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

Crypto Industry Participants Field Questions from UK Lawmakers After FTX Collapse

In an evidence inquiry session on crypto held by the Treasury Committee, the group addressed negative questions, with some calling for more regulatory clarity.

Crypto representatives testifying at Treasury Committee (UK Parliament)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Platform Hbit's $18.1M Stuck in FTX

In an announcement to shareholders on Monday, New Huo Technology Holdings Limited, said regarding its subsidiary, that $13.2 million of the money belonged to clients, while, $4.9 million were Hbit assets.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

Policy

UK’s Crypto Future Is Bright No Matter Who’s in Charge, Lawmaker Says

Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron’s cross-party group for digital assets is working to ensure crypto regulations remain apolitical amid all the changes in leadership.

U.K. member of Parliament Lisa Cameron (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bank of Korea Tested NFT Trading, Remittances With CBDC: Report

The central bank recently completed a 10-month-long experiment of a digital South Korean won.

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Policy

UK Lawmakers Will Hold Inquiry to Explore NFT Regulation

U.K. members of Parliament are afraid that NFT speculation may be a "bubble."

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Policy

Proposed UK Rules Will Make Advertising Crypto a Lot Harder, Industry Warns

Industry members are sounding the alarm on a proposed measure to require crypto service providers to comply with local advertising rules, which could add an additional layer of authorization to an already complex process.

Advertisements in London's metro (Dwayne Paisley-Marshall/Unsplash)

Learn

SWIFT Is Partnering With Chainlink: Here’s the Down-low on the Blockchain Data Provider

Chainlink said it is helping Belgium-based SWIFT make token transfers and communicate across all blockchain environments.

Sergey Nazarov (left) and Jonathan Ehrenfeld Solé (Chainlink Labs)

Policy

Gibraltar Will Focus on Stablecoins and DeFi Lending After Market Turmoil

The territory wants to develop its regulatory framework for crypto, Albert Isola, minister for digital and financial services, said in an interview with CoinDesk.

Gibraltar Minister for Digital and Financial Services Albert Isola (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Monetary Authority of Singapore Completes Phase 1 of CBDC Project, With More Trials to Come

The first part of the project found there was no urgent need for a retail CDBC, although the bank said it wanted to be prepared in case that changes.

Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Police Have Crypto Experts Stationed Nationwide

The police have managed to seize and store up hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency, but welcomes planned laws to ease seizures of crypto linked to crime and terrorism.

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