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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Finance

Genesis Lender Group Opposes ‘Wholly Insufficient’ DCG Deal

Creditors with $2.4 billion in claims against the bankrupt crypto lender could scupper an agreement made after months of wrangling.

Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January 2023 (Richard Mortel/Flickr)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Planned Defense ‘Irrelevant’ Without More Details, Govt Says

The FTX founder’s constitutional rights are being violated because he is ‘unable’ to prepare his defense from jail, his lawyers argued

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance’s Belgian Customers to Use Polish Entity in Bid to Escape Regulators’ Ban

National financial authority FSMA told the company in June to cease serving Belgian customers from outside the European bloc

(Patrick Robert Doyle/Unsplash)

Policy

Celsius Token Holders Lose Bid to Hike CEL Valuation

Some creditors of the bankrupt crypto lender argue it should be valued at a higher $0.80, the nominal price when the company collapsed, despite allegations of market manipulation

Celsius is being sold to crypto consortium Fahrenheit (Pixabay)

Policy

Prime Trust Lost $8M in Doomed Terra Stablecoin Investment, CEO Says

A separate 2021 wallet bungle by the crypto custodian, taken into receivership in July, cost it $76 million, a court filing said

(Prime Trust, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX, BlockFi, Genesis Customer Data Compromised in Kroll Hack

A ‘cybersecurity incident’ affected Kroll, which gathers customer claim data on behalf of bankrupt companies.

(Kris/Pixabay)

Policy

U.K.’s Travel Rule Troubles Showcase Global Challenge for Crypto

U.K. crypto firms have just days to comply with new anti-money laundering requirements – but they are seeking more guidance given patchy implementation of the controversial FATF rule between jurisdictions.

Cracked globe (Mike Kemp / Getty Images)

Policy

FTX Taps Galaxy to Sell, Stake and Hedge Its Crypto Billions

The bankrupt exchange wants to return funds to creditors in dollars without denting value.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Policy

Crypto’s ‘Illusory Appeal’ Should Be Met by Regulation, Not Bans, BIS Study Says

Bitcoin ETFs could boost adoption because digital assets offer an escape route for state-imposed capital controls, a grouping of central bankers from the Americas said.

Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world (Flickr)

Policy

Prosecutors, Sam Bankman-Fried File Proposed Jury Instructions for Trial

The FTX founder's lawyers are suggesting Bankman-Fried acted in good faith, with a trial set for October.

Sam Bankman-Fried, right, outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)