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

Germany's Commerzbank Wins Crypto Custody License

It's the first German full-service bank to be granted the custody license, according to a statement.

Commerzbank Tower in financial district, Frankfurt, Germany (Marco Bottigelli/Getty)

Policy

Kazakhstan Central Bank Marks Digital Tenge Pilot With First Retail Payment

The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to implement a digital tenge by the end of 2025.

Kazakhstan cityscape landscape (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

Policy

Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Replace Cash, Offer Resilience: IMF Chief

The public sector should continue to prepare for CBDC deployment, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Tech

Standard Chartered Investment Arm Launches Tokenization Platform

Libeara will enable the creation of a tokenized Singapore dollar government bond fund.

Standard Chartered building (Chengting Xie/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Obtains Full Dubai Operating License

This final approval allows the firm to offer digital asset custodial services to institutional clients and sophisticated investors in Dubai.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Tech

JPMorgan, Apollo Tokenize Funds in 'Proof of Concept' With Axelar, Oasis, Provenance

The aim of the project was to allow wealth managers to tokenize funds and to be able to purchase and rebalance positions in tokenized assets across multiple interconnected chains.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

FTX Sues Bybit to Claw Back $953M in 'Misappropriated Funds'

The FTX estate says the funds were "preferentially" or "fraudulently" transferred to Bybit and affiliates in the lead up to its November 2022, bankruptcy filing.

(QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitget's Hong Kong Unit Halts Operations, Won't Apply for Crypto License

BitgetX HK, which launched in April, is withdrawing from Hong Kong and will shut operations on Dec. 13.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Finance

Genesis, Three Arrows Capital Reach Agreement on $1B of Claims

The bankrupt crypto lender is seeking court approval to settle the claims with a $33 million payment to the defunct hedge fund, 3AC.

Genesis (Spencer Wing/Pixabay)

Policy

UK’s Tough Crypto Regulator FCA Won’t Go Easy on Stablecoins, Official Says

The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday published a discussion paper with proposals for a stablecoin regime.

Matthew Long, director of payments and digital assets at the FCA. (FCA)