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 Lawmakers Pass Law Requiring Officials to Disclose Crypto Holdings: Report

The new rule was fueled by conflict of interest worries.

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Policy

International Securities Regulator IOSCO Proposes Policy Recommendations for Crypto

The consultation period for the global standard-setter's first set of detailed recommendations for regulating crypto will close on July 31.

Jean-Paul Servais Chair of IOSCO (International Standards of Accounting and Reporting)

Policy

UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say

Should the country decide to issue a CBDC, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law.

Union Jack Flag with gavel (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Tech

Coinbase Cloud Joins Chainlink as Node Operator to Bolster Security

Telecoms giants Swisscom, Deutsche Telekom and news provider Associated Press are also Chainlink node operators.

Chainlink Labs team at SmartCon (Chainlink)

Policy

UK Lawmakers' Bid to Regulate Crypto as Gambling Could Be a Political Problem, Invites Industry Wrath

The Treasury is still adamant it will regulate digital assets like financial services but its plans will rely on parliamentary support.

The U.K. Parliament. (Paul Silvan/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Lawmaker Group Clashes With Treasury Over Treating Unbacked Crypto as Gambling

The U.K. Treasury Committee seemingly opposed the government’s proposal to treat crypto as regulated financial activities in a Wednesday report.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Industry Asks UK to Think Globally as Government Closes Consultation on Proposed Rules

The U.K. opened its plans for regulating the crypto sector for public comment back in February.

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Policy

Zimbabwe Central Bank Wants Citizens to Subscribe to Its Gold-Backed Digital Currency

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said the tokens will be issued on May 8.

Flag of Zimbabwe (Manuel Augusto Moreno/ Getty)

Policy

Registered UK Crypto Firms Can Approve Their Own Ads, Lawmakers Decide

The law on promotions is set to come into effect around four months from now if there are no objections, the finance ministry has said.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Set to Ban Cold Calls Selling Financial Products, Including Crypto

The move is part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's strategy to tackle financial fraud in the country.

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