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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Politiche

UK Set to Ban Cold Calls Selling Financial Products, Including Crypto

The move is part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's strategy to tackle financial fraud in the country.

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Politiche

UK Crypto Tax Advisers Welcome Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment

The country’s tax authority is consulting the public on new rules it said are aimed at reducing the burden on crypto users.

UK Flag (Unsplash)

Politiche

Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, Not Duplication, Legal Experts Say

"It's not good to put crypto all in the same basket and look at it in a vacuum," said Marianne Bechara, senior counsel at the International Monetary Fund.

Panelists discussion crypto regulation at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Web3

Web3 Music Requires Fresh Ideas to Succeed, Says Warner Music Exec

The digitally augmented space is a key part of Warner Music Group's future plans, Chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra said at Consensus 2023.

Oana Ruxandra, Warner Music Group (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Celo Joins Chainlink Program Giving Developers Access to Data Feeds

More than 90 Celo community members voted in favor of joining the Chainlink Scale program while three voted to not join.

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Politiche

UK FCA Wants to Work With the Crypto Industry to Develop Regulation, Executive Says

The U.K. is consulting on new rules for the crypto sector.

Sarah Pritchard (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency: Report

The country's central bank wants people to be able to exchange Zimbabwe dollars for the gold-backed token so that they can hedge against the currency's volatility.

Zimbabwe will introduce a gold-backed digital token as legal tender. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Politiche

With MiCA Past the Finish Line, UK's Crypto Industry Calls for Rules of Its Own

The finalization of the landmark EU law puts “significant pressure” on the U.K. to deliver its crypto rules, one industry group said.

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Politiche

BoE Considers Limits on Stablecoin Payments as Parliament Debates New Crypto Rules

The Bank of England plans on releasing a consultation proposal by the end of the year, Jon Cunliffe said at Innovate Finance’s annual global summit.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Politiche

UK’s New Technology Department to Tackle Country’s Metaverse, Web3 Strategy

The department will explore economic growth, investment and business opportunities in these areas, as well as implications on regulation.

Metaverse (We Are/Getty Images)