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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Indonesia's New Crypto Exchange Opens After Long Delays

The long-awaited national bourse for crypto has been operational since July 17, according to an official announcement from Thursday.

Jakarta, Indonesia

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FTX Leadership Seeks Return of Over $1B in Cash, Stocks From Former Executives

A lawsuit alleges that fraudulent transfers of cash and shares were used to finance political donations, real estate buys, Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal defense, and even potentially an island.

Extradición a Estados Unidos del fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, desde las Bahamas. (Real Fuerza de Policía de Bahamas)

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UK's FCA Is Designing Prudential Requirements for Firms Carrying Out Crypto Activities

The Financial Conduct Authority will consult on rules once the government gives it the necessary powers, the regulator said in its annual report.

FCA building with logo (FCA)

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Fed Dramatically Speeds Up U.S. Payments With FedNow, but Downplays Any Tie to CBDCs

Some argue it would weaken crypto’s payments use case or form a bridge to a digital dollar.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta

The National Unity Government (NUG) bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins.

The bank's web-based app will have a beta launch on July 22, and be available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. (Image from SDB)

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UK Government Rejects Lawmaker Plan to Regulate Crypto as Gambling

The Treasury says it has learned lessons from FTX's collapse, and that gambling law doesn’t deal with crypto risks.

The UK government wants to regulate crypto like finance, not gambling (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

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SEC’s Stuttering Litigation Strategy Draws Comment From France

French officials boast of crypto-ready laws that contrast with a stuttering enforcement campaign from the U.S. SEC – and are looking to the next generation of Web3 gaming rules.

Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, chair of the French Financial Markets Authority, at the Web3 Leaders Forum in Paris, France in July 2023 (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Proposed Legal Reforms Aid UK Crypto Dreams – but Offer Scant Hope for Bitcoin Developers Sued by Craig Wright

A new Law Commission report doesn’t address legal concerns beyond token ownership, lawyers told CoinDesk.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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Kuwait Cracks Down on Crypto, Banning Payments, Investment and Mining

The prohibitions are an effort to meet requirements set by the FATF on preventing money laundering via crypto, the Capital Markets Authority said.

Kuwait (Jan Dommerholt/Unsplash)

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UK FCA Chief Warns Against Judging Crypto Firms by Size for Approval Decisions

The Financial Conduct Authority has turned down some of the largest crypto firms in the world in the last two years, its CEO Nikhil Rathi told lawmakers at a hearing.

Nikhil Rathi, CEO, UK Financial Conduct Authority