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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Crypto-Friendly Rishi Sunak to Become UK Prime Minister Following Truss Exit

During his time as finance minister, Sunak unveiled plans to turn the country into an international hub for crypto.

Rishi Sunak será el nuevo primer ministro del Reino Unido. (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

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IOSCO Taps Belgian Regulator Servais as Chair, US CFTC Chief as No. 2

The global standard setter on securities has been more focused on crypto lately, and new vice chairman Rostin Behnam of the CFTC has been at the center of the U.S. policy debate.

Jean-Paul Servais (left) will be replacing Ashley Alder (right) as chairman of IOSCO. (IOSCO)

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How Crypto Might Shake Up England’s Ancient Property Laws

The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal norms.

Professor Sarah Green, the commissioner for commercial and common law. (Sarah Green)

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UK's FCA Appoints Binu Paul to Lead Its Digital-Assets Department

Paul previously worked as the fintech lead at New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority.

London (Artur Tumasjan/Unsplash)

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UK Wants to Make It Easier to Seize Crypto in Terrorism Cases

The government wants to mirror planned changes to the Economic Crime and Transparency bill to enable authorities to swiftly seize crypto assets linked to terrorist activities.

Parliament (Henn Photography/GettyImages)

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OECD Releases New Global Tax Reporting Framework for Crypto Assets

The framework's scope will include stablecoins, crypto derivatives and certain NFTs.

OECD logo of a globe, two chevrons and the letters OECD on display

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Crypto Exchange Binance Receives License to Operate in Kazakhstan

The exchange had earlier got a preliminary approval to operate in the country.

Binance is on track to being able to operate in Kazakhstan. (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

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UK Shuts Down Temporary Crypto Company Licensing Program

The time it takes to register a firm depends on the quality of the information provided to the Financial Conduct Authority, the regulator told CoinDesk.

London (Artur Tumasjan/Unsplash)

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Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Crypto Companies Effective Immediately

The new regulations also require crypto custody platforms, mining pools and individual miners to pay monthly fees to the government.

Uzbekistan imposes new monthly fees for crypto firms. (Snowscat/Unsplash)

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Bank of England Deputy Governor Says Existing Financial Regulations Should Extend to Crypto

Jon Cunliffe says rules should be put in place before the digital-asset industry becomes large enough to threaten broader financial stability.

(Rodrigo Santos/Unsplash)