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

VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America

Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday.

(Alexander Mak/Shutterstock)

Markets

US Congressman Tom Emmer Will Accept Crypto Donations for Reelection Campaign

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota will accept crypto donations for his campaign, facilitated through BitPay.

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer

Markets

Hawaii Welcomes Crypto Exchanges Back With New Regulatory Sandbox

ErisX and bitFlyer are among the 12 crypto exchanges piloting Hawaii’s digital currency regulatory sandbox, that will allow selected entities to do business in the state without its stringent money transmitter license for a two-year period.

hawaii

Markets

Congressman Tom Emmer to Lead First-Ever Crypto Town Hall

Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer will lead the first-ever cryptocurrency town hall celebrating digital asset innovators, to be held virtually on Aug. 20.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Markets

Doctor Who to Enter the Cryptoverse as BBC Plans Trading Card Game on Ethereum Blockchain

BBC Studios has licenced its iconic show Dr. Who to U.K.-based Reality Gaming Group to build a digital trading card game on the ethereum blockchain.

It's bigger on the inside. (ToeneX/Flickr)

Markets

After Tumultuous Election, Belarus Goes Offline

Internet is down in Belarus as people are protesting the results of presidential election

Protestors on the streets in Belarus after the 2020 presidential election. (YouTube)

Policy

Investors Suing Over Status ICO Can't Find Execs to Serve Papers

Investors suing crypto firm Status are seeking “alternative means” to serve top executives after they were unable to deliver court papers via traditional means.

(Proxima Studio/Shutterstock)

Markets

Dapp Data Storage Provider Bluzelle to Begin Mainnet Launch in August

Distributed data storage network Bluzelle will begin the launch of its mainnet on Aug. 8, the company said Thursday.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Firm Uses Ethereum to Tokenize Sustainable Infrastructure in Fight Against Climate Change

U.K.-based fintech company Fasset aims to bridge the $15 trillion gap in sustainable infrastructure development with blockchain-backed investments.

(Ppictures/Shutterstock)

Markets

You Can Now Buy Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR Token via Simplex

Users can buy and sell cryptocurrency with a debit or credit card through global payment processor Simplex’s fiat gateway solution.

Hedera Hashgraph (CoinDesk archives)