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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Coinbase to Delist Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU by December

Tether, which is the largest issuer of stablecoins, doesn't have the necessary e-money license yet in the European Union.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Judge Sides With SEC in Case Against Crypto Wallet Rivetz Over Sale of Unregistered Securities

United States District Judge Mark Mastroianni granted the SEC's motion for a summary judgement.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Operating Crypto ATM Network in the UK

This marks the first U.K. conviction for running a crypto ATM operation.

(FCA)

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Japan Plans to Review Its Crypto Rules: Bloomberg

The review which will occur over the coming months could also pave the way for crypto exchange traded funds.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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Fantasy Sports Company Sorare Charged With Providing Unlicensed Gambling Facilities in U.K.

Sorare was charged with violating the Gambling Act 2005 in the regulator's first move against a blockchain-based platform.

Sorare denies its blockchain-based fantasy soccer game violates U.K. gambling laws. (Unsplash)

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Turkey Shelves Additional Plans to Tax Stocks and Crypto: Bloomberg

"We don’t have a stocks tax on our agenda," Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz told Bloomberg, including the country's plans that also affect crypto.

(Getty Images)

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Sygnum Unit Receives Liechtenstein License as a Crypto Asset Service Provider

The registration paves the way for the Switzerland and Singapore-based banking group to expand into the European Union and European Economic Area.

Liechtenstein (Unsplash+ / Resource Database)

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Australia to Prioritize Wholesale CBDC Over Retail

The Reserve Bank of Australia made a strategic commitment to prioritize work on a wholesale CBDC.

(engin akyurt / Unsplash)

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OMFIF Survey Respondents Believe Substantial Level of Tokenization is Still Three Years Away

The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum's digital assets report said that 92% of its respondents believe that financial markets will experience significant tokenization at some point.

Blockchain (Yuichiro Chino/GettyImages)

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UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform

Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.

(Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)