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 Exchange Binance Receives Preliminary Approval to Operate in Kazakhstan

The crypto exchange has strengthened its compliance team and enhanced efforts to win operating licenses this year after drawing the ire of regulators.

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

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A Growing Metaverse Poses Systemic Risks Regulators Need to Recognize, BOE Researchers Say

If the metaverse grows, households could rely more on crypto and banks and financial institutions could have greater exposure, researchers said.

El Banco de Inglaterra sube las tasas en 50 puntos base. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

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Law Commission of England and Wales Sees Crypto as a New Type of Property

Changing personal property law to cover crypto and NFTs could protect investors against losses through hacks and system failures, the commission says.

The U.K. Law Commission wants crypto and NFTs to be treated as personal property. (Reinaldo Sture/Unsplash)

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EU Banking Regulator Worries It Can’t Find the Staff to Regulate Crypto: Report

José Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority, told the Financial Times he is worried the agency does not yet have the capacity to supervise digital assets.

El regulador bancario de la Unión Europea está preocupado por cómo hará cumplir las reglas cripto. (Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash)

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UK Court Allows Serving Legal Documents Via NFTs

The ruling will allow legal proceedings against otherwise anonymous persons through their wallet addresses.

La corte del Reino Unido permite demandar a través de NFTs. (Sasun Bughdaryan/ Unsplash)

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International Standard Setters Publish Guidance on Stablecoin Regulations

The two groups recommend that stablecoins be treated the same as other assets that perform a transfer function.

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations. (Janine Bolon/Pixabay)

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Policy Makers Should Get On With Regulating Crypto, BOE’s Cunliffe Says

The Bank of England’s deputy governor said regulators should accelerate crypto rulemaking. If certain risks involving crypto can’t be managed, related activities must be stopped.

The Bank of England (Robert Bye/Unsplash)

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BIS Calls for Global Collaboration With CBDC Designs

The Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements on Monday released a report produced in collaboration with the IMF and World Bank.

Basilea, Suiza, sede del Banco de Pagos Internacionales (trabantos/Getty Images)

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Boris Johnson to Quit as Pressure From Ministerial Resignations Mounts

The departure of the U.K. prime minister is likely to delay the country's plans to create a friendly environment for crypto.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned amid a scandal that prompted about 60 members of government to quit in protest. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)