Camomile Shumba

Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. Previously, Shumba interned at Business Insider and Bloomberg. Camomile has featured in Harpers Bazaar, Red, the BBC, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk, Cryptopolitan.com and South West Londoner.

Shumba studied politics, philosophy and economics as a combined degree at the University of East Anglia before doing a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism. While she did her undergraduate degree she had an award-winning radio show on making a difference. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

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UK Crypto, Stablecoin Rules Receive Royal Assent, Passing Into Law

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 classifies crypto as a regulated financial activity.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Tech

Chainlink Data Feeds Go Live on Celo

In April, Celo joined Chainlink Scale to access the data provider’s oracle services at a low cost.

(Chainlink)

Policy

Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Digital Token Won't Fix the Country's Currency Woes, Economists Say

Sound macroeconomic policies like raising interest rates and bringing down the country's deficit could dampen Zimbabwe's currency instability, economists said.

Zimbabwe flag (Nabil Kamara/ GettyImages)

Policy

Prohibir las criptomonedas podría no ser la mejor manera de equilibrar el riesgo y la demanda, según el FMI

El Fondo Monetario Internacional recomendó que los países se centraran en hacer frente a los factores que impulsan la demanda de criptomonedas y las necesidades de pagos digitales no satisfechas.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

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Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF

The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Policy

Digital Pound Should Be Interoperable With Crypto, UK Lobbyists Say

Stakeholders also want the Bank of England to consider tougher caps on individual digital pound holdings to prevent bank runs.

British flag and code (Sean Gladwell / Getty Images)

Policy

Unified Ledger for CBDCs, Tokenized Assets Could Enhance Global Financial System: BIS

“This would be a game-changer in how we think about money and how transactions take place,” said the central bank group’s Head of Research Hyun Song Shin.

BIS Head of Research Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

Policy

UK Crypto, Stablecoin Laws Approved by Parliament's Upper House

The Financial Services and Markets Bill stands to recognize crypto as a regulated activity and stablecoins as a means of payment under existing laws.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

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Bancos centrales probaron exitosamente más de 30 casos de uso monedas digitales, incluidos pagos sin conexión

Una prueba del Banco de Pagos Internacionales (BPI, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Banco de Inglaterra demostró que una capa de API podría facilitar una amplia gama de escenarios de pago con moneda digital de los bancos centrales.

Francesca Hopwood Road, directora del Innovation Hub London Centre del BPI.

Policy

Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments

An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.

Francesca Hopwood Road, directora del Innovation Hub London Centre del BPI.