Jack Schickler

Jack Schickler was a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He previously wrote about financial regulation for news site MLex, before which he was a speechwriter and policy analyst at the European Commission and the U.K. Treasury. He doesn’t own any crypto.

Jack Schickler

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Policy

Celsius Seeks to Merge UK, U.S. Entities Amid Allegations Distinction Was a ‘Sham’

Court filings urge the resolution of an issue, which could prove key to recoveries for customers and Series B investors.

(Pixabay)

Policy

ECB Mulls Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets

Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems as they explore central bank digital currencies.

The ECB is exploring settlement that uses distributed ledger technology for financial markets (Ahmad Ardity/Pixabay)

Policy

Stablecoin Reserves Need to Be Diverse, EU Bank Agency Chief Says

The European Banking Authority's José Manuel Campa urged crypto players to start managing risks immediately as new rules take effect.

EBA chief José Manuel Campa (ECB/Flickr)

Policy

UK Charities Offered Guidance for Accepting Crypto Donations

Nonprofits need to weigh the risk of volatility and hacks, and follow money laundering norms, the Charity Commission said.

(Katt Yukawa/Unsplash)

Policy

Voyager Lawyers ‘Surprised’ Binance.US Canceled $1B Deal

Creditors can expect to receive between 40% and 65% recoveries, ideally in crypto, attorneys for the bankrupt crypto lender said in court Wednesday.

(Pixabay)

Policy

Digital Euro Holdings Shouldn't Be Capped, Study Says

The research, commissioned by the European Parliament, counters an argument that the currency should be used only for daily transactions, not as a source of savings.

Euros (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)

Finance

Bitpanda and Raiffeisen Unit Agree to Offer Crypto for Banking Customers

EU banks’ forays into crypto have been meek so far, but new laws are on the way.

Vienna, Austria

Policy

Bahamas Seeks to Tighten Its Crypto Laws Following FTX Collapse

The crypto exchange's headquarters was in the island nation.

FTX's home the Bahamas is seeking to toughen crypto laws. (Pixabay)

Policy

Former Coinbase Employee Seeks to Limit Jail Term to 10 Months in Insider-Trading Case

Ishan Wahi faces a sentencing hearing on May 9 after admitting he’d revealed details of forthcoming crypto listings to his brother.

(VBlock/Pixabay)

Policy

Europe ‘Ahead of the Game’ in Web3 After MiCA Law, U.S. House Finance Chair Says

Rep. Patrick McHenry is seeking to push his own stablecoin bill through Congress, but faces criticism from Democrats.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (CoinDesk TV)