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

EU ‘Crypto Security’ Debate Turns New MiCA Law on Its Head

Whether to treat crypto as a traditional financial instrument can be a black-and-white issue, but European Union lawmakers appear to favor a spectrum.

An EU study has rekindled a debate over the treatment of crypto as securities (TiNo Heusinger/Pixabay)

Policy

New York’s Met Museum Agrees to Return $550K in FTX Donations

The bankrupt crypto company is seeking the return of funds sent by Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire before its November collapse.

New York's Metropolitan Museum (Pixabay)

Policy

UK Lawmakers Call for a Dedicated Government Role to Oversee Crypto Regulation

The Crypto and Digital Assets All Parliamentary Group released its long-awaited inquiry into crypto on Monday.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

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Do Kwon's $428K Bail Request in Fake Passport Case Approved by Montenegro Court

A previous approval was annulled by a higher court after it was determined the Terra founder's finances were not sufficiently assessed in the first decision.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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Qatar Didn’t Properly Enforce Its Crypto Ban, Global Money Laundering Watchdog Says

The country's central bank should proactively identify and sanction service providers breaching its 2019 prohibition, according to the Financial Action Task Force.

Doha, Qatar (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Treat Crypto as Securities by Default, European Parliament Study Says

Landmark new crypto laws under MiCA may have few short-term benefits without further steps, the report commissioned by EU lawmakers says.

(Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange bitFlyer Aligns Itself With FATF 'Travel Rule' With New Restrictions

Restrictions targeting 21 countries include only allowing select crypto and transfers to platforms that comply with Coinbase-led Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST).

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Policy

ECB Finalizes Digital Euro Prototypes as Development Decision Looms

The European Central Bank has examined the use of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts for its potential new digital currency.

The ECB is considering whether to issue its currency in digital form (moerschy/ Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Criminal Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried Don’t Warrant Dismissal, Prosecutors Say

Lawyers for the disgraced FTX executive filed pre-trial motions in early May to dismiss most of the charges on technicalities or procedural issues.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

Gemini and Bankrupt Lender Genesis Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Targeting Earn Program

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged the two entities had sold unregistered securities through Gemini's Earn program.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)