Sandali Handagama

Reporter

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

Latest from Sandali Handagama

Policy

Upcoming UK Rules for Crypto Ad Approvers Spell Uncertainty for Industry

Those approving promos for unregistered crypto companies are already facing regulatory scrutiny – and will soon have to seek new permissions to continue.

Nov 1, 2023

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Policy

Drawbacks of Stablecoin Cross-Border Use Outweigh Benefits: Global Payments Watchdog

Existing stablecoins aren't fully compliant with relevant regulatory requirements, a report by the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures said.

Oct 31, 2023

Policy

Daniel Shin Blames Terraform Collapse on Do Kwon's Management: Report

Shin is seeking to distance himself from Terra and Kwon as he faces trial in South Korea.

Oct 31, 2023

Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Linked to 3AC Founders Drops Lawsuit Against Mike Dudas

OPNX in June sued the venture investor and crypto personality for defamation.

Oct 30, 2023

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Policy

Singapore, Japan, U.K., Swiss Regulators Plan Asset Tokenization Pilots

Project Guardian seeks to advance digital asset tokenization pilots for fixed income, foreign exchange and asset management products.

Oct 30, 2023

(EDUARD MUZHEVSKYI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Bill for Seizing Illicit Crypto Finally Becomes Law

The bill lets law enforcement freeze crypto without a conviction, promising faster and more substantial seizures.

Oct 26, 2023

U.K. Parliament Building and Big Ben in London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Policy

How Japan Is Leading the Race to Regulate Stablecoins

Japan’s new law tries to address one of the biggest fears about major stablecoins: Do issuers really have the assets to back them?

Oct 25, 2023

Vintage Japanese banknotes (Dennis Elzinga/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Regulator Warns Crypto Firms of 'Hard to Read' Risk Warnings

The Financial Conduct Authority has blocked Binance's chosen ad approver and added 221 firms to its warnings list since a new crypto marketing regime took effect on Oct. 8.

Oct 25, 2023

Finance

Vodafone, Chainlink Show Blockchain Can Support Global Trade Processes

The proof of concept enabled devices to act autonomously and produce accurate information to support trade document exchange, the companies said.

Oct 25, 2023

Cargo (Athanasios Papazacharias / Unsplash)

Finance

Pepe Memecoin Burns $5.5M Tokens Prompting 31% Rise

The token burn comes after concerns were raised over the team's multisig wallet in August.

Oct 24, 2023

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