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

South Africa Starts Issuing Crypto Licenses With Luno, Zignaly Among First Recipients

Regulators in the country have said they plan to authorize up to 60 digital asset firms by April.

(Den Harrson/Unsplash)

Policy

New Zealand Crypto Policy Should Support Industry, Minister for Commerce Says

The country's "wait and see" approach to regulating crypto could risk New Zealand missing out on the benefits of industry developments, a government inquiry found.

New Zealand parliament building in Wellington. (Squirrel_photos/Pixabay)

Markets

Grayscale CEO Says Bitcoin ETF Outflows Are Reaching Equilibrium: Reuters

Michael Sonnenshein said that some of the selling connected to settlements of bankrupt crypto companies like FTX is "largely behind us."

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Policy

Financial Stability Study Calls for Consistent Regulatory Response to Stablecoins

Countries have varying definitions and categorizations for stablecoins that may pose a risk to financial stability, the report by the Financial Stability Institute said.

Globe, World (Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto.com Obtains Full Dubai Operational License

As a first step, institutional investors will be able to use the Crypto.com exchange.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Policy

Detained Binance Exec Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Nigeria: Reports

Tigran Gambaryan was remanded pending trial, reports say.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It's Not

Maximum extractable value (MEV), in which blockchain operators reorder transactions to squeeze out additional profits, usually at the expense of whoever is sending the transactions, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out.

EU regulators are exploring the boundaries of MiCA regulation. (Pixabay)

Policy

Nigeria Court Adjourns Hearings for Binance, Execs' Tax Evasion Cases: Reports

The local tax watchdog last month filed charges in an Abuja court against Binance and the two executives who were detained in the country.

(Vadim Artyukhin/Unsplash)

Policy

Central Bank Group Starts Tokenization Project to Enhance Monetary System

The project seeks to build a "usable" solution to integrate tokenized commercial bank deposits with central bank money using smart contracts and programmability, officials at the Bank for International Settlements said.

BIS building (BIS)

Policy

Binance Says Compliance Exec Detained in Nigeria Has No Decision-Making Power at Firm

Tigran Gambaryan should not be held responsible in ongoing talks with Nigerian government officials, Binance said in a statement, as he and the exchange face tax evasion charges in the country.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)