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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Finance

Grab’s Technology Head Departs to Lead Metaverse Gaming Firm Ethlas: Report

Many high-level executives of traditional technology firms have left their jobs to dive into the metaverse, with Grab’s head of technology, Wui Ngiap Foo, being the latest.

gaming

Finance

FTX Europe in Talks With British Regulators to Expand Into the UK

The country has set a March 31 deadline for crypto firms to register with the Financial Conduct Authority.

Ethereum's London hard fork has been influencing markets recently.

Finance

Hashdex Appoints Ex-21Shares Director Laurent Kssis as Europe Head

Kssis left 21Shares in September 2021 after two years on the job.

Laurent Kssis (Laurent Kssis)

Policy

India Identifies 11 Crypto Exchanges Accused of Tax Evasion

India’s tax authority first began seizing assets to address alleged tax evasion late last year and initially identified six exchanges.

India (Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images)

Finance

S. Korea’s SK Square to Spend $1.6B on Semiconductors, Blockchain

The company, which acquired a 35% stake in crypto exchange Korbit in November, has been jumping into the crypto sector.

South Korea (Alex Veprik/Getty Images)

Policy

Janet Yellen, Sounding More Constructive, Acknowledges Crypto's Role in Finance

The former Fed chair and current Treasury secretary had been skeptical, saying in 2018 she "was not a fan" of bitcoin.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Larry Ellison’s SailGP and Near Protocol to Create a DAO for Sports Team Ownership

Members of the decentralized autonomous organization will be able to determine athlete selection, team management and team strategy.

SailGP founder Larry Ellison (Getty images)

Policy

UK, US Regulators Call for ‘High Levels’ of Global Collaboration in Overseeing DeFi

The Fed is sharing its analysis on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with six other central banks at the BIS, said Chair Jerome Powell.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Finance

SportsIcon to Open Metaverse Where Athletes Can Interact With Fans

A public land sale for Sports Metaverse will take place in June, when it officially goes live.

(Vasyl Shulga/Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto Remains a Threat: ECB Chief Christine Lagarde

Crypto service providers are accomplices to circumventing Russia sanctions, Lagarde said during an appearance at the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Summit on Tuesday.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)