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

Kazakhstan Looks to Tighten Rules for Crypto Exchanges After FTX Collapse

The Astana Financial Services Authority is seeking market feedback on new rules targeting operational resilience and separation of customer assets.

Flag of Kazakhstan (Gwengoat/Getty Images)

Policy

Hong Kong to Require Stablecoin Licensing as Early as This Year

Algorithmic stablecoins like terraUSD will not be accepted under the planned regulatory regime, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

Hong Kong regulator pushes for tougher crypto regulations. (Chester Ho/Unsplash)

Policy

Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules

Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission.

Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

Policy

FTX Creditor List Features Netflix, Binance, Wall Street Journal

Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange published an extensive list of creditors that includes media companies, airlines, universities and charities.

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Elizabeth Warren Praises SEC Chief Gensler, Slams Crypto Lobby

The Massachusetts senator pointed to the regulator's enforcement actions against crypto firms and promoters.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the crypto industry is afraid of a "strong SEC." (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Policy

Indonesia Regulatory Switch Could See Crypto Classed as Securities, Not Commodities

A new law in Indonesia not only changes the crypto regulatory environment, it could also broaden the industry’s development in the country.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Wins Court Approval for Customer Withdrawals, Flare Token Airdrop

The U.S. bankruptcy court authorized eligible XRP holders to receive the Flare tokens due under a prior agreement.

Celsius thermometer (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

In Wake of FTX, New York Reminds Crypto Firms to Segregate Customer Funds

The crypto exchange's bankruptcy proceedings revealed poor segregation of customer funds, so the New York regulator is reminding service providers to keep clean records.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

World Economic Forum Wraps Up Davos 2023 With Sparks

The WEF's annual meeting closed with a fiery panel on the role of regulators in crypto.

The World Economic Forum's annual conference wrapped up Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

At Davos, Dutch Central Bank Chief Takes Aim at Jurisdictions That Attract Bad Crypto Actors

Klaas Knot called the appealing localities with lax restrictions "sunny places for shady people." He was part of the only mainstage panel focused explicitly on crypto at this year’s World Economic Forum.

Regulators and a crypto CEO spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)