Camomile Shumba

Regulatory Reporter, UK

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.

Latest from Camomile Shumba

Finance

Larry Ellison’s SailGP and Near Protocol to Create a DAO for Sports Team Ownership

Members of the decentralized autonomous organization will be able to determine athlete selection, team management and team strategy.

Mar 24, 2022

SailGP founder Larry Ellison (Getty images)

Policy

UK, US Regulators Call for ‘High Levels’ of Global Collaboration in Overseeing DeFi

The Fed is sharing its analysis on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with six other central banks at the BIS, said Chair Jerome Powell.

Mar 23, 2022

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Finance

SportsIcon to Open Metaverse Where Athletes Can Interact With Fans

A public land sale for Sports Metaverse will take place in June, when it officially goes live.

Mar 23, 2022

Policy

Crypto Remains a Threat: ECB Chief Christine Lagarde

Crypto service providers are accomplices to circumventing Russia sanctions, Lagarde said during an appearance at the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Summit on Tuesday.

Mar 22, 2022

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange MEXC Global Leads $150M Fetch.ai Development Fund With Bybit

The money will be used to encourage more developers and projects to work on the Fetch.ai ecosystem.

Mar 22, 2022

Finance

Animoca, Coinbase Ventures Back $5M Seed Round for Metaverse Gaming Studio Block Tackle

The studio’s first release will be SkateX, where players can buy their own skateboard NFTs and vote on decisions about the game.

Mar 22, 2022

Policy

8 Congress Members Ask SEC for Details on Crypto Company Investigations

The bipartisan group led by Rep. Tom Emmer wants to ensure regulators do not stifle American innovation by imposing burdensome reporting requirements on crypto startups.

Mar 17, 2022

Finance

Aave General Counsel Rebecca Rettig Joins Silvergate’s Board

The lawyer says “there will be lots of opportunities” for Silvergate to serve as a partner to those building in DeFi.

Mar 16, 2022

Rebecca Rettig has joined Silvergate's board (Aave)

Finance

FTX Boosts Global Presence With AZA Finance Link in Africa

The agreement follows one day after FTX Europe said it received a license to operate a crypto exchange in Dubai.

Mar 16, 2022

FTX is diving into Africa. (Adam Gault/ Gettyimages)

Policy

UK’s FCA Opens Search for Head of Crypto Division

The FCA is looking to build a crypto team that can manage and regulate the industry.

Mar 15, 2022

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