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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FINRA Targets Crypto Communications After FTX Collapse

The U.S. self-regulatory body is gathering information on crypto marketing practices between July and September of this year to potentially inform a regulatory response.

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Binance’s Lack of Transparency on FTX Bid Could Influence UK Lawmakers' Crypto Recommendations: Report

Treasury Committee member Alison Thewliss said Binance's submissions on its role in the collapse of rival crypto exchange FTX were not detailed enough.

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

Policy

Binance Denies Accusation From UK Lawmaker That It Deliberately Sank FTX

The exchange pointed to a CoinDesk article that set off a series of events that led to FTX's bankruptcy filing.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

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South Korean Prosecutors Raid Terra Co-Founder's Company in UST Probe

Officials said they suspect Chai Corp. leaked customer information to Terraform Labs.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

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Crypto Industry Participants Field Questions from UK Lawmakers After FTX Collapse

In an evidence inquiry session on crypto held by the Treasury Committee, the group addressed negative questions, with some calling for more regulatory clarity.

Crypto representatives testifying at Treasury Committee (UK Parliament)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Platform Hbit's $18.1M Stuck in FTX

In an announcement to shareholders on Monday, New Huo Technology Holdings Limited, said regarding its subsidiary, that $13.2 million of the money belonged to clients, while, $4.9 million were Hbit assets.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

Policy

UK’s Crypto Future Is Bright No Matter Who’s in Charge, Lawmaker Says

Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron’s cross-party group for digital assets is working to ensure crypto regulations remain apolitical amid all the changes in leadership.

U.K. member of Parliament Lisa Cameron (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bank of Korea Tested NFT Trading, Remittances With CBDC: Report

The central bank recently completed a 10-month-long experiment of a digital South Korean won.

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Policy

UK Lawmakers Will Hold Inquiry to Explore NFT Regulation

U.K. members of Parliament are afraid that NFT speculation may be a "bubble."

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Proposed UK Rules Will Make Advertising Crypto a Lot Harder, Industry Warns

Industry members are sounding the alarm on a proposed measure to require crypto service providers to comply with local advertising rules, which could add an additional layer of authorization to an already complex process.

Advertisements in London's metro (Dwayne Paisley-Marshall/Unsplash)