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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Policy

UK Regulator Is Firming Up Its Approach to Crypto Oversight

The Payment Systems Regulator will be looking at what happens if a crypto payment system goes wrong, PSR's Nick Davey told CoinDesk in an interview.

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Policy

OneCoin Co-Conspirator Frank Schneider Faces Money-Laundering Charges

The charges were revealed in an indictment that was unveiled this week.

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Markets

Chainlink Staking Opens With Initial $51M Inflow

Staking started Tuesday, and 7 million LINK tokens were locked in the first 30 minutes to secure the network.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink)

Tech

Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Staking of Its Native Token LINK

Staking will provide incentives that will enable the Chainlink system to grow, according to co-founder Sergey Nazarov.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink)

Policy

UK Financial Regulator Seeks Comments on Ad Approval Process for Crypto

Only companies with Financial Conduct Authority permission will be able to approve promotional material.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Justice Department Wants FTX Fraud Allegations to Be Investigated

The collapse was described as the "fastest big corporate failure in American history," in a court filing.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Industry a Disaster in Need of Rebranding, UK Lawmaker Says

Lord Cromwell begs the industry to leave its "bad boats" to burn out at sea and ditch the word "crypto" following the FTX collapse.

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Policy

UK's Crypto Agenda Won't Be Derailed by FTX Collapse, Minister Says

The country has a goal of becoming a crypto hub.

U.K. Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith (Dan Kitwood / Gettyimages)

Policy

South Africa Adds Crypto Businesses to List of Accountable Institutions

Crypto exchange and custody businesses are among entities that will have to identify and keep records for new and existing clients.

South Africa (Jacques Nel/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Crypto Fraud Climbs by a Third to Over $270M: Report

The country is in a recession and the cost of living has increased, making some people vulnerable to fraudsters.

A computer popup box screen warning of a system being hacked, compromised software enviroment. 3D illustration. (Getty Images)