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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Dutch Crypto Companies Score Legal Win in Fight Against $2.3M Supervision Bill

The Dutch central bank shouldn’t have made Binance successor Coinmerce and others pay for their anti-money laundering registration, a Rotterdam court said

Netherlands flag. (Flickr)

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Central Bank Group Unveils Data Project Mapping Crypto Transfers

The new data source could underpin future crypto regulations, according to the German-Dutch central bank project.

The BIS study looked at international transactions on the Bitcoin network (Pixabay)

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Lack of U.S. Crypto Laws Irrelevant to Bankman-Fried Allegations, DOJ Says

The FTX founder’s fraud trial began selecting a jury Tuesday as lawyers spar about what evidence its members can see.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Sues His Insurer as Legal Bills Mount

The FTX founder is protesting insurance firm CNA’s policy as his legal woes cost him serious money.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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EU Plans for Wholesale CBDC Out Within Weeks, French Central Banker Says

A central bank digital currency usable by financial markets is moving faster than a more controversial plan targeting regular citizens.

François Villeroy de Galhau of the French central bank (IMF/Flickr)

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Bankman-Fried Seeks to Block Prosecutors Calling FTX Investors, Former Insiders as Witnesses

Lawyers are still quibbling over what evidence can be brought to the FTX founder’s fraud trial, hours before jury selection is due to start.

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Saw Missing FTX Billions as ‘Rounding Error,’ Biographer Says

Michael Lewis revealed management failings at crypto exchange FTX and a multi-billion-dollar plan to keep Donald Trump from running for office again, in an interview with CBS.

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

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Bankrupt Crypto Hedge Fund 3AC's Su Zhu Apprehended in Singapore, Liquidator Says

Co-founder of the Three Arrows Capital hedge fund was seized at Changi airport, Teneo said

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

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JPEX Crypto Exchange Probe Sees 4 More Arrests: SCMP

Hong Kong and Macau authorities say they've detained people closely linked to the scandal, bringing total arrests to 18.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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Circle Intervenes in Binance’s SEC Case, Argues Stablecoins Aren't Securities

Stablecoin buyers don't expect a profit so it's not an investment contract, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Keisuke Tada)