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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Consensus Magazine

Now That He Has the Power to Make His Crypto Dreams Come True, Will He?

As finance minister earlier this year he backed measures for regulating stablecoins and boldly declared he would turn the U.K. into an international hub for crypto. Now he’s prime minister and an FTX-scarred industry is watching. That’s why Rishi Sunak is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Rishi Sunak (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Setting a Standard for Global Regulation of Crypto

The European Commission finally passed the EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets framework with buy-in from 27 member states. For pushing MiCA deftly through a complex legislative process, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Mairead McGuinness (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Japan Plans to Restart Local Customer Withdrawals

The crypto exchange's subsidiary has confirmed Japanese customer funds will remain separate from the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchanges Nexo and Gemini Expand to Italy, Register With Regulator

Entry into Italy's registry for virtual currency operators is mandatory to operate in the country.

Rome, Italy (Caleb Miller/Unsplash)

Policy

Bitcoin's Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto Is on 'Road to Irrelevance'

Crypto regulation can be misunderstood as approval, the officials at the European Central Bank said.

(Raimund Linke/Getty Images)

Policy

Singapore's Financial Regulator Defends Itself After FTX Blowup

Singapore state fund Temasek’s investment in FTX caused "reputational damage," but “it is the nature of investment and risk-taking,” said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Singapore's Parliament House (Getty Images)

Policy

Ukraine Considering CBDC That Can Facilitate Crypto Trading

The National Bank of Ukraine says it is looking at retail payments, virtual asset circulation and cross-border transactions as possible use cases for an electronic hryvnia.

Ukraine is exploring an electronic version of its currency. (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)

Policy

Singapore Banks' Exposure to Bitcoin 'Insignificant' but Subject to Highest Risk Weight

Banks must hold $125 in capital against every $100 worth of bitcoin, a senior minister said.

Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS Building (Shutterstock)

Policy

Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin white paper.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

Policy

Turkish Authorities Order Seizure of 'Suspicious' FTX Assets

The country's Financial Crimes Investigation Board says Sam Bankman-Fried is also under investigation.

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX under Sam Bankman-Fried raises the issue of proofs of reserve. (CoinDesk)