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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Finance

Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro: Interior Minister

The suspect was detained at the Podgorica airport with falsified documents, said Filip Adzic.

Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

French Lawmakers Agree to Effectively Ban Crypto Influencer Promotions

Social-media stars couldn't tout unlicensed crypto products under a plan voted on by the National Assembly’s Economics Committee.

A bill to prevent social-media influencers from promoting cryptocurrencies is in the works in France's National Assembly. (Antoine Gyori/AGP/Corbis via Getty Images)

Policy

EU Banking Authority to Hire Crypto Experts as It Prepares for MiCA Law

The Paris-based agency will regulate large stablecoins and make rules under the landmark licensing legislation.

The Paris-based European Banking Agency is hiring crypto experts. (Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)

Policy

IRS Seeks to Tax NFTs Like Other Collectibles

NFTs will be taxed like the underlying assets until final rules are agreed on how to treat digital proofs of ownership held in retirement accounts

(Piotrekswat/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Crypto White List Needed to Solve 'Debanking,' Lobby Group Says

British banks have said they keep customers away from crypto for their own protection.

The U.K. needs to stop crypto getting "debanked," lobbyists say (Lingxiao Xie/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Crypto Banking License Procedures Are Too Inconsistent, ECB Says

Most requests for licenses have come from banks in Germany.

The ECB is getting a lot of requests for crypto licenses from fintech banks. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)

Policy

Circle Seeks to Register in France, Ramping Up European Play

The stablecoin issuer wants to expand European operations and prepare for new reserve requirements under the EU’s MiCA law.

The Louvre Museum, Paris (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

Policy

Belgian Crypto Ads Must Warn of Risks Under New Rules

The Financial Services and Markets Authority will have to be notified of major ad campaigns, as a survey reveals crypto investors are often trying to get rich quick.

Belgium's financial regulator is requiring that crypto ads warn of the risk of investing in digital assets. (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)

Policy

EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Debate Scheduled for April 18

A final vote on the bloc’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, which brings in a new licensing regime, is due April 19.

EU lawmakers will debate a landmark crypto law in April. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX’s Bahamas Arm a ‘Nullity’ That Should Be Stripped of Assets: Court Filings

The Caribbean arm is a mere shell to further Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud, FTX's new management says.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)