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.

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EU’s Crypto Licensing Regime Set for Approval as Lawmakers Signal Support

Ahead of a vote Thursday, legislators from the European Parliament’s largest political groupings indicated they will support the landmark MiCA law.

The European Parliament is set to vote on a new crypto law. (Erich Westendarp/Pixabay)

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London Stock Exchange Group Unit to Clear Bitcoin Index Futures, Options

LCH said its partnership with trading venue GFO-X shows its commitment to the crypto asset class

The financial district in London (Albrecht Fietz/Pixabay)

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EU’s MiCA Vote Likely Delayed by One Day Without Further Changes

The landmark crypto licensing framework and funds transfer rules will likely be rubber-stamped next week as last-minute upsets now seem unlikely.

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France (Udo Pohlmann/Pixabay)

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High Hopes for EU’s MiCA Law With Final Vote Imminent

EU member nations are already jostling to hold the crypto crown as the bloc becomes the first major global jurisdiction to regulate the sector.

The EU is set to vote on MiCA. (Pixabay)

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Alameda to Be Repaid $53M Deltec Loan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules

The 2021 payment to Tether's bank Deltec International was originally approved by FTX's Ryan Salame.

(Pixabay)

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EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks, Police Training to Combat Darknet Markets

Law enforcement can learn how to track illicit activity, but outright crypto bans aren’t effective, a report commissioned by the EU's monitoring body for drugs concluded.

India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)

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El FMI apunta contra los emisores de stablecoins y conglomerados tras el “difícil año” de las criptomonedas

Los colapsos de FTX y del sector bancario mostraron la necesidad de reforzar la protección al consumidor y las normas de cumplimiento, dijo el organismo.

(Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño/Flickr)

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France Publishes Metaverse Consultation, Seeking Alternative to Dominance by Web Giants

The economic ministry is interested in the virtual worlds' impact on privacy, health and the environment

French President Emmanuel Macron (Jacques Paquier/Flickr)

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Stablecoin Issuers, Conglomerates Targeted by IMF After Crypto's 'Rough Year'

FTX and banking sector collapses show the need for stronger consumer protection, governance norms, the agency said.

(Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño/Flickr)

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DeFi Could Be Forced to Incorporate and Certify, French Central Bank Says

Regulators are seeking to extend EU laws to cover decentralized structures in finance.

French regulators are considering how to treat decentralized finance. (Alexander Kagan/Unsplash)