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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US Regulators Probing FTX Handling of Customer Funds: Bloomberg

FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried denied customer funds were being re-invested in a now deleted tweet posted on Monday.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

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What EU Merger Regulators Have in Store for Binance’s FTX Buy

European Union merger approval processes of 18 months can be sped up if there are concerns that FTX might topple, CoinDesk was told.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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FTX, Binance Deal Draws Antitrust Concern

Regulators have tough powers to stop mergers that quash competition

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

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CBDCs May Need Global Regulation, EU Commissioner Says

Paolo Gentiloni says a series of international agreements may be needed to stop state-backed digital currencies from infringing on countries' sovereignty.

EU Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

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EU Delays Vote on MiCA Crypto Legislation Until February

Technical issues in the lengthy text could delay the start of the licensing regime set out in the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation.

The European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)

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UK Powers to Regulate Crypto Ads Approved by Lawmaker Committee

All kinds of unregistered crypto providers could also be outlawed by the rules – not just stablecoin issuers.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

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Analyzing What's Next for Europe's Markets in Crypto Assets Law

Issuers of stablecoins are just one of the many areas that will be subject to more regulation under the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA).

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Switzerland Sticks to Tougher ID Checks for Crypto to Cash Transactions

Customers will be subject to the checks if they make transactions that total $1,000 or more over the course of a month.

Switzerland (Tim Trad/Unsplash)

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France, Switzerland, Singapore to Test DeFi in Forex Markets

The countries' central banks started Project Mariana because they think decentralization could be the future of finance.

Singapore's central bank is among those testing DeFi for foreign exchange markets. (seng chye teo/Getty Images)

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UK Stablecoin Rules Approved by Lawmaker Committee

Rishi Sunak’s government said it wants to 'tentatively seize' crypto opportunities as it prepares to widen the regulatory net.

(Sergio Mendoza Hochmann/Getty Images)