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

Bahamian FTX Liquidators Cite ‘Serious Fraud and Mismanagement’ in Court Filings

Court-appointed liquidators in the Bahamas are seeking to halt asset sales while the complex enterprise is wound up.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

DAO Legal Reforms in Spotlight as UK Law Commission Seeks Views

A consultation published today looks at issues like governance, structure, money laundering and taxes.

The U.K. body is probing the legal status of DAOs. (alengo/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX’s Bahamas Arm Files for Bankruptcy Protection in US

The move on behalf of FTX.com, based in the Caribbean, is the latest legal move in the crypto exchange’s collapse.

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange AAX Reopening Hinges on Capital Raise

The exchange shuttered activity Sunday at first blaming turbulent markets, but has denied having exposure to Sam Bankman-Fried's now-defunct FTX

The FTX collapse may alter Hong Kong regulators approach to retail crypto trading. (Yiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images)

Policy

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

Proposed EU money laundering rules for crypto have implications for online privacy (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)

Policy

Bitcoin Cash Could Be Legal Tender in St. Kitts by March, Prime Minister Says

The Caribbean nation could join El Salvador and the Central African Republic in backing crypto.

Beach at long haul bay Nevis island, St.Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean (Westend61/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Starts Recovery Fund for Crypto Projects Facing Liquidity Crisis

Tron founder Justin Sun said that Tron, Huobi Global and Poloniex will support Binance in its initiative.

Las especulaciones recientes sobre el estado de Binance, el exchange de criptomonedas más importante del mundo, también golpearon la participación de mercado de su stablecoin. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange AAX Suspends Withdrawals as FTX Failure Reverberates

The suspension for as long as 10 days was blamed on the failure of an unidentified third party. The Hong Kong-based exchange has said it has no exposure to Sam Bankman-Fried’s company.

Amanecer en el Puerto de Victoria de Hong Kong, China. (Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Conglomerates Require 'Urgent Regulatory Attention,' European Watchdogs Say

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX and resulting turmoil are drawing concern from financial stability guardians.

Former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Lawmakers Vote for Stronger Cyber Protection for Crypto, Other Finance

The crypto world is highly prone to hacks and attacks, but the jury is out on the impact the new measures will have.

The European Parliament in Brussels (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)