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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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Right to Transfer FTX's Crypto

Lawyers for the failed crypto exchange's founder said there was no evidence for restricting his access to crypto held by FTX as part of bail conditions in a fraud trial.

FFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried returns to court In the Bahamas (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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BlockFi’s $10M Staff Bonus Package Approved by NJ Bankruptcy Court Judge

The pay is necessary for the firm to retain critical workers, argued counsel for BlockFi.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Coinbase’s $3.6M Dutch Fine Shows Crypto Will Hit Road Bumps as It Goes Mainstream

As crypto comes within the regulatory fold, there will be disputes over rules, procedures and jurisdiction – and the relatively compliant may end up bearing the brunt of regulators’ wrath.

Crypto will hit some road bumps as it goes mainstream. (Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mother and Brother Not Cooperating With Financial Probe, FTX Lawyers Say

Seeking to locate allegedly misappropriated funds, the lawyers from the bankrupt crypto exchange have gotten some answers from the founder's father.

Samuel Bankman-Fried's mother, Barbara Fried, arrives at his bail hearing in December. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Derivatives Body ISDA Hopes New Digital-Asset Norms Will Prevent FTX-Style Losses

The traditional-finance standard setter has given new digital-asset definitions as the sector is plagued by a wave of bankruptcies

New guidance from the traditional-finance sector aims to add legal certainty to bankruptcy cases in the crypto industry. (RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images)

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Coinbase Fined $3.6M by Dutch Regulator for Failure to Register

The crypto exchange is considering filing an objection to the penalty.

(Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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UK Minister Commits to Greater Crypto Industry Engagement as New Regulation Looms

Lawmaker Andrew Griffith berated regulators for being too slow, but there’s still no trace of his own long-awaited crypto consultation.

Andrew Griffith, the U.K.'s financial-services minister, said he is committed to working with the crypto industry to establish regulations.  (Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)

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French Lawmakers Soften Stance on Compulsory Crypto Licenses

Crypto industry advocates had been concerned about tougher rules in the wake of the FTX collapse and as new EU legislation is readied.

The French National Assembly in Paris (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

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EU Plans Digital Euro Bill, Metaverse Policy for May, Commission Says

The bill is set to underpin a putative new central bank digital currency, financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness said

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness discussing crypto at the World Economic Form's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Tax Proposed by Lawmakers to Fund EU Budget

Taxing capital gains, mining or crypto transactions are all being examined to fund the European Union’s $185 billion annual spending.

The European Parliament (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)