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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Namibia Sets the Stage for National Crypto Strategy With New Law

The Virtual Assets Act is just a “skeleton” of what a crypto regime could look like, but it sets the foundation for more laws and regulations, lawyers say.

Swakopmund, Namibia (Grant Durr/Unsplash)

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Longtime Environmentalist RFK Jr. Not So Sure Bitcoin Is Boiling the Oceans

The environmental argument against bitcoin "should not be used as a smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact," U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr said.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (Screenshot from 2024 campaign website)

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Sarah Breeden, CBDC Working Group Member, Appointed Bank of England Deputy Governor

The U.K. closed a consultation on a digital pound in June, something the bank thinks is likely needed.

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Bank of Korea to Exclude Seoul From CBDC Pilot Study Next Year: Report

Jeju, Busan and Incheon are in the running to be considered.

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Binance's Activities Are Illegal in Nigeria, Securities Regulator Says

The regulator also ordered all crypto platform providers to stop reaching out to Nigerian investors.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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U.K. Move to Digitize Trade Documents Could Rely on Blockchain, Government Says

The Electronic Trade Documents Act, set to take effect later this year, could make use of blockchain tech to improve security and reduce costs.

Trade (Ian Taylor/Unsplash)

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Pacific Island Group of Palau Starts Stablecoin Trial on XRP Ledger

The country has been distributing PSC (Palau stablecoin) for three weeks and the test will run through August.

Palau (Rene Paulesich / Unsplash)

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Nigeria Is Altering eNaira Model to Promote Use of the Digital Currency: Central Bank

For many citizens, the central bank digital currency isn't easy to use.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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Namibia's Crypto Assets Bill Is Now a Law

Namibia's virtual assets bill became an act and was put into law on Friday according to the Gazette of the Republic of Namibia.

Swakopmund, Namibia (Grant Durr/Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange Rain Obtains License to Operate Virtual Asset Brokerage, Custody Service in UAE

Rain's Abu Dhabi-based entity can now offer institutional clients and some retail clients in the UAE the ability to buy, sell and store virtual assets.

Abu Dhabi (Kamil Rogalinski/Unsplash)