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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Markets

Justin Sun to Reverse $56M Binance Transfer After CEO Zhao Warns Against Potential SUI Token Grab

"Binance Launchpool are meant as air drops for our retail users, not just for a few whales," Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted after Sun transferred $56 million in TUSD to Binance.

Justin Sun in 2019 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinme, Subsidiary and CEO Fined $4M by SEC Over UpToken Offering

The bitcoin kiosk company, its subsidiary Up Global and the CEO of both entities were accused of conducting "unregistered offers and sales of securities."

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Nigeria's SEC Mulls Allowing Tokenized Equity, Property but Not Crypto: Bloomberg

The regulator is considering applications for digital asset exchanges on a trial basis.

(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Policy

Genesis Bankruptcy Parties Agree to 30-Day Mediation Period

The process can start once the parties agree on a mediator and submit an order to the U.S. bankruptcy court.

(Genesis Trading, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Hamas' Military Wing to Stop Accepting Bitcoin Donations: Report

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said the move is to protect donors from harm.

Fighters of Ezz al-Din Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas.

Policy

South African Mirror Trading's CEO Fined $3.4B by U.S. in Bitcoin Forex Fraud Case

The founder of bitcoin pool operator MTI was charged with fraud last year for running an unlicensed commodity pool scheme.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Tax Authority Proposes Changes to Treatment of DeFi Lending, Staking

The proposal, now open for public consultation, will also apply to crypto lending and staking through intermediaries, the authority said.

(Chris Lawton/Unsplash)

Policy

Leader of Miami Trio Pleads Guilty to $4M Bank, Crypto Fraud Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice last year charged three members of a Miami crew in a crypto-related scheme from 2020.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers

The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Bermuda-regulated Bittrex Global of failing to register as a securities exchange in a lawsuit targeting U.S.-based Bittrex Inc.

Bittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch (Bittrex Global)

Policy

Terra's Do Kwon Wants SEC Charges Dismissed, Court Filings Show

The SEC cannot regulate digital assets involved in the case because the UST stablecoin is a currency, not a security, lawyers for Kwon have said.

Do Kwon (Terra)