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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Russians’ EU Crypto Investments Capped at 10K Euros

Measures set out by the EU aim to stop oligarchs circumventing financial sanctions on conventional bank accounts.

Russian banknotes. (Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images)

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EU Bans Providing High-Value Crypto Services to Russia

The move follows warnings that crypto is being used to circumvent sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow (Sergey Alimov/Getty Images)

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France's Presidential Candidates Ignore Crypto Issues

On Sunday, citizens in one of the world’s top 10 economies go to the polls to choose their leader – and CoinDesk examines what France’s crypto community wants to see.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is running for reelection. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

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Sweden Casts Around for Potential E-Krona Suppliers

The country's central bank says it wants to understand the technical options before taking a decision on issuing a CBDC.

Swedish banknote and flag (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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Slovenia Unveils Plan for Flat Tax on Crypto Transactions

The rate would be just under 5%, according to the government.

Ljubljana, Slovenia - March, 2018: Panoramic view of Ljubljana city with the castle on the hill

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Sweden Wants to Test E-Krona Viability for Smart Payments

Trials by Riksbank have shown that offline payments can work using the CBDC, but the central bank is also looking at privacy concerns.

Swedish banknotes (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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Digital Euro May Get Easier AML Rules Than Bitcoin, EU Commissioner Says

Mairead McGuinness promised a role for banks in distributing the CBDC, as a consultation presages legislation earlier next year.

Mairead McGuinness (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

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EU Consultation Looks at Issues With a Digital Euro

The union's executive branch got the ball rolling Tuesday on the legislation needed to issue such a currency.

The European Commission's Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Georgia Central Bank Plans to Introduce New Crypto Rules: Report

The eastern European nation will follow international guidance as it sets out an anti-money laundering and licensing regime.

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ozbalci/Getty Images)

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Digital Euro Will Have Privacy Safeguards, European Finance Ministers Say

Governments are discussing policy options for the central bank digital currency though no formal decision to issue one has been made yet.

Paschal Donohoe, Ireland's finance minister, speaking to members of the media as they arrive for meetings of the Eurogroup and European Union (EU) Economic & Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner makes his debut at the gathering of euro-area finance ministers in Brussels today, along with newly appointed counterparts from the Netherlands, Austria and Luxembourg. Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images