest from Camomile Shumba

Finance

Archax to Launch Regulated Exchange for Tokenized Assets This Year

The company also said it tokenized its interests in the abrdn market fund in euros, pounds and dollars and has a pipeline of several hundred million dollars to be held in the fund.

Oct 24, 2023

Archax also tokenized an abrdn market fund in euros, pounds and dollars. (GuerrillaBuzz / Unsplash)

Policy

Coinbase Picks Ireland for EU Hub With MiCA Law Set to Open European Market

Forthcoming European laws known as MiCA will allow the exchange to serve the entire EU bloc with a single license.

Oct 19, 2023

CEO Brian Armstrong posted 10 crypto startup ideas to Twitter he wishes someone would build. Why not Coinbase? (Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

German Regulator Warns Consumers About MEXC's Crypto Custody

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority warned consumers that the MEXC exchange has been offering financial services without authorisation to do so.

Oct 19, 2023

German flag (Christian Wiediger / Unsplash)

Finance

Binance to Stop Accepting New U.K. Users to Comply With Ad Rules

The firm will stop accepting new users starting Monday after U.K. regulator FCA last week restricted Binance's local partner from approving crypto ads.

Oct 16, 2023

Policy

California 'BitLicense' Bill Signed by Gov. Newsom

The Digital Financial Assets Law will take effect on July 1, 2025.

Oct 16, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs crypto bill (Mario Tama/ GettyImages)

Policy

UK FCA Working on Blue Print for Fund Tokenization Due This Year

The U.K. financial regulator said earlier in the year it was speaking to firms and trade groups in relation to proposals on fund tokenization.

Oct 12, 2023

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Policy

U.K. Group Calls for NFT Copyright Infringement Safeguards and Code of Conduct

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which includes representatives from several U.K. political parties, started an inquiry into non-fungible tokens in November.

Oct 10, 2023

U.K. Parliament Building and Big Ben in London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance's U.K. Partner Can't Approve Crypto Ads, Regulator Says

The Financial Conduct Authority may have derailed Binance's plans to comply with the new crypto marketing regime by imposing restrictions on the firm's recently enlisted local partner.

Oct 10, 2023

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Hamas-Linked Crypto Accounts Frozen by Israeli Police, With Binance's Help: Report

Israeli authorities had previously seized around 190 Binance accounts with alleged ties to terrorist groups.

Oct 10, 2023

Rally following attack on Israel (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Finance

Nomura-Backed Komainu Joins U.K. Crypto Register

The firm registered with the Financial Conduct Authority just before new ad rules took effect on Sunday.

Oct 9, 2023

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