Sandali Handagama

Sandali Handagama is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for policy and regulations, EMEA. She is an alumna of Columbia University's graduate school of journalism and has contributed to a variety of publications including The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Nation and Popular Science. Sandali doesn't own any crypto and she tweets as @iamsandali

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Policy

UK to Hit Crypto Users With Penalties for Unpaid Taxes

The Treasury encouraged users to voluntarily disclose unpaid income or capital gains tax from crypto, NFT and utility token holdings.

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Central Bank Project Shows CBDC Payments Can Be Private

The BIS project is a first step in exploring privacy, security and scalability for central bank digital currency design, a report on the initiative said.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

Policy

Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues

Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency.

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

Policy

Central Banks Have No Interest in Personal Data, BIS Official Says While Promoting CBDCs

The Bank for International Settlements has been calling on countries to prepare for CBDCs as governments face backlash over privacy concerns.

Cecilia Skingsley (BIS)

Policy

Digital Euro Can End Bank Crises, Is Better Than Deposits, Ex-Bank of Spain Chief Says

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could also be used to deregulate banking activities and help the banking sector grow, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez said during a European Parliament hearing on a digital euro.

Former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez (CoinDesk)

Finance

ARK Invest Sells $5.26M Coinbase Shares as Price Hits 19-Month High

The Ark Fintech Innovation ETF sold 43,956 COIN shares and bought $1.2 million worth of Robinhood stock on Monday.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Policy

Failure of Multi-Function Crypto Firms a Limited Threat to 'Real Economy': FSB

A new report by the Financial Stability Board said further assessments of possible implications are required because "significant information gaps remain."

Stable Stability Balance (Unsplash)

Policy

EU Lawmakers Call to Reduce Tech Dependency on Other Countries With Metaverse Strategy

The European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection wants the bloc to take the lead on shaping virtual worlds according to EU values.

The EU's metaverse strategy is due soon (Pixabay)

Policy

Digital Euro Isn't Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor

Europe's "highly efficient" payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said.

Pablo Hernández de Cos (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Markets

Binance Processes Nearly $1B in Net Outflows as Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Resigns

Data shows the exchange sits on over $67 billion worth of tokens, easing concerns of a possible bank run.

Binance's CZ (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)