Jack Schickler

Jack Schickler was a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He previously wrote about financial regulation for news site MLex, before which he was a speechwriter and policy analyst at the European Commission and the U.K. Treasury. He doesn’t own any crypto.

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UK’s FCA Continues Crackdown on Unregistered Crypto ATMs

The regulator, along with local police, raided sites in Exeter, Nottingham and Sheffield, saying that the cash-to-crypto converters are unlawful and a money laundering threat.

Cajero automático de bitcoin. (Ivan Radic/Flickr)

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Supposed AI-Based Crypto Token Using Elon Musk's Image Targeted by Texas Securities Board

Five U.S. states are ordering TruthGPT Coin promoters to cease and desist using images of Elon Musk, Changpeng Zhao and Vitalik Buterin to promote what they describe as an investment scam.

Regulators say Elon Musk's image was used to promote a scam. (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

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Celsius CEO Mashinsky Denies ‘Baseless’ Fraud Claims by New York State

N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James said Mashinsky misled investors about the health of the now-bankrupt crypto lender.

Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)

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Allow Influencers to Promote Registered Crypto Firms, French Senators Say

Lawmakers in the French National Assembly are seeking to effectively ban social media crypto promotions, but a key Senate committee appears to favor lighter restrictions.

The French Senate favors lighter restrictions on crypto influencers (jlxp/Pixabay)

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3AC Founders’ OPNX Exchange Formally Reprimanded by Dubai Crypto Regulator

The action by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority targeting Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and others follows two cease-and-desist letters for operating an unregulated exchange.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

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Celsius Seeks to Merge UK, U.S. Entities Amid Allegations Distinction Was a ‘Sham’

Court filings urge the resolution of an issue, which could prove key to recoveries for customers and Series B investors.

(Pixabay)

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ECB Mulls Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets

Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems as they explore central bank digital currencies.

The ECB is exploring settlement that uses distributed ledger technology for financial markets (Ahmad Ardity/Pixabay)

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Stablecoin Reserves Need to Be Diverse, EU Bank Agency Chief Says

The European Banking Authority's José Manuel Campa urged crypto players to start managing risks immediately as new rules take effect.

EBA chief José Manuel Campa (ECB/Flickr)

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UK Charities Offered Guidance for Accepting Crypto Donations

Nonprofits need to weigh the risk of volatility and hacks, and follow money laundering norms, the Charity Commission said.

(Katt Yukawa/Unsplash)

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Voyager Lawyers ‘Surprised’ Binance.US Canceled $1B Deal

Creditors can expect to receive between 40% and 65% recoveries, ideally in crypto, attorneys for the bankrupt crypto lender said in court Wednesday.

(Pixabay)