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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Finance

JST Capital Hires New York Fed Exec as Regulatory Head

Martin Grant moved to the crypto firm after almost 32 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, joining the flock of executives opting for the digital world over the traditional one.

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Policy

UK Aims to Become Global Crypto Hub, Exchequer Says

Among the initial steps will be legislation to recognize stablecoins as legitimate vehicles for payments.

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Finance

UK Government Plans to Create an NFT

The non-fungible token will represent the government's commitment to crypto technology and investment.

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Finance

Former Binance CFO Wei Zhou Buys Coins.ph: Report

Indonesia-based technology company Gojek was the seller of the Philippines-based crypto exchange and wallet provider.

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Finance

Southeast Asian VC Firm SeaX Ventures Closes $60M Tech Fund

The fund will invest $500,000-$5 million in technology companies, which includes blockchain and Web 3.

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Finance

Binance Partially Resumes Deposits, Withdrawals on Ronin Network as Hack Recovery Continues

Gaming-focused Ronin on Tuesday disclosed a loss of more than $625 million in USDC and ether.

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Policy

The UK Wants to Regulate Crypto: Here's What That Could Look Like

The government is set to reveal its regulatory package for crypto in the coming weeks.

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Finance

DeFi Portal 1inch Launches Wallet App on Android

The move comes nearly one year after the app became available on Apple's iPhone.

1inch co-founders Anton Bukov (left) and Sergej Kunz (1inch Network)

Finance

Binance Suspends Deposits and Withdrawals on Ronin Network After Hack

Gaming-focused Ronin on Tuesday disclosed a loss of more than $625 million in USDC and ether.

End of an Era? Binance Clamps Down on Customer Verification Requirements

Finance

Grab’s Technology Head Departs to Lead Metaverse Gaming Firm Ethlas: Report

Many high-level executives of traditional technology firms have left their jobs to dive into the metaverse, with Grab’s head of technology, Wui Ngiap Foo, being the latest.

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