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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Policy

EU Crypto, NFT Providers Must Report Tax Details Under Leaked EU Plan

A draft bill seen by CoinDesk also covers stablecoins, derivatives and companies outside the bloc.

Palais Berlaymont with the flags of Europe. (Getty Images)

Policy

EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Would Have Stopped FTX's Malpractice, Officials Say

Some lawmakers worry if the crypto regulations that have been agreed to in principle are tough enough to stem wider structural problems in the industry.

A European Parliament committee discusses FTX collapse. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Francia y Luxemburgo prueban monedas digitales para la emisión de un bono de 100M de euros

Iniciativa Venus es el último intento para utilizar representaciones digitales del dinero para liquidaciones del mercado financiero.

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Policy

France, Luxembourg Test CBDC for 100M Euro Bond Issue

The Venus Initiative is the latest attempt to use digital representations of money for financial-market settlements.

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Policy

FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Nowhere Close to Being Approved, CFTC Chief Says

Rostin Behnam, the agency's chairman, did say FTX executives met frequently with the regulator.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitcoin, Ether Needn't Follow Financial Rules, Belgian Regulator Says

Officials hope to fend off a rising number of questions about how crypto should be regulated and when they should be treated as securities.

Brussels (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images)

Policy

3 Things We Learned at Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev's Trial

The prosecution said little about free speech during the trail of the Tornado Cash privacy protocol developer. The focus may be on the mechanics of DeFi.

Courthouse in ‘S Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, where Alexey Pertsev's case was heard. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Alexey Pertsev, desarrollador de Tornado Cash, seguirá en prisión hasta al menos fines de febrero

Pertsev está en una prisión de los Países Bajos desde agosto acusado de facilitar el lavado de dinero por su trabajo en la aplicación sancionada por el Tesoro de Estados Unidos.

(Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late Februrary

Pertsev, a Russian national living in the Netherlands, has been accused of facilitating money laundering by developing the now sanctioned app

(Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

New FTX CEO Paid $1,300 an Hour, Court Filings Show

Other execs are billing $975 per hour, but the fees pale in comparison to the typical overall costs of corporate restructuring.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)