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

EU Provisionally Agrees Tough Crypto Due Diligence Measures to Combat Money Laundering

Crypto firms have to do checks on transactions of 1,000 euro or more, and the framework adds measures to mitigate risks in transfers with self-hosted wallets.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

Policy

Indonesian Crypto Exchanges Blame Dramatic Drop in Trading Volumes Partly on High Taxes

Indonesian crypto exchanges saw a 60% drop in trading volumes in 2023, challenging its reputation as a fast adopter of digital assets.

Down Arrow spray painted on a brick wall (Shutterstock)

Finance

EU Banking Watchdog Extends Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Cover Crypto Firms

The European Banking Authority's new guidance for crypto firms will take effect on Dec. 30.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Finance

EU Banking Watchdog Extends Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Cover Crypto Firms

The European Banking Authority's new guidance for crypto firms will take effect on Dec. 30.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Markets

Circle Highlights Surge in USDC Use for Asia Remittances in New Report

Since its introduction in 2018, the USDC stablecoin has been used to settle over $12 trillion in blockchain transactions, the company has said.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Do Kwon Appeals New Montenegro High Court Decision Upholding Extradition Requests, Lawyer Says

Local courts may be facing political pressure regarding Kwon's extradition to the U.S. or South Korea, his Montenegro lawyer Goran Rodic told CoinDesk.

Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

JPMorgan Sees Significant Capital From Existing Crypto Products Pouring Into New Spot Bitcoin ETFs

The newly created ETFs could attract inflows of up to $36 billion from other crypto products like Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), a report said.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Tokenized Fund Adoption Grows but Brings Technology Risks: Moody's

Entities providing tokenization tech have a limited track record and may contribute to increased risk, a new report by analysts at the credit-rating agency says.

(Shubham Dhage/ Unsplash)

Policy

Bitcoin ETFs Stir Optimism, Ambivalence and Dread Among Crypto's Staunchest Supporters

They make the asset class "less of a scary concept" to mainstream audiences, bitcoin advocate Jameson Lopp said.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitcoin ETFs Too Small to Affect Broader Investment Landscape, Moody’s Analysts Say

The exchange-traded funds will allow better access to bitcoin through regulated entities and draw institutional investors, but the crypto is still a very small asset class, CoinDesk was told.

Moody's website