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

CBDC Impact on Banking Sector Could Be Manageable: New BIS Report

Three new reports by a BIS working group analyze policy options and practical implementation issues of a retail CBDC.

BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.

Policy

Digital Euro Isn’t Guaranteed After Experiment, ECB Advisor Says

The European bank’s two-year digital euro experiment will focus on a retail CBDC.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY MARCH 27: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Sculpture with the euro logo in front of the European Central Bank building on March 27, 2020 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Policy

BIS Signals Central Banks to Start Work on CBDCs

The head of the BIS Innovation Hub says central banks must retain the ability to uphold financial stability.

Benoit Coeure, executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), pauses at the central, eastern and south-eastern European economies (CESEE) conference at the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. International Monetary Fund leader Christine Lagarde called on governments to de-escalate current trade disputes and instead work to fix the global system. Photographer: Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

European Finance Regulator Calls Crypto ‘Volatile’ but Innovative

The European Securities and Markets Authority published a report on financial trends and risks last week.

European Securities and Markets Authority Chairman Steven Maijoor (Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Here’s How the US’s Infrastructure Bill Crypto Tax Provision Might Be Implemented

The House of Representatives will vote on the infrastructure bill at the end of the month.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill  June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash -Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Stablecoins Are ‘Pretending’ to Be Currencies: ECB’s Lagarde

Stablecoins are not currencies, but rather, assets, ECB President Christine Lagarde said.

Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa to Trial CBDCs for Cross-Border Payments

The four central banks are working on a joint project that will develop and test shared platforms for international settlements with multiple CBDCs.

Harold Cunningham/Getty Images

Policy

Nigeria Central Bank Issues CBDC Guidelines to Commercial Banks: Report

The CBN is planning to launch a pilot of its digital currency project, called Project Giant, in October.

nigeria flag

Markets

World Mobile Wraps $39M Token Sale to Launch Mesh Network in Zanzibar

World Mobile is currently rolling out telecommunications equipment to establish a mesh network and bring internet connectivity to Tanzania.

World Mobile has raised $39 million in a token sale to build a mesh network, starting with a project in Zanzibar.

Markets

Israeli Financial Authorities Double Down on Bitcoin-Linked Investments: Report

Insurance companies and investment houses might be required to detail and justify any investments linked to bitcoin.

Tel Aviv skyline