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

Taiwan Issues Crypto Guidance as It Steps Up Regulation

The guiding principles focus on customer protection and include requirements to custody client funds separately from company assets.

Taiwan (Timo Volz/Unsplah)

Policy

Ben Armstrong, Founder of Bitboy Crypto Channel, Released on Bail After Arrest

Armstrong has had an apparent fallout with his former business partners, several tweets suggest.

jail (Shutterstock)

Policy

Coinbase Successfully Registers With Spain's Central Bank

The registration compels the firm to comply with the country's anti-money laundering standards.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Lagarde Says

The European Central Bank chief said she wanted to address “conspiracy theories” about CBDCs and government snooping.

ESRB Chair Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)

Markets

MicroStrategy Bought 5,445 Bitcoin for $150M Since August

The software ompany now holds nearly $4.68 billion worth of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy via Flickr)

Policy

UK Just Passed an Online Safety Bill That Will Apply to the Metaverse

The bill requires companies to assess the likelihood that children will encounter harmful content in virtual worlds and have measures in place to mitigate such risks.

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Some Binance EU Users Find Fiat Withdrawals Cut Off Even Before Paysafe Ends Service

Binance says Paysafe gave it short notice that a “very small portion” of European users will be subject to an earlier closure before the payments provider officially pulls support for the exchange on Sept. 25.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

CZ Denies Binance.US Used Ceffu or Binance Custody in Apparent Contradiction

Binance.US previously told a DC court it used custody software offered by Binance’s international arm that was later rebranded Ceffu.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Cøbra Can't Fight $700K Craig Wright Legal Fees as an Anon, UK Judge Rules Again

The pseudonymous Bitcoin.org operator lost an appeal on a November ruling that said he cannot challenge legal fees from the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor while remaining anonymous.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Policy

Crypto Firms, Banks Asked to Discuss UK Debanking, Regulator Says

While crypto firms have struggled to access banking services in the country, a wide-ranging FCA report on debanking follows allegations from broadcaster Nigel Farage that his bank account was shuttered due to his political views.

Photo of people entering the FCA building