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

What to Expect From the UK’s Royal Mint NFT Collection

Tokens endorsed by the U.K. government must come with perks to succeed, industry members say.

The U.K. wants to crack down on illicit crypto activity. (Simon Frederick/Unsplash)

Finance

Siam Commercial Bank Scraps $500M Purchase of Stake in Thailand’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Thailand’s oldest bank said Bitkub Online needs to resolve various issues at the request of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission.

Siam Commercial Bank dropped its plan to acquire Bitkub. (Weerasak Saeku/GettyImages)

Policy

South Korea Plans to Tax Crypto Airdrop Recipients: Report

The government said crypto airdrops count as gifts under tax legislation.

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Policy

UK Crypto Industry Welcomes New Stablecoin Rules, Awaits Guidance

A proposed bill could give U.K. regulators new powers over payments-focused crypto assets like stablecoins, but details on how the rules might be interpreted by financial watchdogs are pending.

The U.K. wants to bring stablecoins into the scope of local payments regulation, but it's still not clear what that might look like. (Ashley Cooper/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Binance Receives Preliminary Approval to Operate in Kazakhstan

The crypto exchange has strengthened its compliance team and enhanced efforts to win operating licenses this year after drawing the ire of regulators.

Binance is on track to being able to operate in Kazakhstan. (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

Policy

A Growing Metaverse Poses Systemic Risks Regulators Need to Recognize, BOE Researchers Say

If the metaverse grows, households could rely more on crypto and banks and financial institutions could have greater exposure, researchers said.

El Banco de Inglaterra sube las tasas en 50 puntos base. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

Policy

Law Commission of England and Wales Sees Crypto as a New Type of Property

Changing personal property law to cover crypto and NFTs could protect investors against losses through hacks and system failures, the commission says.

The U.K. Law Commission wants crypto and NFTs to be treated as personal property. (Reinaldo Sture/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Banking Regulator Worries It Can’t Find the Staff to Regulate Crypto: Report

José Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority, told the Financial Times he is worried the agency does not yet have the capacity to supervise digital assets.

El regulador bancario de la Unión Europea está preocupado por cómo hará cumplir las reglas cripto. (Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Court Allows Serving Legal Documents Via NFTs

The ruling will allow legal proceedings against otherwise anonymous persons through their wallet addresses.

La corte del Reino Unido permite demandar a través de NFTs. (Sasun Bughdaryan/ Unsplash)