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

Sandali Handagama

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Policy

Hamas-Linked Crypto Accounts Frozen by Israeli Police, With Binance's Help: Report

Israeli authorities had previously seized around 190 Binance accounts with alleged ties to terrorist groups.

Rally following attack on Israel (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Policy

Italy’s Cipollone Defends Digital Euro as He Seeks ECB Role

Remarks at a parliamentary hearing suggest no digital currency swerve when Fabio Panetta steps down from his role at the European Central Bank in November.

Piero Cipollone was grilled by EU lawmakers (European Parliament)

Markets

Bitcoin Is Better Than Digital Gold: Matrixport

SEC approval of a U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETF could result in inflows of as much as $30 billion, a report by the crypto services provider said.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Nomura-Backed Komainu Joins U.K. Crypto Register

The firm registered with the Financial Conduct Authority just before new ad rules took effect on Sunday.

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Project Yield Protocol to Wind Down by Year's End

At its peak in April 2022, the DeFi lending project had over $22 million in total value locked, but this figure has since dropped to around $2 million.

Store sign saying "Sorry we're closed"

Policy

Central Bank Group Unveils Data Project Mapping Crypto Transfers

The new data source could underpin future crypto regulations, according to the German-Dutch central bank project.

The BIS study looked at international transactions on the Bitcoin network (Pixabay)

Policy

Why Some Crypto Firms Are Suspending Services in the U.K.

Bybit and PayPal have recently withdrawn certain services from the U.K. and Luno has halted some U.K. clients from investing in crypto – just ahead of tough new promotions rules for crypto firms coming into effect.

(GCShutter / Getty Images)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Sues His Insurer as Legal Bills Mount

The FTX founder is protesting insurance firm CNA’s policy as his legal woes cost him serious money.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

EU Plans for Wholesale CBDC Out Within Weeks, French Central Banker Says

A central bank digital currency usable by financial markets is moving faster than a more controversial plan targeting regular citizens.

François Villeroy de Galhau of the French central bank (IMF/Flickr)

Tech

Rollbit Recorded $38M in September Betting Revenues, RLB Token Climbs

Over 1.2% of the token’s supply was destroyed, a co-founder said.

Crypto casino Stake hit by $45 million exploit. (Carl Raw/Unsplash)