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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UK Treasury Is Looking for CBDC Head as It Explores Digital Pound

The country's government will introduce a consultation on its CBDC in the coming weeks.

The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)

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Central African Republic Forms Committee to Draft Crypto Bill

The country, which made bitcoin legal tender in April, wants to pave way for broader crypto adoption.

Central African Republic and bitcoin flag (Ahmed Zaggoudi/ Getty Images)

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Crypto Lender Genesis Is FTX's Largest Unsecured Creditor With $226M in Claims

Genesis Global Capital leads the revised list that un-redacted the names of several creditors.

Sam Bankman-Fried sale del tribunal federal en la ciudad de Nueva York. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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UK Trade Groups See Opportunity in Document Bill Under Debate in Parliament

The legislation could enable blockchain technology as a way to store documents.

The House of Commons approves an amendment to a crypto-regulation bill that's now in Parliament. (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

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Thailand SEC Issues Regulations for Crypto Custody Providers

The regulator says custodians should have a contingency plan if something goes wrong.

Thailand's SEC has issued new regulations for digital-wallet providers. (Dave Kim/Unsplash)

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Crypto Lender Nexo Sues Cayman Island's Regulator for Denied VASP Registration

Nexo has sued the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to overturn its rejection of Nexo's application to register as a virtual asset services provider.

Cayman Islands (Creative Commons)

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UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years for $26M Crypto Fraud

The offenders used the internet to obtain millions, Jonathan Kelleher of the Crown Prosecution Service said.

(niu niu/Unsplash)

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China's Digital Yuan Used to Buy Securities for the First Time: Report

Last week, the country also added a function to its e-CNY payment app that allows users to make payments offline.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Five UK Associations Form Crypto Alliance to Steer Digital Asset Regulation

The U.K. Forum for Digital Currencies, which includes City of London Corporation, also aims to further the country's crypto hub ambitions.

The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)

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UK ‘Fully Behind’ Stablecoin for Wholesale Settlements, Treasury Official Says

Crypto technology could “turbocharge all of those (financial) industries,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told Parliament.

U.K. Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith (Dan Kitwood / Gettyimages)